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Sir John Wemyss

Sir John Wemyss

Male 1513 - 1571  (57 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John Wemyss
    Prefix Sir
    Birth 11 Jul 1513  Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 25 Jan 1571  Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 19 Jan 1938  ARIZO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo
    Person ID I168359  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024

    Father Sir David Wemyss,   b. 18 Sep 1490, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1544, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Mother Catherine Sinclair,   b. 1489, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1526, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Marriage 27 Jan 1511  Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Otterburne,   b. 1515, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1567, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Marriage 20 Oct 1534  Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Divorced 1556 
    Children 
     1. Patrick Wemyss,   b. Abt 1535, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Margaret Wemyss,   b. 1536, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1608, Collairnie Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. David Wemyss,   b. 20 May 1536, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1594, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. John Wemyss,   b. 1538, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elizabeth Wemyss,   b. Abt 1538, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1572, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 35 years)
     6. Janet Wemyss,   b. Abt 1540, Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Catherine Wemyss,   b. Abt 1540, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Agnes Wemyss,   b. Abt 1540, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1593, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     9. Margaret Wemyss,   b. 1541, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1608, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     10. Duncan Wemyss,   b. Abt 1545, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +11. Euphame Wemyss,   b. Abt 1547, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1593, Kinnaird Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     12. Elizabeth Wemyss,   b. 1548, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1594, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     13. Jean Wemyss,   b. 1549, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F31393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jul 1513 - Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1534 - Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Jan 1571 - Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 19 Jan 1938 - ARIZO Link to Google Earth
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