Jeffro Family Tree » Sir DAVID WEMYSS, Laird of Wemyss (1496-1544)

Personal data Sir DAVID WEMYSS, Laird of Wemyss 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born on September 18, 1496 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland.
  • He died on May 17, 1544 in Cupar, Fifeshire, Northern Scotland, he was 47 years old.

Household of Sir DAVID WEMYSS, Laird of Wemyss

He is married to Lady KATHERINE "KATE" SINCLAIR.

They got married about 1505 at Scotland.

They got married on January 27, 1511 at Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, he was 14 years old.

They got married on March 7, 1526 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. John Wemyss  1513-1571 
  3. Lady Janet Wemyss  1515-1596
  4. Grisel Wemyss  1519-1539
  5. Margaret Wemyss  1544-1848

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir DAVID WEMYSS, Laird of Wemyss

Sir DAVID WEMYSS, Laird of Wemyss
1496-1544

± 1505

Lady KATHERINE "KATE" SINCLAIR
1492-1526

James of Bogie Wemyss
John Wemyss
1513-1571
Lady Janet Wemyss
1515-1596
Grisel Wemyss
1519-1539
Margaret Wemyss
1544-1848

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday September 18, 1496

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1496: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
    • December 5 » King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of Jewish "heretics" from the country.

Day of death May 17, 1544

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1544: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 11 » Italian War of 1542–46: A French army defeats Habsburg forces at the Battle of Ceresole, but fails to exploit its victory.
    • May 7 » The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.
    • July 19 » Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.


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