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James (of Wemyss Castle & Torrie House) Wemyss

James (of Wemyss Castle & Torrie House) Wemyss

Male - 1854

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James (of Wemyss Castle & Torrie House) Wemyss (son of William (of Wemyss) Wemyss and Frances (of Torrie) Erskine); died on 3 Apr 1854.

    Family/Spouse: Emma (of Erroll) Hay. Emma (daughter of William (17Th Earl of Erroll) Hay and Alicia Eliott) died on 17 Jul 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William (of Wemyss) Wemyss was born on 9 Jul 1760 (son of James (Mp) Wemyss and Elizabeth (of Sutherland) Gordon); died on 4 Feb 1822.

    William married Frances (of Torrie) Erskine on 16 Sep 1788. Frances (daughter of William (Sir) (Bt of Torrie) Erskine) died on 1 Feb 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Frances (of Torrie) Erskine (daughter of William (Sir) (Bt of Torrie) Erskine); died on 1 Feb 1798.
    Children:
    1. 1. James (of Wemyss Castle & Torrie House) Wemyss died on 3 Apr 1854.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James (Mp) Wemyss was born on 23 Feb 1726 (son of James (5th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss and Jane Charteris); died on 10 May 1786.

    James married Elizabeth (of Sutherland) Gordon on 29 Aug 1757. Elizabeth (daughter of William (17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon and Elizabeth Wemyss) died on 24 Jan 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth (of Sutherland) Gordon (daughter of William (17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon and Elizabeth Wemyss); died on 24 Jan 1803.
    Children:
    1. 2. William (of Wemyss) Wemyss was born on 9 Jul 1760; died on 4 Feb 1822.

  3. 6.  William (Sir) (Bt of Torrie) Erskine and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Frances (of Torrie) Erskine died on 1 Feb 1798.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James (5th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss was born on 30 Aug 1699 (son of David (4th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss and Anne (of Queensbury) Douglas); died on 21 Mar 1756.

    James married Jane Charteris on 17 Sep 1720. Jane (daughter of Francis (of Amisfield Colonel) Charteris and Helen Swinton) died on 1 Mar 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jane Charteris (daughter of Francis (of Amisfield Colonel) Charteris and Helen Swinton); died on 1 Mar 1778.
    Children:
    1. David (6th Earl of Wemyss (De Jure)) Wemyss was born on 30 Jul 1721; died in 1786.
    2. Francis (7th Earl of Wemyss (De Jure)) Charteris was born on 21 Oct 1723; died on 24 Aug 1808.
    3. 4. James (Mp) Wemyss was born on 23 Feb 1726; died on 10 May 1786.

  3. 10.  William (17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon was born on 2 Oct 1708 (son of William (Lord Strathnaver) Gordon and Catherine Morrison); died on 7 Dec 1750.

    William married Elizabeth Wemyss on 2 Apr 1734. Elizabeth (daughter of David (4th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss and Elizabeth Sinclair) died on 20 Feb 1747. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Wemyss (daughter of David (4th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss and Elizabeth Sinclair); died on 20 Feb 1747.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth (of Sutherland) Gordon died on 24 Jan 1803.
    2. William (18th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon was born on 28 May 1735; died in Jun 1776 in Bath, Somerset, England.



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