Unreferenced date April 2009 JohnWemyss, 1stEarl of Wemyss died 1649 Knighted in 1618 in 1625 Wemyss was created a List of extant Baronetcies Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1625 1706 Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1625, with a charter to the barony of New Wemyss in that province of Canada. In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho , and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss , also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , a Privy Councillor and one of the Committee of the Estates . Wemyss later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles I of England Charles I in the Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Wars of the Three Kingdoms , and died in 1649 . He married Jane Gray daughter of Patrick Gray, 6th Lord Gray Patrick Gray and Elizabeth Lyon and was succeeded by his only son, David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss David , the second Earl. S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before New creation after David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss years 1633 1649 S end Persondata name Wemyss, John, 1stEarl of Wemyss alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth place of birth date of death 1649 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, John, 1stEarl Of Wemyss Category 1649 deaths Category Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Category 17th century Scottish people Category Members of the Privy Council of Scotland Category Members of the pre 1707 Scottish Parliament Scotland earl stub ru , , 1 ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss 6 September 1610 July 1679 was an army officer. Only son of JohnWemyss, 1stEarl of Wemyss and Jean Gray d. 1640 , daughter of Lord Gray. As Lord Elcho , a title he held between 1633 and 1649, he commanded a regiment of Fife infantry in the Scottish army which reached Newcastle upon Tyne in August 1640. On 1 September 1644, at the head of about 6000 men, he was routed by Montrose at Tippermuir, and in August 1645, as supernumerary commander to Lieutenant General William Baillie, again suffered defeat by Montrose s forces at Kilsyth. He married three times July 1625 Anna d. 1649 , daughter of Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh April 1650 Helenor d. 1652 , daughter of John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown 13 January 1653 Margaret d. 1688 , daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes , and widow of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch one daughter, Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret , the only child to outlive her father. He died in 1679 at Wemyss Castle in Fife, whose estate he had done much to develop. S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before JohnWemyss, 1stEarl of WemyssJohn Wenyss after Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret Wemyss years 1649 &ndash 1679 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 6 September 1610 place of birth date of death 1679 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, David, 2nd Earl Of Wemyss Category 1610 births Category 1679 deaths Scotland earl stub ... more details
David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss 29 April 1678 15 March 1720 son of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1659 1705 . In his 41 years EarlWemyss married three times 13 August 1697 Lady Anne Douglas d. 23 Feb 1700 , the only daughter of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry , two sons, David, Lord Elcho d. 1715 , and James 1699 1756 , who became James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss 5 January 1709 at St Martin in the Fields, London Mary Robinson d. 1711 12 , daughter of Sir John Robinson July 1716 Elizabeth St. Clair d. 1721 , daughter of Henry, Lord Sinclair two daughters Elisabeth, who married William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland , and Margaret, who married James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray . Entered parliament on 28 June 1705, and was the same year sworn of the privy council. He was one of the commissioners for the treaty of Union with England. In 1706 he was appointed High Admiral of Scotland , and this office having been abolished ... 2007 03 06 cite web url http www.myclan.com clans Wemyss 137 default.php title Clan Wemyss History author My Clan accessdate 2007 03 06 S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret Wemyss after James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss years 1705 &ndash 1720 s mil succession box title Lord High Admiral of Scotland before James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose James Graham after John Hamilton Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes John Hamilton Leslie years 1706 &ndash 1714 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, David Wemyss, 4th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 29 April 1678 place of birth date of death 15 March 1720 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, David Wemyss, 4th Earl Of Category 1678 births Category 1720 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss Category Scottish representative peers Scotland earl stub ... more details
Wemyss can refer to Places Wemyss Bay , a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland Wemyss Bay railway station Castle Wemyss , a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland East Wemyss , Fife, Scotland West Wemyss , Fife, Scotland Wemyss Castle , a large mansion in Fife, Scotland Wemyss Caves , Fife, Scotland Castle Wemyss sugar estate , Jamaica Wemyss House, a residence hall at the University of the Pacific United States University of the Pacific , Stockton, California Titles Baron Wester Wemyss , a creation in the peerage of the United Kingdom Earl of Wemyss , a creation in the peerage of the United Kingdom People Clan Wemyss , Scottish clan Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson 1824 1894 , Canadian fur trader Kathy Wemyss , Australian musician Stig Wemyss , Australian character actor and voice over artist Other Wemyss Ware , a type of pottery Castle Wemyss march , a slow march for pipe band, used by the Seaforth Highlanders disambig ... more details
of Wemyss Castle Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. The first Earls of Wemyss In 1625 JohnWemyss, 1stEarl of WemyssJohnWemyss was created a Baronet , of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Baronetage ... Wemyss, younger brother of Sir JohnWemyss, great grandfather of the first Earl of Wemyss. She was succeeded ... Anne Douglas Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen, daughter of John Douglas, 3rd Earl of Selkirk and 1st ...Image Neidpath Castle.jpg thumb right 350px Neidpath Castle Earl of Wemyss pronounced Weemz and Earl ... , and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss , also ... from 1707 to 1710. Lord Wemyss married Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and sister of William Douglas, 1stEarl of March see below . Later Earls On his death the titles ... but nonetheless assumed the title of Earl of Wemyss. Lord Elcho died childless and the peerages ..., the de jure eighth Earl the son of Francis Wemyss Charteris, Lord Elcho . In 1810, upon the death ... of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. Image Elcho castle.jpg thumb right 350px Elcho Castle He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Earl of Wemyss and fifth Earl of March. He served as Lord ... are held by the thirteenth Earl of Wemyss and ninth Earl of March, who succeeded in 2008. He ... son of the fifth Earl, was a Lieutenant General in the Army. His elder son James Erskine Wemyss 1789 ... Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss 12 April 1864 24 May 1933 , known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 ... cartoonist. The 12th Earl of Wemyss resided at Gosford House near Longniddry , East Lothian ... second cousin once removed Francis Wemyss Charteris, later the eighth Earl of Wemyss. See above for further history of the titles. Earls of Wemyss 1633 JohnWemyss, 1stEarl of Wemyss d. 1649 David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss 1610 1679 Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1659 1705 David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss c. 1678 1720 James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 1699 1756 David Wemyss, 6th Earl ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 30 August 1699 21 March 1756 was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss . He was key to securing his father in law s release from Newgate after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape. His son, the seventh Earl, legally changed his name to Charteris, his mother s maiden name, on his inheritance of Colonel Charteris s estates and fortune built upon gambling. On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris , and they had four children David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss 1721&ndash 1787 Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss 1723&ndash 1808 James Wemyss 1726 1786 James Wemyss 1726&ndash 1786 Frances Wemyss d. 1789 S start s npo mason succession box title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland before William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock The Earl of Kilmarnock after James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray The Earl of Moray years 1744&ndash 1745 s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss after David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss years 1720&ndash 1756 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, James Wemyss, 5th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 30 August 1699 place of birth date of death 21 March 1756 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Category 1699 births Category 1756 deaths Scotland earl stub ... more details
Sir Eric Geddes s decision to dismiss the First Sea Lord , John Jellicoe, 1stEarl Jellicoe Admiral Sir John Jellicoe , due to his opposition to the adoption of naval convoys, Wemyss was appointed ... John Jellicoe, 1stEarl Jellicoe Sir John Jellicoe after David Beatty, 1stEarl Beatty The Earl Beatty ... following persistent calls for David Beatty, 1stEarl Beatty Sir David Beatty to be given his job ... pages.prodigy.net ptheroff gotha wemyss.html Male line descendants of the 5th Earl of Wemyss ref ... Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath See also Commonscat inline Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester ..., Erskine Wemyss, Rosslyn, 1st Baron ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Royal Navy admiral of the fleet ... PLACE OF DEATH Cannes , France DEFAULTSORT Wester Wemyss, Erskine Wemyss, Rosslyn, 1st Baron Category ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name The Lord Wester Wemyss birth date Birth date ... Kingdom death place Cannes , France image Image Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss by Sir William Orpen.jpg 200px caption Lord Wester Wemyss nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United ... Victorian Order laterwork Admiral of the Fleet Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss Order of the Bath GCB , Order of St Michael and St George CMG , Royal Victorian Order MVO 12 April 1864 &ndash 24 May 1933 , known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919 .... Early life Wemyss pronounced Weems was the third and youngest son of James Hay Erskine Wemyss James Erskine Wemyss and the former Millicent Erskine. He was the great grandson of William IV of the United Kingdom , through his mother, who was herself a descendant of the Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa 1st Marquess of Ailsa . His father, born James Wemyss, was the great x2 grandson of the James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss . After their time together as naval cadets, Wemyss was also a close friend of George V of the United Kingdom King George V . Naval career Wemyss ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March 14 August 1796 &ndash 1 January 1883 , was a Scottish peer. Wemyss Charteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss , and succeeded in 1853. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880. On 22 August 1817, he married Lady Louisa Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , at Paris , France . They had six children Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss 1818&ndash 1914 Lt. Col. Hon. Richard Charteris 1822&ndash 1874 Anne Greville, Countess of Warwick Lady Anne Charteris 1829&ndash 1903 Louisa Wemyss Charteris 1830&ndash 1920 Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris 1833&ndash 1887 Captain Walter Charteris d. 1854 s start s hon succession box title Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire before Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss The Earl of Wemyss and March years 1853&ndash 1880 after Colin James Mackenzie s npo mason s bef before Thomas Hay Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull The Earl of Kinnoull s ttl title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland years 1827 &ndash 1830 s aft after George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird The Lord Kinnaird s reg sct s bef before Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss br Earl of March years 1853 &ndash 1883 s aft after Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 14 August 1796 place of birth date of death 1 January 1883 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Category 1796 births Category 1883 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss Category Lord Lieutenants of Peeblesshire Scotland earl stub ... more details
James Wemyss may refer to James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland d. 1682 , husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 1699 1756 , grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer James Wemyss 1726 1786 , son of the preceding, Scottish MP James Erskine Wemyss 1789 1854 , grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP James Hay Erskine Wemyss 1829 1864 , son of the preceding, Scottish MP hndis Wemyss, James ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March 15 April 1772 &ndash 28 June 1853 , known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer. Wemyss was the son of Francis Wemyss Charteris, Lord Elcho 1749 1808 , and the grandson of Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris, de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss . In 1810 he succeeded his second cousin twice removed William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March to the Earldom ... Earl of March. In 1821 he was created Baron Wemyss , of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Peerage ... obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss ... Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss 1796&ndash 1883 Hon. Walter Charteris 1797&ndash 1818 Lady Margaret Charteris 1800&ndash 1825 Lady Katherine Charteris Wemyss 1801&ndash 1844 References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr francis douglas 2 the Earl of Wemyss s start s hon succession box title ... 1821&ndash 1853 after Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss The Earl of Wemyss and March s npo ... Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss years 1826 1853 s aft rows 2 after Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris s bef before William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of March years 1810 1853 s reg uk s new creation s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Baron Wemyss years 1821&ndash 1853 s aft after Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 8th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 15 April 1772 place of birth date of death 28 June 1853 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 8th Earl of Category 1772 births ... more details
Image 10th Earl of Wemyss.png thumb right Lord Elcho by Carlo Pellegrini , 1870. Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Royal Victorian Order GCVO 4 August 1818 &ndash 30 June 1914 , styled as Lord Elcho between 1853 and 1883, was a British British Whig Party Whig politician . He founded the Liberty and Property Defence League . Image Lordelcho.jpg left Lord Elcho Lord Elcho was commanding officer of the London Scottish regiment London Scottish regiment for 17 years from its formation in 1859 ... links Commons category Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Hansard contribs hon francis charteris the Earl of Wemyss S start s par uk s bef before Augustus Moreton br Christopher William Codrington ..., 1847 1847 &ndash 1883 s aft after Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Lord Elcho s off succession ... Henry Lennox br Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore Thomas Bateson after Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck The Viscount Monck br Adam Haldane Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown Viscount Duncan years 1853 &ndash 1855 s reg sct s bef rows 2 before Francis Wemyss Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss years 1883 &ndash 1914 s aft rows 2 after Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Charteris s ttl title Earl of March years 1883 &ndash 1914 S end Use ... Charteris, Francis Richard Category 1818 births Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category 1914 deaths Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament ... wife of Aubrey Herbert second son of Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon , whose daughter Laura Herbert married the writer Evelyn Waugh , and was the mother of Auberon Waugh . ref John Howard Wilson ... Category Earls of Wemyss Category Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category UK MPs 1841 1847 Category UK MPs 1847 1852 Category UK MPs 1852 ... MP stub Scotland earl stub ... more details
Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March 25 August 1857 12 July 1937 , styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative Party UK Conservative politician. Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss , and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1stEarl of Lichfield . He entered Parliament ... Herbert Asquith and became a well known writer. The Countess of Wemyss and March died in April 1937, aged 74. Lord Wemyss and March only survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. He was succeeded in his titles by his grandson David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss David ... contribs lord elcho the Earl of Wemyss S start s par uk s bef before Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Lord Elcho s ttl title Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire UK Parliament constituency ... Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss years 1914 1937 s aft rows 2 after David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss Francis David Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of March years 1914 1937 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 25 August 1857 place of birth date of death 12 July 1937 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Category 1857 births Category 1937 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss ... of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. Lord Wemyss and March married Mary Constance, daughter of the Hon ... 1885 s aft after Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Haldane s bef before Jesse Collings ... with Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Charles Dalrymple years United Kingdom general election, 1886 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1895 1895 s aft after Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet ... before George Baillie Hamilton, 11th Earl of Haddington The Earl of Haddington years 1918 1937 after ... more details
the Macduff Earl of Fifie Earls of Fife . In 1290, Sir Michael Wemyss and his brother, Sir David ... & Anglo Scottish Wars Chief Sir David de Wemyss was killed leading the Clan Wemyss at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. His grandson, Sir John, succeeded as chief. Sir John led the clan and fought under the Earl of Arran at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. John was a great supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots , and it was at the newly enlarged Wemyss Castle that she first met her future husband, Henry, Lord Darnley. In 1559 Sir John was made lieutenant of Fife , Kinross and Clackmannan , and led his men in the queen s army at the Battle of Langside in 1568. His great grandson, JohnWemyss, was born in 1586. He was the second born, but eldest surviving son of Sir JohnWemyss of that Ilk, by his second wife Mary Stewart. 17th Century This John was knighted in 1618 and created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1625, with a charter to the barony of New Wemyss in that province of Canada. Created a baron in 1628, he was later advanced to the title of Earl of Wemyss , the patent being presented ... Century & Jacobite Risings Chief David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss , the third Earl .... It is from Francis that the present Earl of Wemyss and March, whose seat is the magnificent Adam ... upon the Earl s third son, the Honourable James Wemyss. He was MP for Sutherland, and married ... of the clan. Elcho Castle is owned by The Earl of Wemyss Clan Chief Asof 2011 the chief of Clan Wemyss ... by a member of Clan Wemyss Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan . History Origins of the Clan The name Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic word uaimh , meaning cave , and is believed ... the family of Wemyss made its home. Wemyss in Fife has been the seat of the chiefs since the twelfth ... Robert I of Scotland Robert the Bruce of Scotland . The clan seat, Wemyss Castle was later sacked by the English. In 1315 Wemyss witnessed the Act of Settlement of the Scottish Crown by Robert the Bruce ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March , Order of the Thistle KT , Deputy Lieutenant DL 19 January 1912 &ndash 12 December 2008 succeeded his grandfather in the family titles in 1937. He was the eldest son of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, who was killed in the First World War . He was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford BA 1933 . He was a Colonial Administrator in Basutoland from 1937 until 1944. He was commissioned ..., James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath b. 22 June 1948 , succeeded his father to the Earldoms in December 2008. Lord Wemyss married, secondly, 1995, Shelagh Kathleen ... External links Hansard contribs mr francis charteris the Earl of Wemyss http pages.prodigy.net ptheroff gotha wemyss.html An Online Gotha Earls of Wemyss and March http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries the earl of wemyss and march landowner and conservationist who served the scottish national trust for half a century 1067083.html The Independent obituary The Earl of Wemyss and March Monday ... before Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Richard Charteris title Earl of Wemyss and March years 1937&ndash 2008 after James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss James Donald Charteris s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, David Charteris, 12th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish earl DATE OF BIRTH 19 January 1912 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 12 December 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, David Charteris, 12th Earl Of Category 1912 births Category ... Auxiliary Pioneer Corps in the Middle East from 1941 to 1944. He married, 1st, in 1940 Mavis Lynette ... Category Knights of the Thistle Category Lord Lieutenants of East Lothian Category Earls of Wemyss ... High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland de David Charteris, 12. Earl of Wemyss ... more details
Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark Hew Dalrymple as Colonel of the 37th North Hampshire Regiment of Foot , with General Francis Needham, 1stEarl of Kilmorey Needham becoming Colonel of the 93rd ...Lieutenant General United Kingdom Lieutenant General William Wemyss of Wemyss Castle Wemyss 9 April 1760 &ndash 4 February 1822 was a Scottish soldier and Member of Parliament. Family He was the son of the Hon. James Wemyss 1726 1786 James Wemyss , third son of the James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss , and his wife Lady Elizabeth, only daughter of the 17th Earl of Sutherland . ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Sutherland1235.htm ref On 16 September 1788 ref name lundy http thepeerage.com p1087.htm i10870 ref he married Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet . Their children included Frances 1794&ndash 1858 , who married James St Clair Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content index730.htm ref James Erskine Wemyss 1789&ndash 1854 , a Rear Admiral and William Wemyss 1790&ndash 1852 , also a Lieutenant General. Both sons married daughters of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll . ref http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Erroll1452.htm ref Member of Parliament From 1784 to 1787 Wemyss was MP for Sutherland UK Parliament constituency Sutherland , succeeding his father, ref name rayments http www.leighrayment.com ... place ref London Gazette issue 16383 startpage 963 date 3 July 1810 ref and Wemyss remained Colonel of the 93rd Foot until his death, when he was succeeded by Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas ... 1790 member wemyss william 1760 1822 http www.historyofparliamentonline.org volume 1790 1820 member wemyss william 1760 1822 http www.archive.org stream royalmilitaryca06goog page n84 mode 2up reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... 1822 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, William Category 1760 births Category 1822 deaths Category ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss and Countess of Cromarty 1 January 1659 11 March 1705 was a suo jure Peerage of Scotland Scottish peeress . Margaret was the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes . She succeeded to the family title in 1679, as the only child to outlive her father. On 28 March 1672, Margaret married her cousin, James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland Sir James Weymss of Caskieberry later created Lord Burntisland Pre 1876 Life Peerages for life and they had three surviving children Lady Anne d. 1702 , married David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss David, later 4th Earl of Wemyss 1678 1720 Lady Margaret ? ? , married David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk . After Lord Burntisland died in 1682, the countess married George Mackenzie, 1stEarl of Cromartie Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat later created Earl of Cromartie . S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss Countess of Wemyss before David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss after David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss David Wemyss years 1679&ndash 1705 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of alternative names short description Scottish noble date of birth 1 January 1659 place of birth date of death 11 March 1705 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Category Earls of Wemyss Category Hereditary suo jure peeresses Category 1659 births Category 1705 deaths Scotland noble stub ... more details
Mail Steam Packet Company later the Cunard Line , and his son John later 1st Baron Inverclyde who lived at Castle Wemyss , which stood on Wemyss Point above the bay itself. Alan, 4th Baron Inverclyde ...Other uses Wemyss disambiguation infobox UK place country Scotland official name Wemyss Bay gaelic name ... Scottish Parliament constituency Greenock and Inverclyde post town WEMYSS BAY postcode district PA18 postcode area PA dial code 01475 Wemyss Bay IPAc en icon w i m z b e is a village ... thought that it derives from Bob Wemyss, who was the owner of a hut on the shore in the 19th century. ref http www.wemyssbay.net about history.html ref Wemyss Bay is adjacent to Skelmorlie , North Ayrshire . The villages have always been in separate counties, divided by the Kelly Burn. Wemyss ... Wemyss Bay railway station , noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland ... in high winds the ferries must travel up river to Gourock to dock. History Wemyss Bay was created ... details wemyss bay kelly house RCAHMS Site Record, Kelly House ref Blame was laid at the suffragettes ... Lord Palmerston and the Earl of Shaftesbury . ref Smart, Walter 1968 Skelmorlie ref Neither Castle Wemyss nor James Salmon disambiguation needed date April 2012 s Wemyss House remain, having been demolished ... Wemyss estate and adjoining areas had been sold off in the 1960s to property developers and since ... station does have parking at about 3.00 a day. Sport and recreation Wemyss Bay is host to the Ardgowan ... boys team. The team train at the Wemyss Bay Primary astro turf pitch twice a week, to join parents ... in joining. Further reading Walter Smart s Skelmorlie 1968 provides an account of both Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie. Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay from Old Photographs 1981 and Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay in Old Picture Postcards 1998 are also of interest. All are currently out of print. References Reflist External links http wemyssbay.net Wemyss Bay local community and business website ... more details
James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March , also known as Jamie Neidpath ref name Scotsman Dick http edinburghnews.scotsman.com features Will successor to Gosford toe.4892560.jp Will successor to Gosford toe the line? , Sandra Dick, The Scotsman , 20 January 2009, accessed 16 August 2011 ref b. 22 June 1948 is a member of the Scottish peerage , the 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March . Neidpath was educated first at Eton School Eton . ref http www.dailymail.co.uk debate columnists article 386442 Sorry rave heres 30 quid.html Sorry about the rave up here s 30 quid , Daily Mail , 16 May 2006, accessed 16 August 2011 ref He is a former Montague Burton Professor of International Relations Assistant Professor at Oxford University , who taught international relations including to Bill Clinton , is now a real estate agent . ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp srv style features trepan.htm You Need It Like... ... a Hole in the Head? , Michael Colton, Washington Post , 31 May 1998, accessed 16 August 2011 ref He is known to have undergone an operation of trepanation , the practice of drilling holes in the head, in 1996 in Cairo . He said, It seemed to be very beneficial. ref name Scotsman Dick Family Charteris is the son of Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss . He became heir apparent to the Earl of Wemyss Earldoms of Wemyss and March upon the death of his elder brother, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho, in 1954. He was subsequently known as Lord Neidpath ... s start succession box before David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss Francis David Charteris title Earl of Wemyss and March years 2008&ndash after incumbent s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, James Charteris, 13th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish earl DATE OF BIRTH 22 June 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, James Charteris, 12th Earl Of Category 1948 births Category Earls of Wemyss Category Old Etonians Category ... more details
Captain Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss 11 July 1858 17 July 1908 ref Burke s Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition ref was Laird of Wemyss Castle and Chief of Clan Wemyss . Family He was born in Wemyss Castle on 11 July 1858, the eldest son on James Hay Erskine Wemyss and Augusta Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy Erskine, youngest daughter of the Honourable John Kennedy Erskine of Dun in the County of Forfar. He was tutored at home by Revd. John Thomson minister of St. Adrian s church in West Wemyss, until he entered Eton College in 1873. Randolph married twice. Firstly Lady Lillian Mary Paulet, daughter of John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester and the Hon. Mary Montagu, on 18 July 1884. There were two children Mary Millicent Erskine Wemyss, 15 May 1885, married Ernest Caswell Long on 30 April 1917 John Michael Erskine Wemyss, 8 March 1888 1982, married Lady Victoria Alexandrina Violet ... of the William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley on 23 November 1899. Military career In January ..., however, was interrupted by the outbreak of the Boer War . Wemyss donated the yacht to the war ... was coal extraction centred on West Wemyss, under the Wemyss Coal Company . A new wet dock was opened ... of the Wemyss and District Tramways Company from Leven to Kirkcaldy. As a benevolent landlord, he provided improved housing for workers. He oversaw the developments at East and Coaltown of Wemyss ... Wemyss Hospital, Buckhaven geograph.org.uk 1365681.jpg thumb Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital, Buckhaven Following a death in November 1907 at the Lochhead and Victoria of a miner, Wemyss, assisted ... and died on 17 July 1908. He was buried at Wemyss in the Chapel Garden. In a speech in the House ... said blockquote Mr. Wemyss had taken all the risks in developing his property at a cost of 1,000,000 ..., which has not been equalled in my time in Scotland. ref Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss. An Appreciation ... ref blockquote The Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital was erected in Buckhaven in his memory at a cost ... more details
The Coaltown of Wemyss Audio Coaltown of Wemyss.ogg listen is the closest village to Wemyss Castle , Fife , Scotland . The Coaltown has a primary school http www.fife.gov.uk atoz index.cfm?fuseaction facility.display&facid 9F24592B EA10 471A 81B40C474ACE8BBA , some small shops, the Earl David Hotel, named after David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and cottages originally built for mineworkers. Close to the village are now unworked deep coal mine workings. There is a gateway leading towards Wemyss Castle, although the road is unsurfaced, often very muddy and may not be suitable for driving upon. coord 56.151 N 3.089 W region GB FIF type city display title Category Fife Category Villages in Fife ... more details
There is also a Wemyss Castle in Fife , Scotland and a Castle Wemyss sugar estate in Jamaica . Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay , Scotland . It stood high on Wemyss Point, overlooking the Firth of Clyde where it heads south towards the North Channel British Isles North Channel of the Irish Sea . It was built around 1850 for Charles Wilsone Brown, a property developer who had plans to develop the land around Wemyss Bay, and who by 1855 had increased the number of villas from four to thirty six. These villas earned the nickname Little Glasgow because they were let to wealthy Glasgow merchants. Wilsone Brown sold the mansion to John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde Sir John Burns later Baron Inverclyde in 1860. Burns commissioned the architect Robert William Billings to remodel the house in the Scottish baronial style , expanding the original structure by adding a new floor, new wings and a clock tower to the south east corner. Castle Wemyss became a fashionable destination for many well known visitors, including Lord Shaftesbury , Anthony Trollope , General Sherman , Henry Morton Stanley , Peter II of Yugoslavia , Emperor Haile Selassie and members of the British Royal Family . It is reputed that Trollope wrote part of Barchester Towers whilst at Wemyss Bay and that Portray Castle in The Eustace Diamonds was based on Castle Wemyss. ref Trollope, Anthony, The Eustace Diamonds , Chapter XXI Ianthe s Soul ref Whether this is true or not, Trollope places Portray in a similar geographical location, with a description of the castle and its vicinity which is very like that of Castle Wemyss. The house remained in the Burns family until the death of Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde Alan, 4th Baron Inverclyde in 1957. None of his family were able to afford the cost of maintaining ... was developed as Wemyss Bay grew in the 1960s and 1970s, the house itself was left untouched. Gradually ... OSGB36 grid ref Category Castles in Inverclyde Wemyss Category Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland ... more details
There is also a Castle Wemyss in Inverclyde, Scotland and a Castle Wemyss sugar estate in Jamaica. Image Wemyss Castle.jpg thumb 250px Wemyss Castle seen from the foreshore. Wemyss Castle pronounced wi ms is situated on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife , Scotland . History Accounts date the construction of the castle to the year 1421 when Sir JohnWemyss decided to build a fortified castle to replace one destroyed by the Duke of Rothesay at Kilconquhar in 1402. The castle is thus the ancient seat of the Earls of Wemyss and their families. Historically, the castle is perhaps best known as the location where Mary, Queen of Scots , met her future husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Lord Darnley in 1565. Architecture Wemyss is an imposing castle sitting high atop cliffs with a view out over the Firth of Forth . Two particular points of interest are that one of the towers from an earlier building has been re used, first as a windmill and later as a dovecote . There is also an oval shaped dungeon within the castle, connected to the building by a 30m zigzag passage. Wemyss castle was restored in the 1950s and remains a residence to this day. Indeed, members of today s Royal Family, including the Queen, have visited. Ghosts Some believe Wemyss possesses, like a number of Scottish Castles, a Green Lady . Green, in Scotland at any rate, has always been an unlucky colour, associated with death and misfortune. Particularly unfortunate is the girl who wears green on her wedding day. In the case of Wemyss, the ghost is that of a young woman wearing a trailing dress of green silk which rustles as she floats along the corridors within the castle. It is reported that her ghost has not in fact been seen for some years now, but no explanation for this is recorded. ref cite web author url http www.fifetoday.co.uk news local headlines beware the witching ... in Fife Category Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland Scotland castle stub pt Castelo de Wemyss ... more details
. Biography Origin He was said to have been the son of JohnWemyss, fifth son of Sir JohnWemyss of Wemyss Castle Wemyss , by a daughter of Sir John Arnot of Arnot in Fife if true, this would make him a relative of David Arnot , sometime Bishop of Galloway who resigned that bishopric in Wemyss favour ...Infobox Christian leader type Bishop name Henry Wemyss title Bishop of Galloway image alt caption church ... br Archdeacon of Galloway 1513 1522&ndash 1531 Henry Wemyss died 1541 was a prelate from the 16th ... represents John Philip Wood s The Peerage of Scotland Containing an Historical and Genealogical ... which resulted in Henry s name being confused with that of James Stewart, Earl of Moray , the King ... File Henry Wemyss to William Kennedy.jpg thumb The letter from Bishop Henry to Abbot William Kennedy of Crossraguel Bishop Henry s signature is visible in the bottom right. Henry Wemyss received provision ... on to Tongland Abbey for a few more years repeated crown nominations of Wemyss to Tongland failed ... got crown nomination until the Pope finally agreed to give Bishop Henry Wemyss Tongland Abbey in commendam ... of Dundrennan Abbey came into Wemyss possession after a crown nomination on 11 December 1529 ... Arnot on 11 February 1531. ref Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae , p. 138. ref Bishop Wemyss was a frequent ... , was put in charge of the vacant temporalities of Galloway and Tongland Durie indeed succeeded Wemyss .... 132 Watt & Shead, Heads , p. 212. ref There survive some correspondences between Bishop Henry Wemyss .... 469. ref Two letters sent by Bishop Wemyss, dated to 5 July, and to 5 December 1536, survive the first .... ref Blair & Morris eds. , Charters , vol. i, p. 99, n. 1. ref Bishop Wemyss signature has survived ..., vol. 27 1950 , pp. 127 54 John Dowden Dowden, John , The Bishops of Scotland , ed. J. Maitland ... Durie succession box before John Maxwell title Commendator of Dundrennan years 1529 &ndash 1541 ... Wemyss, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Galloway DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH ... more details
Infobox military person name Sir Colville Wemyss birth date birth date 1891 4 26 death date death year and age 1959 1891 birth place death place placeofburial placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial image File Colvillewemyss.jpg 200px caption General Sir Colville Wemyss nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom serviceyears rank General officer General branch File Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army commands unit battles awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath br Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire br Distinguished Service Order br Military Cross General United Kingdom General Sir Henry Colville Barclay Wemyss Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE Distinguished Service Order DSO Military Cross MC 1891&ndash 1959 was Adjutant General to the Forces . Military career Colville Wemyss was son of Alexander Wemyss. He was Commissioned officer commissioned in the Royal ... he became a General Staff Officer at the War Office ref name dk http www.generals.dk general Wemyss Sir Henry Colville Barclay Great Britain.html Sir Colville Wemyss at Generals.dk ref and then in 1929 ..., D.C. and on June 3, 1941 Wemyss was appointed the Head of the British Army Mission to Washington. ref name dk In January 1942, Prime Minister Winston Churchill decided to replace Wemyss in Washington with General Sir John Dill Sir John Dill ref War Diaries 1939 1945 Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke ref so Wemyss returned to the United Kingdom . Wemyss was appointed Military Secretary United Kingdom Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War on June 16, 1942. ref name dk Wemyss was to remain ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, Henry Colville Barclay ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Wemyss, Henry Colville Barclay Category 1891 births Category 1959 deaths Category Royal Corps ... sl Henry Colville Barclay Wemyss ... more details
West Wemyss Audio West Wemyss.ogg listen is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth , in Fife , Scotland . ref name Lamont Brown pp151&ndash 152 Lamont Brown Fife in History and Legend pp.151&ndash 152. ref According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237. ref name Population Estimates cite web publisher Fife Council month March year 2008 title Population Estimates for Towns and Villages in Fife format PDF accessdate 2009 09 05 url http www.fifedirect.org.uk uploadfiles publications c64 Population06Leaflet.pdf Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The village was granted burgh of barony status in 1511, bearing the name from the Wemyss family who lived in Wemyss Castle . ref name Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash 38 Fife Regional Council The Coast of Fife pp.37&ndash 38. ref History The village of West Wemyss began as a settlement around the site of Wemyss Castle which developed into a centre for the salt industry in the area. ref name Lamont Brown pp151&ndash 152 ref name Omand p195 Omand,Donald The Fife Book p.195. ref A harbour was later built in 1621 by the Wemyss family for the use of coal exportation from the Coal mining pits on the lands of their estate. ref name Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash 38 The harbour would become a major export point for coal by the late 17th century. ref name Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash 38 The ships brought back imports of wood , iron and flax from the Baltic Countries . ref name Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash 38 A wet dock was added for the increased demand of the coal in the 1870s. ref name Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash 38 Towards the latter stages of the 19th century, the village found itself surrounded by several mines such as the Michael Pit in nearby East Wemyss . ref name Pearson p31 Pearson, John M., Around Kirkcaldy p.31. ref The industry, which saw trade with England ... stub it West Wemyss ... more details
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