Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan. The surname Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic uaimh which means cave. It is believed to be taken from...
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Earl of Wemyss (/ˈwiːmz/ WEEMZ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1633. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife...
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Wemyss Castle (pronounced [weems]) is situated in Wemyss on the sea cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Wemyss...
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the Earls of Wemyss are thought to be the descendants in the male line of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife, thought to be one of the first Clan MacDuff chiefs...
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Clan Wemyss, a Lowland Scottish clan Earl of Wemyss and March, two titles in the Peerage of Scotland held by a joint holder since 1826 James Wemyss (disambiguation)...
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1840 "James Wemyss, of Myrecairnie, Wester Cruvie, Logie, d. 10 Sep 1547 Pinkie Cleugh, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy"...
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Wemyss Bay (/ˌwiːmz ˈbeɪ/ ) is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional...
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Earl of Wemyss and March, Viscount of Peebles, Lord Wemyss of Elcho, Lord Elcho and Methil, Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard. Scottish clan Earl...
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David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss (29 April 1678 – 15 March 1720), was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament who served as Lord High Admiral of Scotland...
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Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss (d. 1332) was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble. David was the son of Michael Wemyss of Wemyss. He performed fealty to King...
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Of that Ilk (section Clans)
MacLachlan Clan Moffat Clan Moncreiffe Clan Nesbitt Clan Pollock Clan Pringle Clan Ralston Clan Rutherford Clan Swinton Clan Wallace Clan Wemyss von und zu of...
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Elcho Castle (category Clan Wemyss)
Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross. It was maintained by Clan Wemyss from its construction around 1560 until it was put into the care of the...
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Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss (11 July 1858 – 17 July 1908) was Laird of Wemyss Castle and Chief of Clan Wemyss. He was born in Wemyss Castle on 11 July 1858...
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(1858–1908), who inherited the Wemyss estates and is the ancestor of the present Chief of Clan Wemyss Hugo Erskine Wemyss (1861–1933), comptroller of the...
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David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss (6 September 1610 – July 1679) was an army officer. He was the only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jean Gray...
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John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649) was a Scottish politician. He was a son of Sir John Wemyss and Margaret Douglas, a daughter of Sir William...
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Douglas (died 1700), married David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756) Francis Wemyss-Charteris (1723–1808) Francis Charteris...
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Scotland at Perth in 1434. John married Isabel, daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Clan Wemyss, and had three sons. Patrick, the youngest, was officer of the 24...
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the Eastern District of Missouri Randolph Wemyss (1858–1908), Laird of Wemyss Castle and Chief of Clan Wemyss Randolph Lewis White (1896–1991), African-American...
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Sir John Wemyss (11 APR 1557–27 APR 1624) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of David Wemyss (d. 1596) and Cecilia Ruthven, a daughter of William...
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Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense...
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John Wemyss was a son of Andrew Wemyss of Myrecairnie and Logie (later Lord Myrecairnie, a law lord).[citation needed] He was a cousin of David Wemyss, Laird...
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Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March, DL (/ˈtʃɑːrtərɪs/; born 22 June 1948), also known as Jamie Neidpath, is a British peer and landowner. Wemyss is the...
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married as his first wife, Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss, Laird of Wemyss Castle and Chief of Clan Wemyss. They had a son Michael who married Lady Victoria...
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Clan Colville is a Lowland Scottish clan. The Clan Colville chiefs are of ancient Norman origin. The name is probably derived from the town of Colville...
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members of Scottish clans to show their allegiance to a specific clan or clan chief. Even though they are commonly used by clan members, the heraldic...
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Clan Armstrong is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders. According to the legend and tradition, the first of the name Armstrong was Siward Beorn (sword...
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List of tartans (redirect from List of clan tartans)
ScotClans. "Clan Bain Tartans". ScotClans. "Clan Baird Tartans". ScotClans. "Clan Balfour Tartans". ScotClans. "Clan Baxter Tartans". ScotClans. "Clan Bell...
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Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March KT DL (19 January 1912 – 12 December 2008), styled Lord Elcho from 1916 to 1937, was...
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Clan Anderson is a Scottish clan that is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. However, as the clan does not currently have a chief recognized...
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