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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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