House Wemyss of Elcho: Difference between revisions

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Cadet branch of the House of Wemyss

Coat of Arms
House Wemyss of Elcho
Lords of Wemyss, Strathardle, Methil and Elcho
Baronets of Wemyss
Lords Wemyss of Elcho
Lords Elcho and Methel
Earls of Wemyss
House Wemyss of Elcho
Alternative arms variant according to David Lindsay c.1542

Cadet Branches
House Wemyss of Unthank
Lords of Unthank
Issued from Thomas, 2nd son of John Wemyss of Strathardle and Wemyss
House of Wemyss-Charteris
Lords of Caskieberran
Lords Wemyss of Elcho
Lords Elcho and Methel
Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard
Barons Wemyss
Viscounts Peebles
Earls of Wemyss and March
Issued from James, 2nd son of David Wemyss of Wemyss
House Wemyss of Bogie
Lords of Balfarg and Bogie
Baronets of Bogie
Issued from James, 2nd son of John Wemyss of Wemyss
House Wemyss of Danesfort
Lords of Danesfort, Rathclough, Ballyda, Croan, Knock and Annamult
Issued from Henry, 3rd son of James Wemyss of Bogie
Irish branch
House Wemyss of Fudie
Lords of Fudie
Issued from Henry, 6th and youngest son of John Wemyss of Wemyss

Personal Arms
John Wemyss
1st Earl of Wemyss
1633-1649

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 Wemyss.svg|House Wemyss of Elcho<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Wemyss, Strathardle, Methil and Elcho<br>Baronets of Wemyss<br>Lords Wemyss of Elcho<br>Lords Elcho and Methel<br>Earls of Wemyss</span>
+Wemyss of Wemyss.svg|House Wemyss of Elcho<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Alternative arms variant according to David Lindsay c.1542</span><!-- Arms according to David Lindsay of the Mount, Lyon King in 1542. Source is "Memorial of the family of Wemyss" by Simon Fraser (1888). Arms is actually named "Wemyss of that Ilk" which in 1542 and prior was held by the Elcho branch. Tinctures known from illustrations present online such as this: http://www.antiques.com/classified/12896/Antique-FAMILY-CREST-WEEMS-FAMILY-COAT-OF-ARMS  -->
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 Wemyss Balfarg.svg|House Wemyss of Bogie<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Balfarg and Bogie<br>Baronets of Bogie<br>Issued from James, 2nd son of John Wemyss of Wemyss</span>
 Wemyss Danesfort.svg|House Wemyss of Danesfort<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Danesfort, Rathclough, Ballyda, Croan, Knock and Annamult<br>Issued from Henry, 3rd son of James Wemyss of Bogie<br>Irish branch</span><!-- This origin is suggested by Sir Robert Douglas in his "Baronage of Scotland" (1798) and IMO corresponds the best seen on reliable sources such as TSP and Stirnet. Some websites claim the line starts with certain Patrick Wemyss who was born in Scotland and came to Ireland, however there is no information of the source for this nor who the parents of that Patrick Wemyss were. https://studylib.net/doc/7663889/the-origins-of-the-surname -->
+Wemyss Fudie.svg|House Wemyss of Fudie<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Fudie<br>Issued from Henry, 6th and youngest son of John Wemyss of Wemyss</span>
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