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	Earls of Wemyss - LoveToKnow 1911
		EARLS OF WEMYSS, the title held by a Scottish family who had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fifeshire since the 12th century, and of which various members had attained distinction.
		In 1628 Sir John Wemyss, who had been created a baronet in 1625, was raised to the peerage as Baron Wemyss of Elcho; and in 1633 he became earl of Wemyss, and Baron Elcho and Methel, in the peerage of Scotland.
		On the death of David, 2nd earl of Wemyss (1610-1679), the estates and titles passed to his daughter Margaret, countess of Wemyss, whose son David, 3rd earl of Wemyss, succeeded on her death in 1705.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_of_Wemyss (271 words)

	Earl of Wemyss - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Earl of Wemyss (pronounced "Weems") is the title held by a Scottish family who had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century, and of which various members had attained distinction.
		In 1628 Sir John Wemyss, who had been created a baronet in 1625, was raised to the peerage as Lord Wemyss of Elcho; and in 1633 he became Earl of Wemyss, and Lord Elcho and Methel, in the peerage of Scotland.
		On the death of David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss (1610-1679), the estates and titles passed to his daughter Margaret, 3rd Countess of Wemyss, whose son David, 4th Earl of Wemyss, succeeded on her death in 1705.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Earl_of_Wemyss (387 words)

	Haddington - LoveToKnow 1911
		In Hardgate Street is "Bothwell Castle," the town house of the earl of Bothwell, where Mary Queen of Scots rested on her way to Dunbar.
		In 1139 it was given as a dowry to Ada, daughter of William de Warenne, earl of Surrey, on her marriage to Prince Henry, the only son of David I. It was occasionally the residence of royalty, and Alexander II.
		On Gosford Bay is Gosford House, an 18th-century mansion, the seat of the earl of Wemyss.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Haddington (891 words)

	Earl of Wemyss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earl of Wemyss (pronounced "Weems") is the title held by a Scottish family who had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century, and of which various members had attained distinction.
		In 1628 Sir John Wemyss, who had been created a baronet in 1625, was raised to the peerage as Lord Wemyss of Elcho; and in 1633 he became Earl of Wemyss, and Lord Elcho and Methel, in the peerage of Scotland.
		On the death of David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss (1610-1679), the estates and titles passed to his daughter Margaret, 3rd Countess of Wemyss, whose son David, 4th Earl of Wemyss, succeeded on her death in 1705.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Wemyss (436 words)

	Wemyss
		Wemyss has been the seat of the chiefs of the Clan Wemyss since the twelfth century and they almost certainly took their name from the land where they made their home.
		In 1315 Wemyss witnessed the Act of Settlement of the Scottish Crown by Robert the Bruce at Ayr.
		It is from Francis that the present Earl of Wemyss and March, whose seat is the magnificent Adam mansion of Gosford, is descended.
	memphisscots.com /Clans/Wemyss.html (961 words)

	Clan WEMYSS
		The grandson of David, Sir John Wemyss had four sons, the eldest Sir David fell at Flodden in 1513 and the youngest son Thomas was ancestor of the Wemyss of Wintbank.
		She married James Wemyss of Caskieberry who was created Lord Burntisland in 1672, their son married the eldest daughter of the Duke of Queensberry (The 8th Earl of Wemyss succeeded in 1810 to the Earldom of March).
		Although Charteris is kept by the Earls of Wemyss, the chiefship of Clan MacDuff passed to the younger son of the 5th Earl and it was this line that continued to live in the Castle of Wemyss on the Firth of Forth.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/stoz/wemyss2.html (396 words)

	Continuation of the Earl of Wemyss Line
		John, Earl of Wemyss, also held the office of Admiral-depute of the Firth of Forth between Dysart and the Water of Leven, an office which he inherited from his father, who, as formerly mentioned, recieved a grant of it in 1610 from Ludoick, Duke of Lennox, High Admiral of Scotland.
		The earl brought his wife to Wemyss Castle on the 2nd of May. Their married life, however, was not a long one, nor, if Lamont is to be believed, was it at all profitable to the Wemyss family.
		Further, Parliamentmade a recommendtion to the king that the Earl of Wemyss should be appointed one of the commissioners of exchequer to deal with his Majesty’s rents, with a view to their improvements.
	bally.fortunecity.com /carlow/97/earl.html (5229 words)

	Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sir John Wemyss of Reres and Kincaldrum had three sons; David his heir, Duncan and Alexander ancestor of the Wemyss of Kilmany.Sir David's great-grandson, John, was born in 1586, the second born of Sir John Wemyss.
		Wemyss emerged as the senior line descending from the old Macduff Earls of Fife and bear the shield of the red lion on gold of the Macduffs.
		The 4th Earl, born in 1699, married Janet, the heiress of Colonel Francis Charteris of Amisfield.
	www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=wemyss.html (356 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Wemyss : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 1315 Wemyss witnessed the Act of Settlement of the Scottish Crown by Robert the Bruce at Ayr.
		The fourth Earl, born in 1699, was described as ‘a man of merit universal benevolence and hospitality the delight both of small and great’.
		It is from Francis that the present Earl of Wemyss and March, whose seat is the magnificent Adam mansion of Gosford, is descended.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Wemyss_137/default.php (859 words)

	The Scottish Clans
		The Wemyss family have the distinction of being one of the few lowland families directly descended from the Celtic nobility, through the MacDuff earls of Fife.
		The family seat, Wemyss Castle was built early in the thirteenth century and has the distinction of being the setting for the first meeting of Mary, Queen of Scots and her future husband, Henry.
		By the eighteenth century the Wemyss family were recognised as the senior representatives of the ancient earldom of Fife.
	www.the-scottish-clans.com (1039 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		Constantin, styled third earl, and supposed to have been the first who adopted the title, is mentioned in the supposititious charter of Etheldred (we have been using the spelling Aethelred or Aedh) cited earlier, and is witness to a charter of the monastery of Dunfermline.
		Earl Constantin, who was great judge of Scotland, collected the strength of the county, and the bishop of St. Andrews sent his retainers to support the civil power.
		The title earl, of Saxon origin, was not introduced into Scotland till after the settlement in the country of Saxon families, to which Malcolm, who had married a princess of the Saxon line of the kings of England, gave great encouragement.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/carlow/97/macduff.html (3329 words)

	Origins and History of the Wemyss Caves,Fife,Scotland.
		One of the caves, situated to the west of the village of East Wemyss, was the Glass Cave.
		It is thought that it owes its name to the fact that in the Middle Ages when the lands belonged to the Livingstones or Colvilles the baronial court was held there, and the court was summoned by the ringing of a bell which hung from the roof of the cave.
		A lady resident who died in East Wemyss in 1909, at the age of 87, maintained that she distinctly remembered having seen, whilst playing among the ruins as a child, the spectral figure of a fully dressed woman looking out of a window situated in the East Tower, to which there is no access.
	www.thefifepost.com /wemyssscaves.html (1563 words)

	thePeerage.com - John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and others
		A contract for the marriage of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jane Gray was signed circa September 1609.
		She was the daughter of Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, Countess of Wemyss.
		She was the daughter of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss and Elizabeth St.
	www.thepeerage.com /p1092.htm (1480 words)

	Features - Scottish Food, Traditions and Customs - Castle Puddings
		When Lord Colville died around 1630, Sir John, the First Earl of Wemyss bought back the eastern part of the estate from the Colvilles and made Macduff Castle his chief residence.
		Sir John's son David, later the Second Earl of Wemyss however preferred Wemyss Castle and extended it between 1669 and 1670.
		The last time Macduff was known to be inhabited was in 1666 when Lady Jean Wemyss, the Countess of Sutherland asked to bring her children with her to live in the Castle in the hope of escaping the prevailing plague.
	www.scotsindependent.org /features/food/castle_puddings.htm (968 words)

	David, Lord Elcho
		In the early part of the nineteenth century it was transferred by Sir James to Admiral Wemyss, of Wemyss Castle,who, presented it to the family of the then Earl of Wemyss, in whose possession it has since remained.
		Of the Charteris family, Elcho says in the pages of his Journal that," it had been renowned among the nobility of Scotland since the year 1320." Whatever degree of truth this statement may contain, certain it is that the notoriety of the family name was immensely heightened by the indecorous excesses of the colonel.
		Thus John Wemyss was one of those who carried the "crimson pall" at the coronation of Charles the First at Holyrood in 1633; in the same year he was created earl, and in 1641 he was appointed by Charles to act as Commissioner to the General Assembly.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/david_lord_elcho.htm (1942 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Scotland - Earl warned: Don't treat your hotel like a house
		The 12th Earl of Wemyss wanted to turn Green Craig Hotel, near Aberlady, into a new residence after claiming the business was "not economically viable".
		According to the council report, the trust claimed that ensuite facilities had been "crammed in to small cupboards and the roof spaces" which meant it was "not considered to be acceptable for the high standards required in modern hotel accommodation".
		THE 12th Earl of Wemyss is a pillar of the Scottish establishment whose fortune was once estimated at £20 million.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=505062005 (703 words)

	Wemyss Clan. Crest, Motto and History from Scots Connection.
		Sir Michael's son, Sir David, was among the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath sent to the Pope in support of Robert I. In succeeding generations, members of the Wemyss family were hostages for the release of David II and James I from English captivity.
		Sir David de Wemyss was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, and Sir John Wemyss fought at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.
		The 3rd Earl was a Commissioner of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England in 1707.
	www.scotsconnection.com /clan_crests/Wemyss.htm (425 words)

	Clan Wemyss from Scottish Themes, Scotland
		Sir John Wemyss of Reres and Kincaldrum had three sons; David his heir, Duncan and Alexander ancestor of the Wemyss of Kilmany.
		Sir David's great-grandson, John, was born in 1586, the second born of Sir John Wemyss.
		The chiefship of Wemyss devolved upon the Earl’s third son, James.
	www.scottishthemes.com /clan/clan_wemyss.html (412 words)

	Elcho Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The head of the family was made both Lord Elcho and Earl of Wemyss in 1633.
		In 1830 the Eighth Earl of Wemyss re-roofed the tower house.
		The Eleventh Earl of Wemyss placed the castle in the care of the State in 1929, and today it is looked after by Historic Scotland.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /perth/elchocastle (931 words)

	Broadside entitled 'Elegy'
		No publication details are given, although we are told that the Earl died on March 13th, 1720.
		The family name, Wemyss, began with John MacDuff, who was made Earl of Wemyss in 1056 by Malcolm III of Scotland.
		'Wemyss' is the Gaelic word for the coves that indented the east coast of Scotland.
	www.nls.uk /broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/15626 (137 words)

	EARLS OF WEMYSS - Online Information article about EARLS OF WEMYSS
		earl of Wemyss, and Baron Elcho and Methel, in the peerage of See also:
		David, 2nd earl of Wemyss (1610-1679), the estates and titles passed to his daughter See also:
		Margaret, countess of Wemyss, whose s nn David, 3rd earl of Wemyss, succeeded on her death in 1705.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /WAT_WIL/WEMYSS_EARLS_OF.html (407 words)

	Texas gallery offers £25m for Botticelli lost to art history
		It is understood that the Botticelli is part of the Wemyss Heirloom Trust, overseen by the earl's son, Lord Neidpath.
		The family refused to comment on the sale yesterday, or on suggestions that the earl, a former president of the National Trust for Scotland and Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland, may be opposed to it.
		The earl's second wife, Shelagh Kennedy, 57, an art historian, said she had nothing to say on the affair.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/10/16/nbot16.html (641 words)

	Longniddry Golf Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It was another two hundred years, however, before the 7th Earl of Wemyss and March bought land at Gosford ‘to be nearer the golf’ and a further one hundred and fifty years before the 11
		Earl of Wemyss invited Harry S. Colt to design and build 18 holes.
		The course now occupies a modest 106 acres and measures a modest 6,230 yards, but with four of the most celebrated course architects having left their distinguished mark, it is always a joy to play.
	www.longniddrygolfclub.co.uk /id5.htm (329 words)

	The Earliest Wemyss
		John is listed as John, son of Michael, by Malcolm, Earl of Fife, in a charter of the church of Abercrombie to the monks of Dunfermline, and ranks as a witness immediately after the earl’s brothers, as noted in the Registrum de Dunfermlyne, p 83.
		By treaty between England and Scotland she was to become the Queen of England by marriage with Edward, Prince of Wales and was educated in Scotland with the view to that marriage.
		In Castle Wemyss is still preserved a silver basin which was presented by the King of Norway to Sir Michael Wemyss on the occasion of his service to bring the Scottish princess home.
	bally.fortunecity.com /carlow/97/wemyss.html (1720 words)

	Burntisland Walkabout Page 6
		Sir James Wemyss of Bogie was the owner of Burntisland Castle in the mid 1650's.
		In 1672 he married Margaret, daughter of the Earl of Wemyss, when she was only 13 years of age.
		On the death of the Earl of Wemyss in 1679 Lord Burntisland's wife became the Countess of Wemyss.
	www.brand-dd.com /burntisland/walk6.html (680 words)

	Methil - Early History and the Docks
		The first recorded local landowner, in the 12th century, was Michael of Methil, a descendant of MacDuff, Earl of Fife and an ancestor of the present Wemyss family.
		A stone harbour, built according to the plans on the left was provided by David, the second Earl of Wemyss in 1664 to export coal and salt and replaced an earlier wooden pier.
		The project was financed by Randolph Wemyss, the local laird, and, in 1889, ownership was passed to the North British Railway Company.
	www.rpasmith.co.uk /methildocks.htm (1243 words)

	Peerage of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		3 Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of Scotland
		Earl of Doncaster in the Peerage of England
		Earl of Carlisle in the Peerage of England
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland (995 words)

	Living Descendants of the Earls of Desmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		For reasons that are unclear, James, 14th Earl, had his marriage to Joan annulled on grounds of "consanguinity." Garrett was knighted at Waterford on 30 November 1558.
		He frequently visited his cousin, the Earl of Thomond, in England after the peace of Utrecht, [1713] and was presented by him to King George I., who made him an offer that the estates of his family and his dignity should be restored if he would become a member of the Established Church of England.
		He, nevertheless, refused; and, on the death of Henry, eighth Earl of Thomond, his landed property went to the next in legal succession, who were Protestants.
	members.aol.com /desmondearls/living_desc_garrett15.htm (2077 words)

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