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	Wemyss Bay Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		A little to the north, between Wemyss Point and the A78, is the upmarket settlement of Wemyss Bay.
		The station and the pier were restored to their original glory in 1993, and the awards since showered on them suggest that we are not alone in feeling the result is the most beautiful railway station (and pier) in the world.
		Before long, the coast around Wemyss Bay to Wemyss Point became home to large villas that, in turn, were home to the likes of the Chairman of Cunard, and to James "Paraffin" Young, who made his fortune developing the oil shale industry in West Lothian.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /wemyssbay/wemyssbay/index.html (536 words)

	Wemyss - LoveToKnow 1911
		WEMYSS, a parish of Fifeshire, Scotland, embracing the villages of East and West Wemyss and the police burgh of Buckhaven, a fishing port lying on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, 22 m.
		Near East Wemyss is Wemyss Castle, the ancient seat of the family of the same name which has played a conspicuous part in Scottish history.
		It was at Wemyss castle that Mary, queen of Scots, first met the earl of Darnley, in 1565, and her room is still known as "the Presence Chamber."
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wemyss (260 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Rosslyn Wemyss
		However with the evacuation of the Gallipoli operation Wemyss was given a new command in January 1916, as head of the Egyptian Squadron where he aided operations on the Palestine Front (and in devising anti-submarine weapons).
		As First Sea Lord Wemyss was in favour of the Zeebrugge raid that ultimately failed in April 1918 and also sponsored the Northern Barrage.
		Wemyss attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as Britain's naval representative but resigned later the same year, in November, following persistent calls for Sir David Beatty to be given his job.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/wemyss.htm (284 words)

	Bio Notes: James Wemyss
		Wemyss married Rachel Wemyss, daughter of the late William Wemyss of Cuttlehill, Fife, on June 24, 1770.
		Wemyss says that "having been formerly aid de Camp to General Robertson and possessing his confidence, [I] was to have been appointed Adjutant General to the Army on his assuming the command," but he missed out on the promotion because Clinton detested Robertson and refused to surrender command to him.
		Wemyss succeeded him, on September 20, 1787, as lieutenant colonel of the 63d, finally attaining the rank which went with the roll he had filled for nearly a decade.
	home.golden.net /~marg/bansite/friends/wemyss.html (8305 words)

	Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results
		The name derives from the Gaelic uaimh, meaning "cave" and the Wemyss family claim descent from a son of the Pictish Macduff, Earl of Fife who obtained the lands of Wemyss from his father c.
		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.
	www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=wemyss.html (356 words)

	Wemyss Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wemyss Castle (pronounced "Weems") is situated on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland.
		Wemyss castle was restored in the 1950s and remains a residence to this 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wemyss_Castle (333 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 (408 words)

	Wemyss Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wemyss Bay ("Wemyss" pronounced weemz /'wi:mz/) is a village on the west Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland.
		Wemyss Bay is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire.
		Wemyss Bay is the port for ferries to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wemyss_Bay (532 words)

	GENUKI - Wemyss
		"Wemyss, on the south shore of the county, derives its name from the Celtic ‘Wamh’ meaning caves, a number of which may be found in the rocks on the seashore.
		There are 8 villages in the parish: West Wemyss, East Wemyss, Buckhaven (one of the largest fishing villages in Fife), Methil (with a fine harbour), Kirkland (with extensive spinning, weaving and bleaching works), Coaltown of Wemyss, East Newtown of Wemyss and Methilhill (which last 3 are all mining villages.
		The parish church is at East Wemyss, with a chapel of ease at West Wemyss.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/FIF/parishes/Wemyss/index.htm (1231 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)

	Wemyss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		West Wemyss is a small fishing village on the Fife coastal path, just north of Dysart whilst East Wemyss is associated more with coal mining and is more inland.
		Wemyss Castle sits high on the cliff between the villages of West and East Wemyss and was built in 1421 and restored in the 1950s.
		Wemyss Caves are famous for the Pictish art dating from the 1st millennium AD and although too dangerous to visit inside, guided tours are available on special open-days.
	www.mortondesign.co.uk /gallery/scotland/fife/wemyss.html (217 words)

	Wemyss Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning with Genealogy & Family History Resources
		The family of Wemyss derive their origin from the family of Macduff, Maormor of Fife, in the reign of Malcom Canmore.
		The lands now forming the parish of Wemyss, are said to have been part of the estate of Macduff, Shakespeare's well-known Thane of Fife.
		The origin of the surname Wemyss may give hints about one line of your family history from many hundreds of years ago such as where your family lived, what they did, or how they looked.
	www.searchforancestors.com /surnames/origin/w/wemyss.php (991 words)

	Wemyss Bay Evangelical Church
		Wemyss Bay Evangelical Church was an independent, evangelical church situated on the west coast of Scotland, not far from Largs and Greenock.
		We met as a house church and had a small group of people who were very dedicated and devoted in their service to God.
		The youth work in Wemyss Bay continues on under Strathclyde Bible Ministries.
	www.wbec.wemyssbay.net (118 words)

	Wemyss
		Wemyss® Ware is a type of earthenware pottery produced in the Fife Pottery of Robert Heron and Son in Kirkcaldy, Fife, from around 1882 to 1930.
		The most outstanding feature of Wemyss® Ware is the painting, which was all done by hand in a free-flowing naturalistic style.
		Additionally, some of the Wemyss cat designs were probably modeled on those produced by Galle, and the fl cockerel motif, which appears on some pieces, is a traditional French design.
	www.kjvuser.com /wemyss.htm (791 words)

	Dysart to Wemyss
		West Wemyss harbour dates from 1512 and one of the earliest records is an unfortunate one from 1590 when a ship docked from England.
		West Wemyss used to be one of the most important ports in Fife, with sailing ships coming from all over the continent to trade coal and salt.
		To the east of the castle are some recently hewn caves used as extra storage space for the castle and cottages that sit nearer the shore.
	homepages.tesco.net /~fcp/coast_04.htm (973 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Wemyss : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1290, Sir Michael Wemyss and his brother, Sir David, were sent with Scott of Balwearie to Norway to bring back the infant Queen Margaret, the ‘Maid of Norway’.
		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.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Wemyss_137/default.php (859 words)

	Continuation of the Earl of Wemyss Line
		In an account of the Wemyss family, printed in the Appendix to an edition of Nisbet’s Heraldry, published in 1804, it is stated that this laird of Wemyss was surnamed “Birkenflower” His percise date of death is not known.
		In the case of his own daughter, it ws the arrangement of her second marriage, to Colonel Harry Maule, and this was effected at Wemyss and Ballasheen in the begining of August, the marriage being celebrated at Wemyss Castle on the 9th of that month.
		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.
	bally.fortunecity.com /carlow/97/earl.html (5229 words)

	1861 Parochial Directory - Wemyss
		The sole proprietor of the Parish is James Hay Erskine Wemyss, Esq., of Wemyss, and M.P. for the County, the representative of unquestionably the oldest family existing in the County.
		In July, 1650, Wemyss Castle was visited by Charles II., who spent a day in it, and, on the 13th of July, 1657, he paid a visit and slept a night in the Castle.
		Besides the Castle of Wemyss there is, a short way to the eastward of East Wemyss, the ruins of an old castle, consisting of two square towers and a part of the wall.
	www.fifefhs.org /Records/Directory/wemyss.htm (1742 words)

	Wemyss, Plichta, Jan Plichta, Fife Pottery, Kirkcaldy, Karel Nekola, Joseph Nekola, Bovey Pottery, Bovey Tracey, Thomas ...
		The names of Plichta and Wemyss are commonly and often mistakenly associated and confused.
		Wemyss Ware was sold exclusively by Thomas Goode of Mayfair, London.Following the Depression of the 1920's the pottery failed and in 1930 the
		There was little or no Wemyss pottery produced during the 1960s and 70s, but in 1985 the Griselda Hill pottery started to produce it back in Scotland, not far from the original Fife pottery.
	www.piggybankpage.co.uk /wemyss_plichta.htm (686 words)

	Scottish Castles Photo Library - Wemyss Castle, Fife
		Located south of Coaltown of Wemyss in a large, private estate on the shores of Fife, Wemyss Castle has been the property of the family of that name since the 13th century.
		Sir Michael Wemyss was one of the emissaries sent to bring Queen Margaret, the Maid of Norway to Scotland in 1290.
		Although the Wemyss estate is private, a walled garden is open to the public on a limited basis.
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles/blcastles_wemyss.htm (192 words)

	Clan Wemyss from Scottish Themes, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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)

	The Earliest Wemyss
		From Rambles in Scoonie and Wemyss, by A. Cunningham we know that Sir John, who is described by Bower the historian as a brave knight, was stricken in years, and was suffering from an anguish fever when the Norwegians tried to conquer Scotland.
		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)

	Scottish Railway Stations - Wemyss Bay - 11 July 2005
		Wemyss Bay lies on the Firth of Clyde.
		Wemyss Bay station, above, was built in 1903, to accommodate the large number of holidaymakers travelling from Glasgow to Rothesay.
		The train arrived at Wemyss Bay at the end of its tour of Western Scotland at lunch time.
	www.edinphoto.org.uk /0_my_p_stations/0_my_photographs_stations_2em03_wemyss_bay_640h.htm (177 words)

	Wemyss Bay
		Positioned on the fringes of Renfrewshire and on the border with Ayrshire, Wemyss Bay lies 8 miles (13 km) south of Greenock and 31 miles (50 km) west of Glasgow.
		Wemyss Bay proved wildly popular during the heyday of the Clyde Steamers and the development of the railway station from the early 1930's right through to the 1960's.
		David Livingstone was a regular visitor to the Kelly Estate in Wemyss Bay in the mid 1800's as guest and personal friend to Dr. Young, a scientist, entrepreneur and benefactor of Livingstone's.
	www.angelfire.com /cantina/seaviewcafe/wemyssbay.htm (570 words)

	History of Wemyss Ware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		'Wemyss Ware', probably the most attractive and sought-after Scottish pottery, was first produced in Fife in 1882.
		It was named after the Wemyss family of the local Wemyss castle, who were early and enthusiastic patrons of the ware.
		Although influenced by Continental style, the exuberance and vitality of the ware are unique to Wemyss, as is the excellent quality of its hand painting.
	www.wemyss-ware.co.uk /pages/History.asp (286 words)

	Wemyss - Title
		It is bound in a parchment wrapper, and the watermarks are dated 1642.
		The book is signed by Margaret Wemyss (1630-49), and probably compiled by her and other scribes.
		Very few of the Wemyss pieces are concordant with the major English v.t.
	www.cs.dartmouth.edu /~wbc/julia/ap1/Wemyss.htm (237 words)

	Wemyss Bay
		Popular belief is that Wemyss Bay (pronounced 'Weems') was named after one Bob Wemyss, who owned a single hut on the shore some 200 years ago.
		The town's heyday came in the Victorian era, when the spectacular glass and wrought-iron canopy of the station welcomed generations of Glaswegians to the railway terminus and signalled the start of the steamer trip 'doon the watter'.
		The station survives today, and a ferry service operates from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/wemyssbay (98 words)

	Clan Wemyss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The name of Wemyss is derived from the Gaelic “uaimh” meaning “cave”.
		On the coast of Fife, below the ruin known as MacDuff's Castle are caves containing Pictish paintings and it is thought that these gave rise to local place name of Wemyss.
		The full text for Clan Wemyss is available on The Clans and Tartans of Scotland CD Rom.
	www.scotclans.com /clans/wemyss.htm (60 words)

	Wemyss Fine Art Auctioneers Pty Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wemyss held another successful auction of cars in Canberra at the end of June, an event which attracted a very broad range of vehicles for sale.
		The first Canberra auction for Wemyss was a great success in spite of the terribly cold, wet weather, and will now be followed by annual Wemyss sales in the ACT.
		Wemyss has assembled an excellent array of fine motor cars spanning all eras and interests.
	www.carsonline.com.au /wemyss.htm (1421 words)

	Pottery Scottish Unique Hand Painted Wemyss Ware Studio Griselda Hill
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		The Wemyss Ware range consists of beautifully hand painted cats, pigs and other giftware, decorative tableware and tiles.
		The Wemyss Ware pottery studio is owned and operated by Griselda Hill producing unique gift items that become pottery collectables.
	www.wemyss-ware.co.uk (167 words)

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