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Wemyss, Fife Wemyss ( ) is a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth. It is bounded on the north-east by the parish of Scoonie and the south-west by the parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart and its length from south-west to n ...

, a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth. *

Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay () 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 county of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire. It is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire. The town ...

, a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland **

Wemyss Bay railway station Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line, about west of . The station incorporates the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland Scotland ...

, a terminus on the Inverclyde Line **

Castle Wemyss Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards. History It was built around 1850 for Charles Wilsone Brown, a property developer ...

, a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland * Coaltown of Wemyss, a village in the Wemyss area of Fife, Scotland *

East Wemyss East Wemyss () is a village situated on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,928. History East Wemyss was traditionally one of several coal mining communities along the south coast ...

, a village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland *

Wemyss Castle Wemyss Castle (pronounced eems is situated in Wemyss on the sea cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Wemyss Castle is considered to be a multi-period building, and today's castle includes many elemen ...

, a castle in Wemyss on the cliffs between East and West Wemyss * Wemyss Cave, a cave in Fife, Scotland, where very early

prehistoric art In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate, Prehistory, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very late geological history, and generally continuing until that culture either develops writing or other met ...

was found *

West Wemyss West Wemyss () is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland.Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' pp.151–152. According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237. The village ...

, a village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland

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* Clan Wemyss, a Lowland Scottish clan *

Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss ( ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1633. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. Since 1823 the earldom has been held with the Earldom of March, created in 1 ...

, two titles in the Peerage of Scotland held by a joint holder since 1826 * James Wemyss (disambiguation), multiple people :*

James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (bef. 1657 – December 1682) was a Scottish peer. Weymss was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry. On 28 March 1672, he married his cousin, Lady Margaret Wemyss and they later had three surviving ...

(died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss :*

James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (30 August 169921 March 1756), was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss. In Edinburgh Wemyss lived in Riddles Court off the Royal Mile which retains much of its 17th century interior.Grant's Old and New E ...

(1699–1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer :*

James Wemyss (1726–1786) James Wemyss (23 February 1726 – 10 May 1786) was a Scottish naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1763 to 1784. Early life Wemyss was born on 23 February 1726. Wemyss was the third and youngest son of James Wemyss ...

, son of the preceding, Scottish MP :*

James Erskine Wemyss James Erskine Wemyss (9 July 1789 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral. He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament f ...

(1789–1854), grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP :*

James Hay Erskine Wemyss James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death. Family He was the son of James Erskine Wemyss by his wife Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of E ...

(1829–1864), son of the preceding, Scottish MP :* James Wemyss (New Zealand politician) (1828–1909), Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand :* James Wemyss (British Army officer) (1748–1833), major during American Revolutionary War at

Battle of Fishdam Ford The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morni ...

John Wemyss (disambiguation) John Wemyss may refer to: * John Wemyss (minister) (c. 1579–1636), Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete *Sir John Wemyss (landowner) (1558–1621), Scottish landowner * John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649), his son, Sco ...

, multiple people :*

John Wemyss (minister) John Wemyss (''c.'' 1579–1636), also spelled Weemes or Weemse, was a Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete. Life John Wemyss was born at Lathocker in eastern Fife, and educated at the University of St Andrews. In 1608, he w ...

(c. 1579–1636), Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete :*Sir

John Wemyss (landowner) Sir John Wemyss (11 April 1557 – 27 April 1624) was a Scottish landowner. Biography He was the son of David Wemyss (d. 1596) and Cecilia Ruthven, a daughter of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven. His home was Wemyss Castle in Fife. The coastal ...

(1558–1621), Scottish landowner :*

John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss 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 William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, Sir William Douglas of Lochleven Castle, Lochleven. His home was Wem ...

(1586–1649), his son, Scottish politician :*

John Wemyss of Logie John Wemyss younger of Logie, (1569-1597), was a Scottish courtier, spy, and subject of the ballad "The Laird o Logie", beheaded for plotting to blow up a fortification at Veere in the Netherlands. Life John Wemyss was a son of Andrew Wemyss, L ...

(1569–1596), Scottish courtier and spy *

Kathy Wemyss Kathy Wemyss (pronounced 'Weemz') is an Australian rock musician. A multi-instrumentalist, she was a member of Chad's Tree (1989) and The Jackson Code.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo'Chad's Tree' Retrieved 1 February 2010.Spencer et al ...

, Australian rock musician *

Mary Wemyss Mary Constance Elphinstone Wemyss (née Lutyens; 14 January 1868 – 15 March 1951) was an English novelist who published her work under the name of Mrs George Wemyss. Early life Wemyss was born in Kensington, Middlesex, one of the thirteen childr ...

(1868–1951), English novelist *

Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, (12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he served as commander of the 12th Cr ...

(1864–1933), a British officer of the Royal Navy *

Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson Wemyss Mackenzie (McKenzie) Simpson (March 30, 1824 – March 31, 1894) was a Canadian fur trader and political figure. He represented Algoma in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871. He was born in Londo ...

(1824–1894), Canadian fur-trader and political figure *

Yuan Wemyss Yuan Wemyss (also known as ''Rita Yuan Gao'', ''Yuan Gao'' and ''Rita Pickering''; Chinese: 高源; born 14 January 1976) is a former Chinese-born Scottish badminton player who won Scottish National Championships 13 times. Career Wemyss form ...

(born 1976), China-born Scottish badminton player

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* Wemyss Ware, a type of pottery * Wemys, a character's middle name in Lord of the Flies

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