James (5th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss^[1]

1699 - 1756  (56 years)

• Name	James (5th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss
  Birth	30 Aug 1699
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1756
  Person ID	I111780	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	David (4th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss,   b. 1678   d. 15 Mar 1720 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Anne (of Queensbury) Douglas   d. 23 Feb 1699
  Marriage	1697
  Family ID	F41497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Charteris   d. 1 Mar 1778
  Marriage	17 Sep 1720
  Children	1. David (6th Earl of Wemyss (De Jure)) Wemyss,   b. 30 Jul 1721   d. 1786 (Age 64 years)   2. Francis (7th Earl of Wemyss (De Jure)) Charteris,   b. 21 Oct 1723   d. 24 Aug 1808 (Age 84 years)   3. James Wemyss, MP,   b. 23 Feb 1726   d. 10 May 1786 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F41499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  He married the great heiress Janet Charteris, daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris, who had made a large fortune by gambling.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.