David Wemyss (1830 - 1907)

Born 1 Jan 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Marie (von Waldkirch) Wemyss — married 10 Aug 1859 in Gothenburg, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden

Descendants

Died 5 May 1907 at age 77 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden

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Biography

1830 born in Edinburg^[1] Wemyss, David

Census (Sveriges befolkning) 1880

Namn Wemyss, David

Hemförsamling Alingsås lands

Hemort Bryngelsnäs

Kontrakt Kulling

Län Älvsborg

Födelseår 1830

Födelseort Edinburg

Födelseland Förenade kungariket

Yrke Possessionat

Civilstånd Gift

Kön Man

Famstkod Far/man

Familj nr 1

Trosbekännelse Tillhör Engelska förs. i Göteborg

Sida 23

Rad 26

Upprättad av Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

Om hushållet

Personer i hushållet

Fam. nr 1 Wemyss, David, f. 1830 i Edinburg, Förenade kungariket, Possessionat

von Waldkirch, Marie, f. 1838 i Schaffhausen, Tyskland

James Carnegie, f. 1861 i Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

Edvard Henry, f. 1864 i Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

Catrine Eleonora, f. 1865 i Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

Ethel Mary, f. 1868 i Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

Mabel Susan, f. 1872 i Alingsås landsförsamling Älvsborgs län

Alice Maude Hermine, f. 1873 i Alingsås landsförsamling Älvsborgs län^[2]

18300101 Wemyss, Dawid

14 R. 21

Död 5/5 1907.

Kyrkobokförd i Göteborgs domkyrkoförs, Göteborgs stad (Göteborgs och ::Bohus län, Västergötland).

Född 1/1 1830 i Storbritannien, Edinburgh.

Änkling (1893).

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Motsvarande folkbokföringsförsamling(ar) 1/1 2014:

Göteborgs domkyrkoförs, Göteborgs kn (Västra Götalands län, ::Västergötland)

Födelseförsamling i källan: Storbritannien, Edinburgh

Källor: DB, FS

1893 widow his wife died^[2]

1900 resident in Göteborg 14:de Roten N:o 21^[3]

1907 may 5 passed away 77 years old in Göteborg, Sweden^[2]

1907 jun 4 Estate and inventory 1907 018:0213 "godsägare"^[4][5][6]. Also a Will was written 1901 mar 21^[7].

More about him

• David Wemyss in the UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969

Name: David Wemyss

Gender: Male

Birth Date: abt 1830

Marriage Age: 29

Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1859

Marriage Place: Gottenburg, Sweden

Event Type: Marriage

Father: J Wemyss

Spouse: Marie De Waldkirch

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Marriage Age: 20

Piece Description: RG 33: Foreign Registers and Returns, 1627-1960

Is this him?

• David Wemyss in the 1851 Scotland Census

1851 Scotland Census No Image

Name: David Wemyss

Age: 21

Estimated birth year: abt 1830

Relationship: Visitor

Gender: Male

Where born: Michikine, Edinburgh

Parish Number: 685/1

Civil Parish: Edinburgh St Mary

County: Midlothian

Address: 42 Albany Street

Occupation: Writers Clerk

ED: 9

Page: 11

Household schedule number: 34

LINE: 18

Roll: CSSCT1851_180

Household Members:

Name Age

John Spence Ogilvy 45

Catherine Ogilvy 53

Sophia E Seeft 16

David Wemyss 21

Edward W S Login 7

Lena M C Login 5

Louisa M B Login 4

Isabella Smith 43

Ann Dunlop 20

Jessie Anderson 20

Mary Roberton 22

Here’s his father’s name - and address - (on the index card) "Second son of Major James Wemyss of Wemyss Hall, Cupar"

• David Wemyss in the Fife, Scotland, Cupar Library Newspaper Index Cards, 1833-1987

Name: David Wemyss

Gender: Male

Publication Title: Fifeshire Advertiser, Name Index

Publication Date: 20 Aug 1859

Publication Place: Fifeshire, Scotland

Spouse: Maria Waldkisch

Here’s a reference to Wymess Hall.

… seems his elder brother owned it after his father:

* Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wemyss Hall

Wemyss Hall, a mansion in Cupar parish, Fife, 1½ mile S of the town. Its owner, James Balfour Wemyss, Esq. (b. 1828; suc. 1871), holds 1490 acres in the shire, valued at £2852 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 40, 1867.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/144530

Some biographical data about David’s brother James Balfour Wymess but which gives full chapter and verse about his father Major James Wymess… (seems David himself got the Hall in the end !!)

• James Balfour Wemyss in the Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

Name: James Balfour Wemyss

College: ST JOHN'S

Entered: Michs. 1847

BORN: 14 Oct 1828

More Information: Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 17, 1847. [Eldest] s. of [Major] James (4th Dragoon Guards), of Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifes. (and Susan, dau. of David Gillespie, of Mountquhanie, and Kirkton, Fifes.). B. there, Oct. 14, 1828. School, Edinburgh Academy. Migrated to Jesus, Oct. 16, 1847. Matric. Michs. 1847; B.A. 1851. Major, Fife Militia. Went to New Zealand. Married (1) 1857, Marie Asheton, dau. of George Slater, of Bedale, Yorks.; (2) 1892, Annie, eldest dau. of William Hugh Barnikel, and widow of W. W. Biddulph. Latterly of Wemyss Hall, Cupar. J.P. for Fifes. Devolved the succession of Wemyss Hall on his brother David. Died, s.p., July 13, 1909. (Edinburgh Acad. Reg.; Burke, L.G.)

So this must be them (all the names and birth dates match)

• David Wemyss in the 1841 Scotland Census

1841 Scotland Census No Image

Name: David Wemyss

Age: 11

Estimated birth year: abt 1830

Gender: Male

Where born: Scotland

Civil Parish: St Andrews

County: Fife

Address: North Street

Parish Number: 453

Household Members:

Name Age

James Wemyss 40

Susan Wemyss 35

James Wemyss 12

David Wemyss 11

Henry Wemyss 9

Susan Wemyss 8

James Gillespie 45

Elizabeth Gillespie 45

Ellen Aughterline 29

Ellen Mackie 29

Jane Carmichael 20

David’s birth

• David Wemyss in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Name: David Wemyss

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1830

Birth Place: , Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Baptism Place: , Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Balfour Wemyss

Mother: Susan Gillespie

FHL Film Number: 1040101

Reference ID: 2:15C0L1S

Sources

1. ↑ SVAR
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} SDB 1901-2013
3. ↑ SVAR Census 1900 Name Wemyss, David Home parish Göteborgs Gustavi

   Place of residence 14:de Roten N:o 21

   Deanery Domprosteriets södra

   County Göteborgs och Bohus

   Birth year 1830

   Birth place Edinburg

   Birth country Förenade kungariket

   Occupation Godsägare

   Marital status Änka/Änkling

   Gender Man

   Family status code Far/man

   Family no 1

   Page 343

   Row 33

   Created by Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

   About the household

   Persons in the household

   Fam. no 1 Wemyss, David, b. 1830 in Edinburg, Förenade kungariket, Godsägare

   Katherine Eleonore, b. 1865 in Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

   Ethel Mary, b. 1868 in Göteborg Göteborgs och Bohus län

   Mabel Susen, b. 1872 in Alingsås Älvsborgs län

4. ↑ Register Göteborgs rådhusrätt och magistrat. Första avdelningen efter 1901. (O) BouReg:6 (1901-1947) Image 2550 / page 3007 (AID: v762684.b2550.s3007, NAD: SE/GLA/14055)
5. ↑ Göteborgs rådhusrätt och magistrat. Första avdelningen efter 1901. (O) EIIIa:18 (1907-1907) Image 7900 / page 213 (AID: v561869.b7900.s213, NAD: SE/GLA/14055)
6. ↑ Video reading the Estate and inventory
7. ↑ Göteborgs rådhusrätt och magistrat. Första avdelningen efter 1901. (O) EIIIa:18 (1907-1907) Image 8030 (AID: v561869.b8030, NAD: SE/GLA/14055)