Wemyss

Wemyss can refer to:

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Wemyss, Fife, a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth.
Wemyss Bay, a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland
- Wemyss Bay railway station, a terminus on the Inverclyde Line
- Castle Wemyss, a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland
Coaltown of Wemyss, a village in the Wemyss area of Fife, Scotland
East Wemyss, a village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, a castle in Wemyss on the cliffs between East and West Wemyss
Wemyss Cave, a cave in Fife, Scotland, where very early prehistoric art was found
West Wemyss, a village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland

Clan Wemyss, a Lowland Scottish clan
Earl of Wemyss and March, two titles in the Peerage of Scotland held by a joint holder since 1826
James Wemyss (disambiguation), multiple people

James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer
James Wemyss (1726–1786), son of the preceding, Scottish MP
James Erskine Wemyss (1789–1854), grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP
James Hay Erskine Wemyss (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

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, Scottish politician
John Wemyss of Logie (1569–1596), Scottish courtier and spy

Kathy Wemyss, Australian rock musician
Mary Wemyss (1868–1951), English novelist
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss (1864–1933), a British officer of the Royal Navy
Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson (1824–1894), Canadian fur-trader and political figure
Yuan Wemyss (born 1976), China-born Scottish badminton player