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Wemyss can refer to:
Places
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
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
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
Other
Wemyss Ware , a type of pottery
Wemys , a character's middle name in Lord of the Flies
See also
Topics referred to by the same term