James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss, was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss.
Riddle's Court in Edinburgh
David Wemyss, Lord Elcho
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David Wemyss, Lord Elcho and de jure 6th Earl of Wemyss, was a Scottish peer and Jacobite, attainted for his part in the 1745 Rising was deprived of titles and estates.
James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
…On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris, and they had four children: David Wemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss (1721–1787) Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss (1723–1808…
David Wemyss, Lord Elcho ca 1741
Elcho Castle, Perth, now managed by Historic Environment Scotland
Winchester College, which Elcho attended from 1734 to 1738
The Old Pretender James Stuart; painted ca 1741, when Elcho first met him