Francis Wemyss Charteris (21 October 1723 – 24 August 1808) was a Scottish landowner who claimed to be 7th Earl of Wemyss.
Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss and his wife Janet, daughter and wealthy heiress of Colonel Francis Charteris. He was baptised in the parish of Wemyss, Fife on 24 October 1723[1]
He was born with the name Francis Wemyss but in 1732, he legally changed it to Francis Wemyss Charteris, adopting his mother's maiden name on the inheritance of the estates of his maternal grandfather Colonel Charteris.[2]
Francis died at Gosford on 24 August 1808, aged 84.[4] His grandson Francis obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1826 and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss.
Sources
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; WEMYSS, FRANCIS; JAMES EARL/WEMYSS JANET CHARTERIS FR723 (FR723); M; 24/10/1723; 459/ 20 304; Wemyss; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, HARIET; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); U; 07/09/1747; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, FRANCIS; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); U; 02/02/1749; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, KATHREN; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); F; 07/07/1750; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, JANET; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); F; 01/10/1751; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, FRANCESS; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); U; 08/04/1753; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, ANN; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); F; 22/03/1755; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, JEAN; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); F; 19/11/1756; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
↑ OPR Baptism indexes; CHARTERIS, JAMES; FRANCIS CHARTERIS/CATHERINE GORDON FR329 (FR329); M; 06/04/1760; 709/ 40 99; Haddington; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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