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  • ARTHUR WEMYSS, fifth son of the Reverend Alfred Austin Wemyss, Rector of St. Agnes, Tilbury Road, County of Kent, England, had but recently crossed the ocean.

    Sowing Seeds in Danny 1908

  • It was from Alfred Austin Wemyss, Rector of St. Agnes, Tillbury Road, County of Kent, England.

    Sowing Seeds in Danny 1908

  • He was wearing a faded kilt in what Laura, as he approached, managed to identify as the Wemyss tartan.

    My Bones Will Keep Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1977

  • Hearing the name "Wemyss, " she returned to the conversation at hand, only to discover that the girls were not discussing Lizzie, but rather her father.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • Auction house Lyon & Turnbull will offer a wide selection of Wemyss pottery, popular Scottish hand-painted wares dating back to 1882, on Tuesday in Edinburgh.

    A Wealth of Scottish Treasure Margaret Studer 2011

  • Yesterday, the company's director of trading Jeff Wemyss insisted that its cosmetics - branded Taxi Man - are not just for transvestites.

    Manscara--Not Just For Metrosexuals Any More 2008

  • Colin Clifford's book The Asquiths tells us that Cynthia Asquith was born Cynthia Charteris, the daughter of the Earl of Wemyss.

    Archive 2005-07-01 2005

  • Colin Clifford's book The Asquiths tells us that Cynthia Asquith was born Cynthia Charteris, the daughter of the Earl of Wemyss.

    The sharp elbows of the aristocracy 2005

  • “I recognized the Wemyss coach a few in front of us,” he said baldly.

    Marriage Most Scandalous JOHANNA LINDSEY 2005

  • His father had been a butler for the Wemyss family for many years, had groomed him in the same line of service, though John preferred a more personal level of commitment.

    Marriage Most Scandalous JOHANNA LINDSEY 2005

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