Background
Wemyss was the son of Francis Wemyss Charteris, Lord Elcho (1749–1808), and the grandson of Francis Charteris, de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss.
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Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas
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He was educated at Eton College 1780 to 1787.
Career
In 1821 he was created Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. In 1826 he obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss as well. From 1821 to 1853 he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire.
Lady Charlotte Charteris (d 1886)
Lady Louisa Antoinetta Charteris (d 1854)
Lady Harriet Charteris (d 1858)
Lady Eleanor Charteris (1796–1832), married Walter Frederick Campbell of Shawfield
Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss (1796–1883)
Honorary
Walter Charteris (1797–1818)
Lady Margaret Charteris (1800–1825).
