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Dame Margaretha Somerville 1526–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Hugh Somerville

Mother: Janet Maitland

Spouse(s): Karel Cockpool

Children(s): James Sir

The story of Dame Margaretha Somerville began in 1526 in Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dame Margaretha Somerville married Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool, and had children including James Murray Sir. Dame Margaretha Somerville passed away in 1574 in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Margaretha Somerville began in 1526 in Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Dame Margaretha Somerville married Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool, and had children including James Murray Sir.
  • Dame Margaretha Somerville passed away in 1574 in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Somerville
1483–1549
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Maitland
1492–1559
Birth Location: Lethington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Karel Cockpool
1528–1605
Birth Location: Comlongon Castle, Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Sir
1565–1620
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Dame Somerville's Ancestors

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Dame Somerville
1526–1574
Birth Place: Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Hugh Somerville
1483–1549
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Maitland
1492–1559
Lethington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Somerville's Descendants

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Dame (Margaretha) Somerville (1526–1574) m. Karel ("Charles" Murray, Laird van) Cockpool (1528–22 May 1605)
  1. 1. James (Murray) Sir 1565–1620 m. Lady (Janet (Gordon)) Douglas 1560–1624
    1. 1. Margaret Glen 1604–1701 m. Alexander Grierson 1599–1654
      1. 1. Henry (Gent) Grierson 1624–1671 m. Elizabeth ISOBEL 1628–1691
        1. 1. Alexander Greer 1645–1717 m. Margaret (J) Spratt 1646–1717

Dame Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Dame Margaretha Somerville in Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
1574
Age 48
Death of Dame Margaretha Somerville in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Pittardie, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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