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Dame Margaretha Somerville 1531–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Dec 1579

Death Location: Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Hugh Somerville

Mother: Lady Lethington

Spouse(s): Karel Cockpool

Children(s): Nicola Murray, William Murray, Charles Murray, James Murray, David Murray, Charles Murray, Margaret Murray, Robert Murray, Adam Murray, Marion Murray, Jean Murray, Archibald Murray, John Annandale, George Murray, Nicholas Murray, Richard Murray, Cuthbert Murray, James Murray, Agnes Murray

In 1531, Dame Margaretha Somerville entered the world in Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Hugh Somerville And Lady Janet Maitland Heiress Of Lethington. Dame Margaretha Somerville married Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool, and had children including Adam Murray, Agnes Murray, Archibald Murray, Charles Murray, Cuthbert Murray, David Murray, George Murray, James Murray, Jean Murray, John Murray Earl Of Annandale, Margaret Murray, Marion Murray, Nicholas Murray, Nicola Murray, Richard Murray, Robert Murray, William Murray. Dame Margaretha Somerville passed away in 1579 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Dame Margaretha Somerville entered the world in Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Hugh Somerville And Lady Janet Maitland Heiress Of Lethington.
  • Dame Margaretha Somerville married Karel Charles Murray Laird Van Cockpool, and had children including Adam Murray, Agnes Murray, Archibald Murray, Charles Murray, Cuthbert Murray, David Murray, George Murray, James Murray, Jean Murray, John Murray Earl Of Annandale, Margaret Murray, Marion Murray, Nicholas Murray, Nicola Murray, Richard Murray, Robert Murray, William Murray.
  • Dame Margaretha Somerville passed away in 1579 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Somerville
1483–1549
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
HS
Lady Lethington
1502–1559
Birth Location: Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
LL

Spouses(s)

Karel Cockpool
1528–1605
Birth Location: Comlongon Castle, Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
KC

Children(s)

Nicola Murray
1554–1615
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
NM
William Murray
1558–1638
Birth Location: Scotland
WM
Charles Murray
1550–1640
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
CM
James Murray
1548–1620
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
David Murray
1556–1613
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
DM
Charles Murray
1561–
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
CM
Margaret Murray
1569–1621
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM
Robert Murray
1559–
Birth Location: Cockpool, Annadale, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RM
Adam Murray
1552–1577
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM
Marion Murray
1555–
Birth Location: Cockpool, Annadale, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM
Jean Murray
1563–1571
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
Archibald Murray
1566–
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
AM
John Annandale
1559–1640
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
George Murray
1552–1606
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
GM
Nicholas Murray
1554–1615
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
NM
Richard Murray
1568–1636
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RM
Cuthbert Murray
1550–1577
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
CM
James Murray
1565–1620
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
Agnes Murray
–1544
Birth Location: –
AM

Dame Somerville's Ancestors

Self
Dame Somerville
1531–1579
Birth Place: Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Somerville
1483–1549
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet Maitland Heiress of) Lethington
1502–1559
Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Somerville's Descendants

1.
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Dame (Margaretha) Somerville (1531–15 Dec 1579) m. Karel (Charles Murray, Laird Van) Cockpool (1528–22 May 1605)
  1. 1. Nicola Murray 1554–1615 m. Robert Maxwell 1550–1610
    1. 1. James (Maxwell, 1st Earl of) Dirletoun 1576–1650 m. Dame (Elizabeth De Boussoyne, Duchess of) Dirletoun 1600–1659
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Maxwell) Lady 1620–1659 m. Sir (Lord William Frence Hamilton, Knight of Paisley, Baron of Glenawly, 2nd Earl of Hamilton, 2nd Duke of) Hamilton 1616–1651 m. Thomas Dalmahoy 1609–1682
        1. 1. Alexander Hamilton 1640–1693
        2. 2. ** (Lady Anna (Anne)) Hamilton 1631–1695 m. ❤️ (Sir Robert 1st Bart of Silverton Hill) Hamilton 1630–1670
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton 1640–1679
        4. 4. Marion Levingstoun 1642–1705
        5. 5. Diana Hamilton 1640–1653
        6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1640–1679
        7. 7. James Hamilton 1645–1647
        8. 8. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton 1642–1668
        9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton 1645–1705
        10. 10. Lady (Diana) Hamilton 1651–1653
        11. 11. Elizabeth Hamilton –1679
        12. 12. Margaret Hamilton 1644–1705
        13. 13. Anne Hamilton 1631–1708
        14. 14. Lady (Anne Hamilton) Carnegie 1639–1695
        15. 15. James Hamilton 1638–1638
      2. 2. Diana Maxwell 1620–1675
      3. 3. Lady (Diana Jane) Maxwell 1622–1675
  2. 2. William Murray 1558–1638
  3. 3. Charles Murray 1550–1640
  4. 4. James Murray 1548–1620
  5. 5. David Murray 1556–1613
  6. 6. Charles Murray 1561–
  7. 7. Margaret Murray 1569–1621
  8. 8. Robert Murray 1559–
  9. 9. Adam Murray 1552–1577
  10. 10. Marion Murray 1555–
  11. 11. Jean Murray 1563–1571
  12. 12. Archibald Murray 1566–
  13. 13. John (Murray Earl of) Annandale 1559–1640
  14. 14. George Murray 1552–1606
  15. 15. Nicholas Murray 1554–1615
  16. 16. Richard Murray 1568–1636
  17. 17. Cuthbert Murray 1550–1577
  18. 18. James Murray 1565–1620
  19. 19. Agnes Murray –1544

Dame Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Dame Margaretha Somerville in Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1579
15 Dec 1579
Age 48
Death of Dame Margaretha Somerville in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland
Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1579
    Event Place: Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland
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