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Eleanor Seton 1543 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Father: George Seton

Mother: Lady Hay

Spouse(s): Hugh Somerville

Children(s): Hugh Somerville

Eleanor Seton was born in 1543 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the child of George Seton and Lady Elizabeth Hay. Eleanor Seton married Hugh Somerville, and had children including Hugh Somerville. Eleanor Seton passed away in 1603 in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Seton was born in 1543 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the child of George Seton and Lady Elizabeth Hay.
  • Eleanor Seton married Hugh Somerville, and had children including Hugh Somerville.
  • Eleanor Seton passed away in 1603 in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Seton
1507 – 1549
Birth Location: Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland
GS
Lady Hay
1510 – 1538
Birth Location: Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Hugh Somerville
1539 – 1597
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HS

Children(s)

Hugh Somerville
1570 – 1640
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
HS

Eleanor Seton's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Seton
1543 – 1603
Birth Place: Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Parents
George Seton
1507 – 1549
Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Hay
1510 – 1538
Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George) Seton
1481 – 1513
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Hepburn
1482 – 1558
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Seton
1449 – 1508
Lady Campbell
1456 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Campbell
1433 – 1493
La Stewart
1437 – 1529

Eleanor Seton's Descendants

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Eleanor Seton (1543 – 1603) m. Hugh Somerville (1539 – 24 Mar 1597)
  1. 1. Hugh Somerville (1570 – Apr 1640) m. Margaret Hamilton (Abt. 1573 – 2 Mar 1644)
    1. 1. Lt. (Colonel Sir James) Somerville (Jan 1604 – 3 Jan 1677) m. Lilias Bannatyne (about 1608 – Dec 1675)
      1. 1. James (Somerville of) Drum (1620 – 31 Jan 1693) m. Martha Bannatyne (1620 – 1676)
        1. 1. James Somerville (1652 – 10 Jul 1682) m. Elizabeth (Graeme) Graham (1659 – 22 Mar 1692)

Eleanor Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Eleanor Seton in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1603
1603
Age 60
Death of Eleanor Seton in Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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