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Hugh Lord Somerville 1539–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Mar 1597

Death Location: Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: James Somerville

Mother: Agnes Hamilton

Spouse(s): Eleanor Seton, *Lady Seton

Children(s): Hugh Somerville

Hugh Lord Somerville was born in 1539 in Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Somerville And Agnes Hamilton. Hugh Lord Somerville married Eleanor Seton, Lady Eleanor Seton, and had children including Hugh Somerville. Hugh Lord Somerville passed away in 1597 in Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Hugh Lord Somerville was born in 1539 in Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Somerville And Agnes Hamilton.
  • Hugh Lord Somerville married Eleanor Seton, Lady Eleanor Seton, and had children including Hugh Somerville.
  • Hugh Lord Somerville passed away in 1597 in Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh Somerville's Ancestors

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Hugh Somerville
1539–1597
Birth Place: Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Somerville
1520–1594
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Agnes Hamilton
1522–1597
Finnart,,Dunbartonshire,Scotland
Grandparents
John Somerville
1489–1553
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Margaret Graham
1504–1600
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
James Hamilton
1515–1575
Arran Island,Firth Clyde,Bute,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Somerville
1463–1513
Elizabeth Carmichael
1473–
Earl Hamilton
1475–1529
Janet Beaton
1486–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1423–1479
Mary Stewart
1452–1488
David Beaton
1456–1505
Janet Duddingston
1467–1541

Hugh Somerville's Descendants

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Hugh (Lord) Somerville (1539–24 Mar 1597) m. Eleanor Seton (abt 1543–abt 1603) m. *Lady (Eleanor) Seton (1543–1603)
  1. 1. Hugh Somerville 1573–1640 m. Margaret Somerville –1629 m. Margaret Hamilton 1573–1644 m. *Lady (Margaret Baroness of Raploch) Hamilton 1573–1644
    1. 1. William Somerville 1603–1615
    2. 2. Margaret Somervile –1620
    3. 3. Mary Somerville –1620
    4. 4. James Somerville 1595–1677 m. Lilias Bannatyne 1608–1675
      1. 1. James Somervaill 1620–1691 m. Jane Summerville 1858–1947
        1. 1. John Somervaill 1640–1702 m. Frances (Of) Virgina 1669–

Hugh Somerville's Timeline

5 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Hugh Lord Somerville in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1539
1539
Birth of Hugh Lord Somerville in Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
1539
1539
Birth of Hugh Lord Somerville in Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland
1597
24 Mar 1597
Age 58
Death of Hugh Lord Somerville in Raploch,,Stirlingshire,Scotland
Raploch,,Stirlingshire,Scotland
1597
24 Mar 1597
Age 58
Death of Hugh Lord Somerville in Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland
Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1597
    Event Place: Raploch,,Stirlingshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1597
    Event Place: Raploch, , Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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