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James Somerville 1518–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: December 1569

Death Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Hugh Somerville

Mother: Janet Maitland

Spouse(s): Agnes Hamilton

Children(s): Sir Drum

James Somerville was born in 1518 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Hugh Somerville And Janet Maitland. James Somerville married Agnes Countess Hamilton, and had children including Sir Hugh 7Th Earl Somerville Baron Of Drum. James Somerville passed away in 1569 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Somerville was born in 1518 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Hugh Somerville And Janet Maitland.
  • James Somerville married Agnes Countess Hamilton, and had children including Sir Hugh 7Th Earl Somerville Baron Of Drum.
  • James Somerville passed away in 1569 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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James Somerville's Ancestors

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James Somerville
1518–1569
Birth Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Somerville
1483–1549
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Maitland
1492–1559
East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Somerville's Descendants

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James Somerville (1518–December 1569) m. Agnes ((Countess)) Hamilton (1522–25 May 1596)
  1. 1. Sir (Hugh, 7th Earl Somerville Baron of) Drum 1547–1597 m. Lady (Eleanor Seton Countess Seton and Somerville Baroness) Drum 1535–1603
    1. 1. Sir (Hugh Somerville 8th Lord Somerville Justicair of) Scotland 1573–1640 m. Margaret Hamilton 1573–1644
      1. 1. Sir*James (of Drum, 10th Lord Somerville) (LTC) 1595–1677 m. Lady (Lilias Bannatyne of) Newhall 1608–1675
        1. 1. Sir (James Alexander Somerville 11th Baron) Somerville 1632–1693 m. *Martha (Ann of Corehouse, Lanarkshire) Bannatyne 1620–1678

James Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of James Somerville in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1518
1518
Birth of James Somerville in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
1569
December 1569
Age 51
Death of James Somerville in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1569
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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