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James Somerville 1520–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Father: John Somerville

Mother: Margaret Graham

Spouse(s): Agnes Hamilton

Children(s): Hugh Somerville

In 1520, James Somerville entered the world in Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to John Somerville And Margaret Graham. James Somerville married Agnes Hamilton, and had children including Hugh Lord Somerville. James Somerville passed away in 1594 in Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, James Somerville entered the world in Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland, born to John Somerville And Margaret Graham.
  • James Somerville married Agnes Hamilton, and had children including Hugh Lord Somerville.
  • James Somerville passed away in 1594 in Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Somerville
1489–1553
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Graham
1504–1600
Birth Location: Kincardine,,Perth,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Hamilton
1522–1596
Birth Location: Finnart,,Dunbartonshire,Scotland
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Children(s)

Hugh Somerville
1547–1597
Birth Location: Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Somerville's Ancestors

Self
James Somerville
1520–1594
Birth Place: Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Parents
John Somerville
1489–1553
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Graham
1504–1600
Kincardine,,Perth,Scotland
Grandparents
John Somerville
1463–1513
Cambusnethan,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Elizabeth Carmichael
1473–
Balmedie,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
William Graham
1447–1513
Kincardine,Blackford,Perth,Scotland
Janet Edmonstone
1475–1506
Duntreath Castle,Strathblane,Sterlingshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Somerville
1430–1491
Mariota Baillie
1422–1506
John Carmichael
1430–1489
Isabel Sibbald
1418–1497
William Graham
1420–1472
Helen Douglas
1425–1486
Archibald Edmonstone
1453–1502
Janet Shaw
1455–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Somerville
1388–1456
Janet Mowat
1388–1458
Sir Baillie
1365–1432
Catherine Hamilton
1388–1470
Elizabeth Douglas
1403–1451
John Carmichael
1370–1489
John Sibbald
1400–1451
Joan Livingston
1405–
Patrick Graham
1404–1466
Christiana Erskine
1402–1479
William Douglas
1399–1437
Margaret Hay
1404–1484
William Edmonstone
1427–1486
Matilda Stewart
1435–1485
James Shaw
1412–
Isabel Shaw
1420–

James Somerville's Descendants

1.
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James Somerville (1520–1594) m. Agnes Hamilton (1522–25 May 1596)
  1. 1. Hugh (Lord) Somerville 1547–1597 m. Eleanor Seton 1543–1603
    1. 1. Hugh Somerville 1573–1640 m. Margaret Hamilton 1573–1644
      1. 1. James Somerville 1595–1677 m. Lilias Bannatyne 1608–1675
        1. 1. James Somervaill 1620–1691

James Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of James Somerville in Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
1594
1594
Age 74
Death of James Somerville in Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Carnwath,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Cowthally,Carnwath,Lanarkshire,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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