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James Somerville 1538 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: SEP 1623

Death Location: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

Father: John Somerville

Mother: Elizabeth Carmichael

Spouse(s): Margaret Hamilton

Children(s): (Sir) Somerville, Mary Somerville, James Somerville

The story of James Somerville began in 1538 in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland. James Somerville married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including (Sir) John Somerville, Mary Somerville, James Somerville. James Somerville passed away in 1623 in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Somerville began in 1538 in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland.
  • James Somerville married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including (Sir) John Somerville, Mary Somerville, James Somerville.
  • James Somerville passed away in 1623 in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland.

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James Somerville's Ancestors

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James Somerville
1538 – 1623
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John Somerville
1520 – 1594
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Elizabeth (Katherine) Carmichael
1514 – 1564
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh Somerville
1483 – 1549
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Maitland
1497 – 1559
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Carmichael
1484 –
Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Carmichael
1486 –
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Maitland
1455 – 1513
Margaret Seton
1476 – 1533
William Carmichael
1453 – 1528
William Carmichael
1457 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maitland
1442 – 1484
Margaret Dundas
1438 – 1486
Sir Seton
1449 – 1508
Margaret Campbell
1467 –
John Carmichael
1421 – 1489
Isobel Sibbald
1430 – 1497

James Somerville's Descendants

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James Somerville (1538 – SEP 1623) m. Margaret Hamilton (1542 – )
  1. 1. (Sir) (John) Somerville (1568 – 1635) m. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1572 – ) m. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1577 – )
  2. 2. Mary Somerville (1569 – ) m. Lewis Craig (ABT 1586 – 6 JAN 1622) m. James Cleilland
  3. 3. James Somerville (1571 – MAR 1642) m. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1595 – 1665) m. Catherine Somerville (ABT 1604 – )

James Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of James Somerville in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
1623
SEP 1623
Age 85
Death of James Somerville in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
1623
SEP 1623
Age 85
Burial of James Somerville in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1623
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: SEP 1623
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland

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