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Janet Somerville 1485 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 10 May 1558

Death Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Somerville

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): Laird Cockburn

Children(s): Laird Cockburn

Janet Somerville was born in 1485 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Master Somerville and Janet Douglas. Janet Somerville married Laird Sir William Cockburn, and had children including Laird Sir William Cockburn. Janet Somerville passed away in 1558 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Somerville was born in 1485 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Master Somerville and Janet Douglas.
  • Janet Somerville married Laird Sir William Cockburn, and had children including Laird Sir William Cockburn.
  • Janet Somerville passed away in 1558 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Janet Somerville's Ancestors

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Janet Somerville
1485 – 1558
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Master Somerville
1453 – 1491
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1435 – 1512
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Somerville's Descendants

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Janet Somerville (1485 – 10 May 1558) m. Laird (Sir William) Cockburn (1475 – 1533)
  1. 1. Laird (Sir William) Cockburn (1528 – 1564) m. Lady (Janet Somerville , Baroness) Ormiston (1478 – aft. 1515)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Cockburn (1506 – 20 Oct 1588) m. Sir (Walter) Scott (1507 – 25 Oct 1550)
      1. 1. Sir (Robert) Scott (1529 – 9 Sep 1585) m. Lady (Margaret Methven "The Honorable") Fleming (1536 – 15 March 1586)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (fitz Roger) Scott (1587 – abt 1827) m. Rev (Richard Peter) Smith (1555 – 1630)

Janet Somerville's Timeline

4 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Janet Somerville in Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
1500
1500
Age 15
Birth of Janet Somerville in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1544
1544
Age 59
Death of Janet Somerville in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1558
10 May 1558
Age 73
Death of Janet Somerville in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1558
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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