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Janet Somerville 1502–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 19 August 1559

Death Location: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Maitland

Mother: Lady Seton

Spouse(s): Hugh Somerville

Children(s): James Somerville, Catherine Somerville

Janet Somerville was born in 1502 in Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Willem Maitland And Lady Martha Of Thirlestone Seton. Janet Somerville married Hugh Somerville, and had children including Catherine Somerville, James Somerville. Janet Somerville passed away in 1559 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Somerville was born in 1502 in Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Willem Maitland And Lady Martha Of Thirlestone Seton.
  • Janet Somerville married Hugh Somerville, and had children including Catherine Somerville, James Somerville.
  • Janet Somerville passed away in 1559 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Janet Somerville's Ancestors

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Janet Somerville
1502–1559
Birth Place: Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord Willem Maitland
1455–1513
Lauder Castle, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Martha of Thirlestone) Seton
1480–1510
Seton Manor, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Somerville's Descendants

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Janet Somerville (1502–19 August 1559) m. Hugh Somerville (1485–11 November 1549)
  1. 1. James Somerville 1518–1571 m. Agnes ((Countess)) Hamilton 1522–1597
    1. 1. Hugh Somerville 1547–1597 m. Eleanor Seton 1535–1603 m. Lady (Eleanor Seton Countess Seton and) Somerville 1535–1603
      1. 1. Johnne Somerville 1573–1640 m. Margaret Hamilton 1573–1644
        1. 1. James Somervail 1595–1677 m. Lilias Bannantyne 1608–1675
        2. 2. Patrick Somervell 1597–
  2. 2. Catherine Somerville 1518–1552

Janet Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Janet Somerville in Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
1559
19 August 1559
Age 57
Death of Janet Somerville in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Lennoxlove, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1559
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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