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John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle 1425 – 1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Death Date: Nov 1491

Death Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Father: Willem Cowthally

Mother: Johanna Mowat

Spouse(s): Mariota Lamington

Children(s): Sir Settrington;

The story of John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle began in 1425 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland. John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle married Mariota "Marion" Baillie, of Lamington, and had children including Sir John Bigod Lord of Settrington;. John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle passed away in 1491 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle began in 1425 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland.
  • John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle married Mariota "Marion" Baillie, of Lamington, and had children including Sir John Bigod Lord of Settrington;.
  • John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle passed away in 1491 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

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John Castle's Ancestors

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John Castle
1425 – 1491
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Parents
Willem Lord Somerville van Cowthally
1400 – 1456
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Johanna Mowat
1390 – 1458
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Lord Somerville van) Cowthally
1370 – 1445
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jeanette Stewart
1380 – 1405
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Castle's Descendants

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John (Somerville, of Cowthally) Castle (1425 – Nov 1491) m. Mariota ("Marion" Baillie, of) Lamington (1428 – Jan 1506)
  1. 1. Sir (John Bigod Lord of) Settrington; (Apr 1457 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Joan) Strangeways (1479 – 7 Apr 1515)
    1. 1. Sir (Francis) Bigod (04 Oct 1507 – 02 Jun 1537) m. Catherine ((Katherine)) Conyers (1510 – 21 Oct 1566)
      1. 1. Dorothy Bigod (1529 – 18 Sep 1573) m. Miles ("Milo") Harker (abt 1510 – 6 Nov 1574)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Harker (31 Jan 1563 – 12 Dec 1637) m. William Nicholson (11 Mar 1550 – 19 Nov 1641)

John Castle's Timeline

6 Records

1425
1425
Birth of John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1446
10 JUL 1446
Age 21
John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle was married in Scotland
Scotland
1452
MAR 1452
Age 27
John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle was married in Chapter, Dunbartonshire, West Coast, Scotland
Chapter, Dunbartonshire, West Coast, Scotland
1456
Mar 1456
Age 31
John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle was married in East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland
East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland
1466
1466
Age 41
John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle was married in Carnwarth, Lanark, Scotland
Carnwarth, Lanark, Scotland
1491
Nov 1491
Age 66
Death of John Somerville, of Cowthally Castle in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1446
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: MAR 1452
    Event Place: Chapter, Dunbartonshire, West Coast, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1456
    Event Place: East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1466
    Event Place: Carnwarth, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

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