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John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville 1403–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1403

Birth Location: Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1491

Death Location: Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Somerville

Mother: Janet Mowat

Spouse(s): Helen Hepburn

Children(s): Elizabeth Somerville

John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville was born in 1403 in Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Somerville 2Nd Lord Somerville And Janet Mowat. John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville married Helen Hepburn, and had children including Elizabeth Somerville. John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville passed away in 1491 in Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville was born in 1403 in Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Somerville 2Nd Lord Somerville And Janet Mowat.
  • John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville married Helen Hepburn, and had children including Elizabeth Somerville.
  • John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville passed away in 1491 in Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Somerville's Ancestors

Self
John Somerville
1403–1491
Birth Place: Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville
1388–1456
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Mowat
1388–1456
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Janet (Stewart of) Darnley
1381–1407
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Sir (John Mowat Laird of) Stonehouse
1365–1467
Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Harper
1376–1441
Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Darnley
1342–1402
Janet Minto
1347–1381
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Galston
1320–1374
Joanna Galston
1325–1391
John Turnbull
1315–1355
Mary Haliburton
1317–1375

John Somerville's Descendants

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John ("of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord) Somerville (1403–1491) m. Helen Hepburn (Abt. 1408–Mar 1457)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Somerville 1413–1447
    1. 1. Lady (Helen) Campbell 1460–1528 m. Richard (Hopper Burgess of) Edinburgh 1460–1513
      1. 1. Isabell Hopper 1482–1525
        1. 1. Margaret Murray 1505–1538 m. William (Little of Liberton House, Lord Provost of) Edinburgh 1488–1543

John Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1403
1403
Birth of John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville in Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
Nov 1491
Age 88
Death of John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
1491
Age 88
Burial of John "of Carnwath" Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville in Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1403
    Event Place: Cleghorn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geni.com, Geni.com

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1466
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Nov 1469
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Wikipedia, Wikipedia
    [2] Geni.com, Geni.com

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

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