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John Lord van Cowthally Somerville 1418–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: November 1491

Death Location: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Willem Cowthally

Mother: Johanna Mowat

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Semphill

In 1418, John Lord van Cowthally Somerville entered the world in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Somerville Van Cowthally And Johanna Mowat. John Lord van Cowthally Somerville had children including John 1St Lord Of Eliotstoun Semphill. John Lord van Cowthally Somerville passed away in 1491 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1418, John Lord van Cowthally Somerville entered the world in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Somerville Van Cowthally And Johanna Mowat.
  • John Lord van Cowthally Somerville had children including John 1St Lord Of Eliotstoun Semphill.
  • John Lord van Cowthally Somerville passed away in 1491 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Cowthally
1400–1456
Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Johanna Mowat
1390–1458
Birth Location: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Semphill
1450–1513
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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John Somerville's Ancestors

Self
John Somerville
1418–1491
Birth Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Somerville van Cowthally
1400–1456
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Johanna Mowat
1390–1458
Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Somerville
1370–1444
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jeanette Stewart
1372–1407
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Somerville's Descendants

1.
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John (Lord van Cowthally) Somerville (1418–November 1491)
  1. 1. John (1st Lord of Eliotstoun) Semphill 1450–1513 m. MARGARET MUSHET\COLVILLE\CLEMENTS 1460–1504
    1. 1. Isabella (Gault) Semple 1485–1509 m. Robert ((kt) Crawford) Sir 1482–1513
      1. 1. Semple 1893–
      2. 2. Lawrence Crawford 1505–1547 m. Helen (Lady of Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland Campbell) &&&8 1507–1564
        1. 1. Hugh (Ewing Laird Kilbrin) Crawford 1526–1576
        2. 2. Hugh (Ewing Laird Kilbrin) Crawford 1526–1576 m. Margaret Colquhoun 1574– m. JANET (KERR) && 1550–1574 m. Elizabeth (Barclay) &&& 1538– m. Margaret (Colquhoun) &7 1545–1602 m. MARGARET (COLQUHOUN) Dame 1525–1561

John Somerville's Timeline

12 Records

1418
1418
Birth of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1418
1418
Birth of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1418
1418
Birth of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1418
1418
Birth of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1425
1425
Age 7
Birth of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1448
1448
Age 30
John Lord van Cowthally Somerville was married in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1456
Mar 1456
Age 38
John Lord van Cowthally Somerville was married in East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland
East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland
1491
November 1491
Age 73
Death of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
November 1491
Age 73
Death of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
November 1491
Age 73
Death of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
November 1491
Age 73
Death of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
November 1491
Age 73
Death of John Lord van Cowthally Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1456
    Event Place: East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: East Milrig Wistoun, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1491
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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