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John Somerville 1520 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: FEB 1594

Death Location: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

Father: Hugh Somerville

Mother: Janet Maitland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carmichael

Children(s): James Somerville

John Somerville was born in 1520 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Hugh Somerville and Janet Maitland. John Somerville married Elizabeth Katherine Carmichael, and had children including James Somerville. John Somerville passed away in 1594 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Somerville was born in 1520 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland, the child of Hugh Somerville and Janet Maitland.
  • John Somerville married Elizabeth Katherine Carmichael, and had children including James Somerville.
  • John Somerville passed away in 1594 in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Somerville
1483 – 1549
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Maitland
1497 – 1559
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carmichael
1514 – 1564
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Somerville
1538 – 1623
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
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John Somerville's Ancestors

Self
John Somerville
1520 – 1594
Birth Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Somerville
1483 – 1549
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Maitland
1497 – 1559
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (of Thirlestane & Lethington) Maitland
1455 – 1513
Lauder Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Margaret Seton
1476 – 1533
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwick, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maitland
1442 – 1484
Margaret Dundas
1438 – 1486
Sir Seton
1449 – 1508
Margaret Campbell
1467 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Maitland
1390 – 1471
Margaret Wardlaw
1419 –
Colin Campbell
1431 – 1475

John Somerville's Descendants

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John Somerville (1520 – FEB 1594) m. Elizabeth (Katherine) Carmichael (1514 – 25 NOV 1564)
  1. 1. James Somerville (1538 – SEP 1623) m. Margaret Hamilton (1542 – )
    1. 1. (Sir) (John) Somerville (1568 – 1635) m. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1572 – ) m. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1577 – )
    2. 2. Mary Somerville (1569 – ) m. Lewis Craig (ABT 1586 – 6 JAN 1622) m. James Cleilland
    3. 3. James Somerville (1571 – MAR 1642) m. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1595 – 1665) m. Catherine Somerville (ABT 1604 – )

John Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Somerville in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
1594
FEB 1594
Age 74
Death of John Somerville in Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

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    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1594
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
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