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Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale 1575–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1575

Birth Location: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Lanarkshire

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s): John Cambusnethan’

Children(s): Elspet Summervaill

Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale was born in 1575 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Hamilton Sherriff Of Lanarkshire And Lady Jonet Kennedy Duchess Of Hamilton. Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale married John Somerville 5Th Baron Of Cambusnethan, and had children including Elspet Summervaill. Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale passed away in 1637 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale was born in 1575 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Hamilton Sherriff Of Lanarkshire And Lady Jonet Kennedy Duchess Of Hamilton.
  • Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale married John Somerville 5Th Baron Of Cambusnethan, and had children including Elspet Summervaill.
  • Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale passed away in 1637 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lanarkshire
1539–
Birth Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SL
Lady Hamilton
1540–1596
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

John Cambusnethan’
1568–1635
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JC

Children(s)

Elspet Summervaill
1606–1660
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
ES

Lady Avondale's Ancestors

Self
Lady Avondale
1575–1637
Birth Place: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Hamilton Sherriff of Lanarkshire
1539–
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Jonet Kennedy, Duchess of) Hamilton
1540–1596
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Matthew Hamilton, 6th Duke of) Hamilton
1512–1570
Torrance House, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gilbert (Kennedy, 3rd Earl of) Cassilis
1515–1558
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon
1513–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Cassillis
1515–1558
maria kennedy
1520–1595
John MGGF
1500–1550
Lady MGGM
1500–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Cassillis
1485–1527
Isabel Campbell
1489–1553

Lady Avondale's Descendants

1.
LA
Lady (Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of) Avondale (About 1575–1637) m. John (Somerville, 5th Baron Of) Cambusnethan’ (1568–1635)
  1. 1. Elspet Summervaill 1606–1660 m. David Miller 1606–1670
    1. 1. Heleine Miller 1636–1700 m. William Yorkstone 1635–1700
      1. 1. James Yorkstone 1662–1710 m. Margaret Ross 1665–1710
        1. 1. Susanna Yorkston 1688–1748 m. Alexander Bell 1686–1755

Lady Avondale's Timeline

2 Records

1575
About 1575
Birth of Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1637
1637
Age 62
Death of Lady Mary (Somerville) Hamilton of Avondale in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1575
    Event Place: Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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