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Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville 1554 – 1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1630

Death Location: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Cambusnethan

Mother: Katherine Murray,

Spouse(s): Sir Skene

Children(s): Euphame Skene-Richardson

The story of Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) began in 1554 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) married Sir John "Lord Curriehill" Skene, and had children including Euphame Skene-Richardson. Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) passed away in 1630 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) began in 1554 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) married Sir John "Lord Curriehill" Skene, and had children including Euphame Skene-Richardson.
  • Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) passed away in 1630 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cambusnethan
1518 – 1596
Birth Location: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Katherine Murray,
1532 – 1594
Birth Location: Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Skene
1543 – 1617
Birth Location: Skene Castle, Curriehill, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Euphame Skene-Richardson
1591 – 1635
Birth Location: Curriehill, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Somerville's Ancestors

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Lady Somerville
1554 – 1630
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James John "Laird of the Plaids" Somerville, 3rd Baron Cambusnethan
1518 – 1596
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine Murray,
1532 – 1594
Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John "Red Bag" 2nd Baron Cambusnethan Somerville Campbell van Ardkinglass ( Direct) )
1489 – 1553
Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret De) GRAHAM
1504 – 1539
Kincardine, Perth, Scotland
Sir (Knight John (Ian) Wallace of Ricarton, 10th Lord of) Craigie
1478 – 1559
Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Montrose
1464 – 1513
Lady Angus
1472 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Somerville's Descendants

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Lady (Helen of Cambusnethan) Somerville (1554 – 1630) m. Sir (John "Lord Curriehill") Skene (1543 – 16 Mar 1617)
  1. 1. Euphame Skene-Richardson (1591 – 15 Dec 1635) m. Sir (Robert James Henry) Richardson (1589 – 15 Dec 1635)
    1. 1. Robert RICHARDSON (1615 – 10 Sep 1682) m. Susannah SMITH (1619 – 1666)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Richardson (1664 – 1776) m. Leonard Henley (1674 – 1738)
        1. 1. Henrietta Hanley (1682 – 28 Aug 1749) m. Richard (Henderson,) Sheriff (1678 – 21 June 1748)

Lady Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1630
1630
Age 76
Death of Lady Helen of Cambusnethan Somerville (11th Great Grandmother) in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
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