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Lord John Somerville 1400–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1456

Death Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Carnwath

Mother: Katherine Moffat

Spouse(s): Johanna Mowat

Children(s): William Somerville

The story of Lord John Somerville began in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland. Lord John Somerville married Johanna Mowat, and had children including William Somerville 2Nd Lord Of Somerville. Lord John Somerville passed away in 1456 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord John Somerville began in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland.
  • Lord John Somerville married Johanna Mowat, and had children including William Somerville 2Nd Lord Of Somerville.
  • Lord John Somerville passed away in 1456 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Carnwath
1340–1403
Birth Location: Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
WC
Katherine Moffat
1350–1428
Birth Location: Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
KM

Spouses(s)

Johanna Mowat
1390–1458
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Schotland
JM

Children(s)

William Somerville
1392–1456
Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WS

Lord Somerville's Ancestors

Self
Lord Somerville
1400–1456
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Parents
William Somerville Baron of Linton and Carnwath
1340–1403
Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Halliday - Heiress of) Moffat
1350–1428
Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Somerville - Lord of Linton and) Carnwath
1290–1364
Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1305–1357
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Black
1286–1323
Joan Lovel
1278–1337
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Somerville's Descendants

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Lord (John) Somerville (1400–1456) m. Johanna Mowat (1390–1458)
  1. 1. William (Somerville 2nd. Lord of) Somerville 1392–1456 m. Janet Mowat 1398–1458 m. Johanna Mowat 1390–1458
    1. 1. Egidia Somerville 1418–1455 m. John (Herries Herries of) Terregles 1410–1483
      1. 1. Marion Heries 1431–1470 m. David (Bruce 6th Baron of) Clackmannckmannan 1445–1497 m. David (Stewart 3rd of) Rosyth 1445–1483
        1. 1. Christiana (Bruce — no credible sources) cited 1467–1532 m. James Schaw 1468–1528
        2. 2. David (Bruce) II 1470–1550
        3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1472–1504
        4. 4. Jean Bruce 1474–1543 m. Sir (James) Hindmarsh 1478–1550
        5. 5. Marion Bruce 1485–
        6. 6. Agnes Bruce 1495–1575 m. James Cunningham 1492–
        7. 7. David (Bruce VII of) Clackmannanshire 1465–1506 m. Janet (Jean Blackadder -Baroness of) O'Lack 1472–1572
        8. 8. Margaret BRUCE 1470–
      2. 2. Sir (David Lord Terregles) Herries 1436–1495 m. Elizabeth (Lady) Crichton 1443–1479
    2. 2. Mary Somerville 1417– m. Ralph Wier 1416–
    3. 3. John (Somerville 3rd Lord) Somerville 1419–1491 m. Helen (Lady, Baroness Somerville) Hepburn 1408–1457 m. Mariota Baillie 1428– m. Helen Hepburn 1383–1457
    4. 4. William Somerville 1420–
    5. 5. Janet Somerville 1423–1492 m. David (Scott of Branxholm, 1st. Lord) Buccleuch 1427–1492
    6. 6. Agidea Somerville 1425–
    7. 7. Margaret Somerville 1426–1460
    8. 8. Thomas Somerville 1427–1482
    9. 9. Hugh Somerville 1429–
    10. 10. John Somerville 1430–1491
    11. 11. Marie (Mariota) Somerville 1432–1474 m. Ralph Wier 1416–
    12. 12. Mary Somerville 1432–1474
    13. 13. Mariota Somerville 1432–1491
    14. 14. Jean Somerville 1432–1495
    15. 15. Janet SOMERVILLE 1435–1495
    16. 16. Jean Somerville 1435–1495 m. William Kneland 1437–1487
    17. 17. Jean Somerville 1439–1495
    18. 18. Janet DeSomerville 1442–

Lord Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1400
1400
Birth of Lord John Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1456
20 Aug 1456
Age 56
Death of Lord John Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1456
1456
Age 56
Burial of Lord John Somerville in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lord John Somerville, person ID GKJ1-X95.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1456
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lord John Somerville, person ID GKJ1-X95.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lord John Somerville, person ID GKJ1-X95.
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