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Sir William Lord Somerville 1400–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Aug 1456

Death Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Somerville

Mother: Janet Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Mowat

Children(s): John Cowthally

Sir William Lord Somerville was born in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Lord Somerville Somerville And Janet Stewart. Sir William Lord Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Lord Somerville Van Cowthally. Sir William Lord Somerville passed away in 1456 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Lord Somerville was born in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Lord Somerville Somerville And Janet Stewart.
  • Sir William Lord Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Lord Somerville Van Cowthally.
  • Sir William Lord Somerville passed away in 1456 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Somerville
1370–1444
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Stewart
1372–1407
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Mowat
1398–1458
Birth Location: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Cowthally
1425–1491
Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
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Sir Somerville's Ancestors

Self
Sir Somerville
1400–1456
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Lord Somerville Somerville
1370–1444
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Stewart
1372–1407
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Somerville's Descendants

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Sir (William Lord) Somerville (1400–20 Aug 1456) m. Janet Mowat (1398–1458)
  1. 1. John (Lord Somerville van) Cowthally 1425–1491 m. Marion (van) Bailleul 1435–1506 m. Helen Hepburn 1420–1456
    1. 1. Helen Somerville 1489–1510 m. Sir (Robert Boyd I, 4th Lord of) Kilmarnock 1485–1558
      1. 1. Robert (V Lord Boyd van) Kilmarnock 1517–1590 m. Margaret Colquhoun 1525–1601 m. Elizabeth Fairlie 1529–1601
        1. 1. Thomas, (6th Lord Boyd van) Kilmarnock 1544–1611 m. Lady (Margaret Ann) Campbell 1550–1597 m. Elizabeth Wallace 1547–1622 m. Jane Stockdale 1547–1586

Sir Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of Sir William Lord Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1456
20 Aug 1456
Age 56
Death of Sir William Lord Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1456
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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