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Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville 1418–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1491

Death Location: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Willem Cowthally

Mother: Lady Mowat

Spouse(s): Marion Bailleul

Children(s): Lord Cambusnethan, Aegidia Somerville, William Somerville, Mary Somerville, Marion Somerville, Thomas Somerville, Helen Somerville

The story of Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville began in 1418 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville married Marion Van Bailleul, and had children including Aegidia Lady Somerville, Helen Somerville, Lord John Ii Somerville Of Cambusnethan, Marion Somerville, Mary Somerville, Thomas Somerville, William Somerville. Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville passed away in 1491 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville began in 1418 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville married Marion Van Bailleul, and had children including Aegidia Lady Somerville, Helen Somerville, Lord John Ii Somerville Of Cambusnethan, Marion Somerville, Mary Somerville, Thomas Somerville, William Somerville.
  • Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville passed away in 1491 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Cowthally
1400–1456
Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WC
Lady Mowat
1398–1458
Birth Location: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Marion Bailleul
1435–1505
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire(Midlothian), Scotland/ Inveresek
MB

Children(s)

Lord Cambusnethan
1463–1513
Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LC
Aegidia Somerville
1463–1513
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AS
William Somerville
1453–1491
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WS
Mary Somerville
1459–
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
MS
Marion Somerville
1460–
Birth Location: Of, , , Scotland
MS
Thomas Somerville
1455–
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
TS
Helen Somerville
1450–
Birth Location: Carnwarth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HS

Sir Somerville's Ancestors

Self
Sir Somerville
1418–1491
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Somerville van Cowthally
1400–1456
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Johanna) Mowat
1398–1458
Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Lord Somerville van) Cowthally
1370–1444
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Stewart
1372–1407
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Somerville's Descendants

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Sir (John Somerville 3rd Lord of) Somerville (1418–Nov 1491) m. Marion (van) Bailleul (1435–6 Jan 1505)
  1. 1. Lord (John II Somerville of) Cambusnethan 1463–1513 m. Elisabeth Carmichael 1473–1559
    1. 1. Sir (John "Red Bag" of Cambusnethian Somerville of Cambusnethian) Somerville 1489–1553 m. Margaret (Graham of Montrose (contract 10 July 1510) dau Wm Graham 1st Earl of) Montrose 1495–1539 m. Margaret (of Montrose) Graham 1495–1539 m. Margaret ((contract 10 July 1510) dau Wm Graham 1st Earl of Montrose Graham of) Montrose 1504–1539
      1. 1. Mary Sommerville 1515–1566 m. John (Thomas) Cowper 1513–1559
        1. 1. John (Cowper) IV 1540–1568 m. Marion Duncan 1544–1594
        2. 2. Richard Cowper 1538–1566
        3. 3. Ann Cowper 1548–1573
        4. 4. Jno ((John)) Couper 1881–1940
      2. 2. Helen Somerville 1520–1594
      3. 3. Flora Somerville 1543–1589
    2. 2. Daughter (Somerville of) Qouthquan 1512–1547
    3. 3. Lady (Janet Somerville of) Cambusnethan 1504–1576
    4. 4. Margaret (Somerville of) Qouthquan 1489–1529
    5. 5. Agnes Somerville 1500–1543
    6. 6. Lady Somerville 1518–
    7. 7. Robert Somerville 1522–1591
    8. 8. James (thth lord) Somerville 1518–1594
    9. 9. 1st (Lord Darnley John) Stewart 1531–1563
    10. 10. William Somerville 1490–1549
    11. 11. Mary Somerville 1493–
    12. 12. John Somerville 1530–
    13. 13. James (Lord) Somerville 1518–1569
    14. 14. Helen (Somerville of) Cambusnethan 1517–1590
    15. 15. Elizabeth Somerville 1523–1578
    16. 16. Margaret Somerville 1528–
  2. 2. Aegidia (Lady) Somerville 1463–1513
  3. 3. William Somerville 1453–1491
  4. 4. Mary Somerville 1459–
  5. 5. Marion Somerville 1460–
  6. 6. Thomas Somerville 1455–
  7. 7. Helen Somerville 1450–

Sir Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
Nov 1491
Age 73
Death of Sir John Somerville 3rd Lord of Somerville in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1491
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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