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Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville 1430–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1491

Death Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Willem Cowthally

Mother: Janet Mowat

Spouse(s): Marion Baillie

Children(s): Lady Somerville, Sir Somerville, AEGIDA Somerville, Marion Somerville, William Somerville, Mary Somerville, Alison Somerville, Helen Somerville, Gilis Sommerville, Thomas Somerville

In 1430, Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville entered the world in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Somerville Van Cowthally And Janet Mowat. Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville married Marion Baillie, and had children including Aegida Somerville, Alison Somerville, Gilis Sommerville, Helen Somerville, Lady Elizabeth Somerville, Marion Somerville, Mary Somerville, Sir John Cambusnethan Somerville, Thomas Somerville, William Somerville. Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville passed away in 1491 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville entered the world in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Somerville Van Cowthally And Janet Mowat.
  • Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville married Marion Baillie, and had children including Aegida Somerville, Alison Somerville, Gilis Sommerville, Helen Somerville, Lady Elizabeth Somerville, Marion Somerville, Mary Somerville, Sir John Cambusnethan Somerville, Thomas Somerville, William Somerville.
  • Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville passed away in 1491 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Somerville's Ancestors

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Sir Somerville
1430–1491
Birth Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Somerville van Cowthally
1400–1456
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Mowat
1398–1458
Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Lord Somerville van) Cowthally
1375–1444
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Jeanette Stewart
1372–1407
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Carnwath
1345–1400
Margaretha Edmonstone
1350–1400
Alexander Darnley
1335–1400
Jeanette Keith
1340–1410
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Somerville's Descendants

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Sir (John, Third Lord of) Somerville (1430–Nov 1491) m. Marion Baillie (1430–Jan 1506)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Somerville 1455–1510 m. Sir (Robert II (Chaplain)) GOURLOW 1454–1540
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gourlow 1474–1494 m. John Thompson 1469–1526
      1. 1. Sir (William) Thompson 1492–1557 m. Lady (Bridget Margaret) Fleming 1494–1586
        1. 1. Robert Thompson 1535–1608 m. Agnes Raynolde 1540–1596
        2. 2. William Thompson 1514–1600
        3. 3. Archibald Thompson 1524–
      2. 2. Andrew Thompson 1490–1571
      3. 3. John Thompson 1495–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gourlow 1469–1531
  2. 2. Sir (John Cambusnethan) Somerville 1457–1513
  3. 3. AEGIDA Somerville 1463–
  4. 4. Marion Somerville 1458–1462
  5. 5. William Somerville 1453–1491
  6. 6. Mary Somerville 1459–
  7. 7. Alison Somerville 1463–1510
  8. 8. Helen Somerville 1450–
  9. 9. Gilis Sommerville 1465–1513
  10. 10. Thomas Somerville 1455–

Sir Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1491
Nov 1491
Age 61
Death of Sir John, Third Lord of Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1491
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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