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Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville 1483–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1549

Death Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Somerville

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Lethington

Children(s): Elizabeth Somerville

The story of Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville began in 1483 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville married Lady Janet Maitland Somerville Heiress Of Lethington, and had children including Elizabeth Somerville. Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville passed away in 1549 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville began in 1483 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville married Lady Janet Maitland Somerville Heiress Of Lethington, and had children including Elizabeth Somerville.
  • Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville passed away in 1549 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Sir Somerville's Ancestors

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Sir Somerville
1483–1549
Birth Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Somerville
1453–1491
Carnwarth, Lanark, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1455–1512
Drumlanrig, Nithsdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Sir Somerville's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of) Somerville (1483–11 Nov 1549) m. Lady (Janet Maitland Somerville; Heiress of) Lethington (1502–19 Aug 1559)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Somerville 1523–1578 m. Sir (John Carmichael, of) Meadowflat 1520–1594
    1. 1. Catharina Carmichael 1550–1600 m. Willem Crichton 1551–1590
      1. 1. Willem (I Crichton Earl van) Dumfries 1575–1642 m. Euphemia Seton 1580–1617
        1. 1. Willem (II Crichton Earl van) Dumfries 1600–1691 m. Penelope Swift 1605–1676

Sir Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1549
11 Nov 1549
Age 66
Death of Sir Lord Baron Hugh Somerville; 5th Baron and Earl of Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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