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William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville 1400–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Death Date: 1456

Death Location: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Somerville

Mother: Janet Darnley

Spouse(s): Janet Mowat

Children(s): Thomas Somerville, John Somerville

William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville was born in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland, the child of Thomas De Somerville 1St Lord Somerville And Janet Stewart Of Darnley. William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Somerville 3Rd Lord Somerville, Thomas De Somerville. William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville passed away in 1456 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville was born in 1400 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland, the child of Thomas De Somerville 1St Lord Somerville And Janet Stewart Of Darnley.
  • William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Somerville 3Rd Lord Somerville, Thomas De Somerville.
  • William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville passed away in 1456 in Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Somerville's Ancestors

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William Somerville
1400–1456
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Parents
Thomas de Somerville 1st Lord Somerville
1375–1444
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Janet (Stewart of) Darnley
1381–1407
Grandparents
William (de) Somerville
1345–1403
Katherine Halliday
1347–
Janet Turnbull
1347–1381
Alexander Stewart
1342–1402
Great-Grandparents
Walter Carnwath
1322–1380
John Turnbull
1315–1355
Mary Haliburton
1217–
Joanna Baird
–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carnwath
1280–1347
Elizabeth Douglas
1305–1357
William Turnbull
1289–1333
Margaret Dougals
1392–1421

William Somerville's Descendants

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William (de Somerville 2nd Lord) Somerville (1400–1456) m. Janet Mowat (1404–1458)
  1. 1. Thomas (de) Somerville 1427–1482
    1. 1. Janet (de) Somerville 1442–
      1. 1. Janet Scott 1454–
        1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1467–1519 m. Roger (Grierson Lord of) Windiehill 1474–1513
  2. 2. John (Somerville 3rd Lord) Somerville 1418–1491 m. Marion Bailleul 1435–1506
    1. 1. John (Somerville Lord) Somerville 1464–1513 m. Elizabeth Carmichael 1473–
      1. 1. Janet Somerville 1504– m. John Hamilton 1500–1580
        1. 1. Janet Hamilton 1535–1589 m. William Wallace 1530–1550

William Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1400
1400
Birth of William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1456
20 August 1456
Age 56
Death of William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
1456
1456
Age 56
Death of William de Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 August 1456
    Event Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1456

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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