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William Somerville 1400–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Death Date: 20 Aug 1456

Death Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Somerville

Mother: Jeanette Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Mowat

Children(s): John Cowthally

In 1400, William Somerville entered the world in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland, born to Thomas Somerville And Jeanette Stewart. William Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Lord Somerville Van Cowthally. William Somerville passed away in 1456 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1400, William Somerville entered the world in Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland, born to Thomas Somerville And Jeanette Stewart.
  • William Somerville married Janet Mowat, and had children including John Lord Somerville Van Cowthally.
  • William Somerville passed away in 1456 in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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William Somerville's Ancestors

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William Somerville
1400–1456
Birth Place: Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Parents
Thomas Somerville
1375–1445
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Jeanette Stewart
1380–1405
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Somerville's Descendants

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William 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
    1. 1. John Somerville 1463–1513 m. Elizabeth Carmichael 1473–1559
      1. 1. Helena (Kelly) Somerville 1489–1536 m. Robert Boyd 1485–1558
        1. 1. Robert (V Lord Boyd van) Kilmarnock 1517–1590 m. Countess (Margaret Mariot Colquhoun, 1525, Countess of) Glens 1525–1601

William Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1456
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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