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William Somerville 1817–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Jan 1868

Death Location: Barton, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: James Somerville

Mother: Mary Drysdale

Spouse(s): Jane Russell

Children(s): Jean Sommerville, Douglas Somerville, William Somerville, Alexander Somerville, John Somerville, Robert Sommerville, Agnes Sommerville, Jeanette Somerville, Jane Somerville, Nathaniel Somerville, Nathaniel Somerville

In 1817, William Somerville entered the world in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Somerville And Mary Drysdale. William Somerville married Jane Jean Napier Russell, and had children including Agnes Russel Sommerville, Alexander Somerville, Douglas M Somerville, Jane Somerville, Jean Jane Sommerville, Jeanette Somerville, John N Somerville, Nathaniel Corstorphine Somerville, Nathaniel Somerville, Robert Sommerville, William W Somerville. William Somerville passed away in 1868 in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1817, William Somerville entered the world in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Somerville And Mary Drysdale.
  • William Somerville married Jane Jean Napier Russell, and had children including Agnes Russel Sommerville, Alexander Somerville, Douglas M Somerville, Jane Somerville, Jean Jane Sommerville, Jeanette Somerville, John N Somerville, Nathaniel Corstorphine Somerville, Nathaniel Somerville, Robert Sommerville, William W Somerville.
  • William Somerville passed away in 1868 in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Somerville
1781–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Mary Drysdale
1796–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
MD

Spouses(s)

Jane Russell
1819–1894
Birth Location: Blowearyd, West Lothian, Scotland
JR

Children(s)

Jean Sommerville
1858–1936
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Douglas Somerville
1861–1914
Birth Location: Cambusnethan,Lanarkshire, scotland
DS
William Somerville
1846–1905
Birth Location: Cambusnethan,Lanarkshire, scotland
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Alexander Somerville
1854–1870
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AS
John Somerville
1843–1872
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS
Robert Sommerville
1850–1911
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
RS
Agnes Sommerville
1850–1924
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire
AS
Jeanette Somerville
1840–1912
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS
Jane Somerville
1838–1936
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS
Nathaniel Somerville
1864–1924
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
NS
Nathaniel Somerville
1856–1861
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
NS

William Somerville's Ancestors

Self
William Somerville
1817–1868
Birth Place: Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Somerville
1781–
Fife, Scotland
Mary Drysdale
1796–
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Somerville's Descendants

1.
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William Somerville (1817–10 Jan 1868) m. Jane ((Jean) Napier) Russell (6 Apr 1819–27 Aug 1894)
  1. 1. Jean ((Jane)) Sommerville 1858–1936 m. Hugh McWhirter 1859–1932 m. William (Mcdonald) Sr 1858–
    1. 1. Jean (Napier (Jennie)) McWhirter 1885–1967 m. Charles (Henry) McKnight 1888–1978
      1. 1. Donald (Ray) McKnight 1914–1983 m. Pearl (E.) Schildt 1912–1996
        1. 1. Charles (Martin McKnight) Sr 1935–2019 m. Peggy (JoAnn) Miller 1940–2009
        2. 2. Peggy (Lou) McKnight 1936–2014
        3. 3. Helen (Carol) McKnight 1939–2010
        4. 4. Jean (Patricia) Bumbaugh 1932–2008 m. Kenneth (Orville) Black 1928–2011
      2. 2. Edith (Winfred) McKnight 1907–1988
      3. 3. Franklin (Clifford) McKnight 1917–1979 m. Helen (A.) O'Neill 1919–1984
      4. 4. Orville (Curtis) McKnight 1918–1998
      5. 5. Howard (Richard) McKnight 1920–1980
    2. 2. Elizabeth (C) McWhirter 1896–1976
    3. 3. David (Lauder) McWhirter 1887–1942
    4. 4. Helen McWhirter 1890–1919
    5. 5. Hugh McWhirter 1882–1934
    6. 6. Agnes McWhirter 1892–1985
    7. 7. William (Sommerville) MacDonald 1878–1946
    8. 8. John (Summerville Mc) Whirter 1880–1961
  2. 2. Douglas (M) Somerville 1861–1914
  3. 3. William (W) Somerville 1846–1905
  4. 4. Alexander Somerville 1854–1870
  5. 5. John (N) Somerville 1843–1872
  6. 6. Robert Sommerville 1850–1911
  7. 7. Agnes (Russel) Sommerville 1850–1924
  8. 8. Jeanette Somerville 1840–1912
  9. 9. Jane Somerville 1838–1936
  10. 10. Nathaniel (Corstorphine) Somerville 1864–1924
  11. 11. Nathaniel Somerville 1856–1861

William Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of William Somerville in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
1868
10 Jan 1868
Age 51
Death of William Somerville in Barton, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Barton, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Barton, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barton, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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