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William Somerville 1829–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 17 Feb 1895

Death Location: Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Somerville

Mother: Margaret Somerville

Spouse(s): Agnes Somerville

Children(s): Robert Sommerville, David Somerville, William Somerville, Matthew Somerville, Margaret McIntyre, Isabella Yuill, Christina Yuill, John Somerville, Robina Yuill

The story of William Somerville began in 1829 in Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada. William Somerville married Agnes Nancy Somerville, and had children including Christina Yuill, David Somerville, Isabella Yuill, John Somerville, Margaret Gray Mcintyre, Matthew Ernest Somerville, Robert Sommerville, Robina Yuill, William Henry Somerville. William Somerville passed away in 1895 in Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Somerville began in 1829 in Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Somerville married Agnes Nancy Somerville, and had children including Christina Yuill, David Somerville, Isabella Yuill, John Somerville, Margaret Gray Mcintyre, Matthew Ernest Somerville, Robert Sommerville, Robina Yuill, William Henry Somerville.
  • William Somerville passed away in 1895 in Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Somerville's Ancestors

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William Somerville
1829–1895
Birth Place: Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Somerville
1788–1856
Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1797–1874
Glasgow City, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Hugh) Somerville
1758–1864
Libberton, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Somerville
1718–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Somervell
1687–1754

William Somerville's Descendants

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William Somerville (1829–17 Feb 1895) m. Agnes (Nancy) Somerville (1829–12 September 1906)
  1. 1. Robert Sommerville 1854–1929 m. Elizabeth (Nicol) Machan 1870–1947 m. Mary (Ann) Pretty 1865–1891 m. Annie Manson 1858–1893
    1. 1. George (Albert Somerville) III 1904– m. Mary (Stella) McCoy 1908–2003
      1. 1. Mr (Robert Milton) Somerville 1930–2010 m. Margaret (Jean) Rodger 1932–2022
        1. 1. Albert (Stanley) Somerville 1951–1951
      2. 2. Lloyd (Earl) Somerville 1932–1991
      3. 3. Ivan (Arnold) Somerville 1933–1986
      4. 4. Bessie (Somerville) Foster 1928–2007 m. Robert (M.) Foster 1924–2005
    2. 2. William Somerville 1892–1932
    3. 3. Andrew Sommerville 1896–1904
    4. 4. Lloyd (Mathew) Somerville 1899–
    5. 5. Sommerville 1891–
    6. 6. William Somerville 1890–
    7. 7. William (Gray) Somerville 1823–
  2. 2. David Somerville 1856–1928
  3. 3. William (Henry) Somerville 1864–1949
  4. 4. Matthew (Ernest) Somerville 1866–1949
  5. 5. Margaret (Gray) McIntyre 1862–1912
  6. 6. Isabella Yuill 1872–1939
  7. 7. Christina Yuill 1869–1913
  8. 8. John Somerville 1853–1875
  9. 9. Robina Yuill 1858–1944

William Somerville's Timeline

7 Records

1829
1829
Birth of William Somerville in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
1829
1829
Birth of William Somerville in Lanark, Ontario
Lanark, Ontario
1829
1829
Birth of William Somerville in Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
1851
1851
Age 22
William Somerville resided here in Lanark, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Lanark, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1871
1871
Age 42
William Somerville resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 62
William Somerville resided here in Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario, Canada
Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario, Canada
1895
17 Feb 1895
Age 66
Death of William Somerville in Middleville, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
Middleville, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Lanark, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Lanark Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lanark, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lanark North
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Middleville, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017

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