William
Somerville Master of Somerville
formerly Somerville
Born about in Lanarkshire Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Katherine Somerville, Elizabeth Somerville, Marion Somerville [half], John (Somerville) Somerville Ist of Cambusnethan [half] and Giles Somerville [half]
Husband of
Marjorie (Montgomerie) Montgomerie Lady Somerville
— married
13 Jun 1476 (to before 1478) in Scotland
Husband of
Janet Douglas
— married
before 12 Oct 1478 in Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Somerville) Lockhart, John (Somerville) Somerville Third Lord Somerville, Hugh (Somerville) Somerville Fourth Lord Somerville and Janet (Somerville) Somerville Lady Cockburn
Died before
before about age 41
in Lanarkshire Scotland
Profile last modified
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Biography
William (Somerville) Somerville Master of Somerville is a member of Clan Somerville.
William was the son of John Somerville and Helen Hepburn.[1][2]
He married firstly, 13 Jun 1476, Marjorie Montgomerie, sister of Hugh, 1st Earl of Eglinton.[3][4]
He married secondly, aft. 12 Oct 1478, Janet Douglass.[2] They had issue:
- John, b. abt. 1482-4, 3rd Lord[2][5]
- Hugh, b. 1484-6, 4th Lord[2][5]
- Mary, m. James Lockhart, of Lee
William died between 18 May and Nov 1491 and was buried at Carnwath.[2]
Research Notes
- The sons, John and Hugh, are said by some to be the sons of William's second wife but James Somerville says they were sons by Marjorie.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1911, Vol. VIII, Archive.org, p. 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: William Pollard & Co, 1953, Ed. 2 Vol XII Part 1, FamilySearch, p. 94-6
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 433
- ↑ Somerville, James, Memorie of the Somervilles; being a History of the Baronial House of Somerville, Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1815, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 251
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1911, Vol. VIII, Archive.org, p. 15
- ↑ Somerville, James, Memorie of the Somervilles; being a History of the Baronial House of Somerville, Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1815, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 270
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