Helen Somerville

HELEN SOMERVILLE Lady Boyd

Helen Somerville, Lady Boyd, here treated, is the daughter of Sir John Baillie Somerville of Cambusnethan and his wife Elizabeth Carmichael The Scots Peerage V: 155

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for Helen Somerville, Lady Boyd, here treated. She was alive on 19 June 1537, NRS: GD8/192 but she died before 10 July 1545. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 3136

Marriage

Helen Somerville, Lady Boyd, here treated, married Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock The Scots Peerage V: 155

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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20 May 1536: Apud Striveling. REX, - pro bono servitio, et in recompensationem pro assedationibus terrarum et de Kilmarnok, cum castro, molendinisetpiscariis, in balliatu de Cunynghame, vic. Aire, ad regis instantiamrenunciatis, - ad feodifirmam dimisit ROBERTO BOYD olim in Kilmarnok, et HELENE SOMERVEL ejus conjugi, - terras de Dundonald, cum castro, fortalicio, molendinis, piscariis (si que essent) earundem, in Walteris-kile, vic. Air, extenden. in novo rentali ad 20 libras: - Tenend. dictis Roberto et Hel. et eorum alteri diutius viventi in conjuncta infeodatione, et heredibus masc. inter ipsos legit, procreatis, quibus deficientibus, seniori heredum fern., quibus def., legit, et propinquioribus heredibus masc. dicti Rob., quibus def., seniori heredum fem. cuicunque absque divisione, de rege tanquam prineipe Scotie: - Solvend. annuatim 22 lib. ; ac duplicando diet, firmam ad introitum heredum ; necnon edificando mansionem cum politiis: - Test, ut in aliis cartis etc. xxv. 320. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 1583

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13 August 1536: Precept from Chancery in favour of Robert Boyd, sometime in Kilmarnock, and Helen Somervell, his spouse, of the lands of Chapelton, Bowincheschaw and Dririg, Milton of Crevoch, Ormsheugh, Blacklaw, Reddinghill, Holehouse, Hairschaw and Cekilby. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/91

Note: This precept follows from a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland of the same date. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 1610

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11 September 1536: Sasine following Precept from Chancery in favour of Robert Boyd, sometime in Kilmarnock, and Helen Somervell, his spouse, of the lands of Chapelton, Bowincheschaw and Dririg, Milton of Crevoch, Ormsheugh, Blacklaw, Reddinghill, Holehouse, Hairschaw and Cekilby. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/92

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1 June 1537: Precept from Chancery in favour of Robert Boyd, sometime of Kilmarnock, and Helen Somervell, his spouse, for infefting them in the lands of Chapelton, Bowinscheshaw, Dririg, Milton of Crevoch, etc. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/95A

Note: This precept follows from a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland dated 1 June 1537. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 1667

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19 June 1537: Instrument of Sasine infefting Robert Boyd, sometime of Kilmarnock, and Helen Somervell, his spouse, in the lands of Dundonald. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/191 See also Ibidem: GD8/192

Note: This sasine follows from a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland dated 1 June 1537. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 1668

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10 July 1545: Apud Linlithqw, REGINA etc., tanquam princeps Scotie, ad feudifirmam dimisit JOHANNI WALLACE tutori de Cragy, heredibus ejus et assignatis uni aut pluribus, - terras de Dundonald, cum castro, fortalicio, moleudinis, multuris, piscariis (si que essent) earundem,in balliatu de Walteris-Kile, vic. Air; - que fuerunt Roberti Boid in Kilmernok et quondam Helene Somervile ejus sponse in feudifirma ; et quas dictus Rob. resignavit: SOLVEND. annuatim 22 libras ut prius : - Test, ut in aliis cartis eto. xxix. 246. RMS 1513-1546: charter number 3136

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage V: 155
2. Stirnet: Somerville 02

Darryl Lundy's Peerage

Helen Somerville married Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock, son of Alexander Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Janet Colville, before 1518. She died after 13 August 1536. She was the daughter of Sir John Somerville. Child of Helen Somerville and Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock. 1. Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock b. c 1517, d. 3 Jan 1589/90. Darryl Lundy's Peerage