Hugh Somerville of Drum

HUGH SOMERVILLE OF DRUM

Hugh Somerville of Drum is the second son of Hugh, Lord Somerville. RMS: 928 His mother seems likely to be Eleanor Seton. The Scots Peerage VIII: 26-7

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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29 April 1593: Charter by which Hugh, Lord Somerville, confirms that he has sold (vendidit) the lands of Gilmertoun, Drum and Gutteris, all located in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, to his second son Hugh Somerville: "filio suo legitimo secundogenito". RMS: 928

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6 June 1601: Charter by which Hugh Somerville of Drum and Margaret Hamilton, his spouse, with the consent of Gavin Hamilton of Raploch, confirm that they have sold to Mr. John Preston of Fentonbarns and his wife Lilie Gilbert, the lands of Gutheris, with the mansion house thereof, and the lands of Drum and Gilmertoun, with the castle and manor of thereof, all located in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh. RMS: 1296

Secondary Source Evidence

1. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1593-1608. Edited by John Maitland Thomson, MS., Advocate. (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1890), 1141 pp. including index
2. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1620-1633. Edited by John Maitland Thomson, MS., Advocate. (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1894), 1095 pp. including index

Biographical Summary

"Hugh, eighth Lord Somerville, born about 1573, was known as Somerville of Drum...

...He died in April 1640, and was buried in Liberton church. He married, in August 1594, Margaret, second daughter of Gavin Hamilton of Raploch."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. VIII, page 26-27