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About Jean Somerville

JEAN SOMERVILLE

Jean Somerville, here treated, is reported to be the daughter of John Somerville of Cambusnethan and his wife Katherine Murray, Lady Cambusnethan Stirnet: Somerville 02

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for Jean Somerville, here treated. However, she is not mentioned in her putative husband's testament dative, which did not make financial provision for a widow, and, consequently, it seems reasonable to suggest that she may have predeceased him. James Dunlop of that Ilk died before 30 April 1617. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, Testament Dative and Inventory of James Dunlope of that Ilk, parish of Dunlope, reference CC9/7/17]

Marriage

Jean Somerville, here treated, is reported to have married James Dunlop of that Ilk Stirnet: Somerville 02

Genealogy

  1. Stirnet: Somerville 02
  2. Stirnet: Dunlop 01

Biographical Summary by Aaron Furtado Baldwin

Jean Sommerville of Cambusnethan. Added 30 October 2021 by Aaron Furtado Baldwin. Collection:GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index,. Birth:1571 - Cambermathan, Scotland. Death:1645 - Scotland. Parents:Sir James The Rd Somerville Cambusnethan, Katherine Murray Falahall. Siblings:Helen Somerville, Hugh Lord Somerville Husband:James Dunlop. Children:..., William Dunlap, Hugh Dunlop, William Dunlap, Robert Dunlop, Reverend Alexander Dunlop, Dorothy Dorothea Dunlop, Allan Dunlop, Kathrine.

Biographical Summary by Clan Dunlop

In 1588, when James was 14, he married Jean SOMERVILLE of Cambusnethan, daughter of Sir John (James) SOMERVILLE, 3rd. of Cambusnethan & Katherine MURRAY of Philiphaugh & Falahill, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had the following children: (1) James (~1590-1634) (2) Alexander (1592-?1649) (3) John (1594-1662) (4) Thomas (1596-~1646) (5) William (1598-) (6) Dorothy (Dorothea) (~1611-) (7) Alan (9) Katherine (Christian)

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