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Jean Somerville

Also Known As: "Jane"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: circa 1614 (29-47)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Hugh Somerville, 7th Lord Somerville and Eleanor Seton, Lady Somerville
Wife of Thomas Weir of Kirkton
Mother of Major Thomas Weir; Jean Weir and Jonet Peter
Sister of Gilbert Somerville, 7th Lord Somverville; Hugh Somerville of Drum; Walter Somerville, Master of Somerville; William Somerville, Master of Somerville and Robert Somerville
Half sister of James Somerville and Robert Somerville

Managed by: Susan Muir
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About Jean Somerville

JEAN SOMERVILLE

Name Lady Jean Somerville
Gender F (Female)
Birth Date 1575
Birth Place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death Date 1614
Death Place Scotland. She was alleged to be a witch and referred to by S, Scotland, United Kingdom
Father Hugh 7th Lord Somerville
Mother Eleanor Seton
Spouse Thomas Weir of Kirkton
Child Maj. Thomas Somerville Weir

Jean Somerville is said to have married Thomas Weir of Kirkton, with whom she is said to have had a son also named Thomas, afterwards Major Thomas Weir. Wikipedia: Thomas Weir It is sometimes claimed that she was the daughter of John, Lord Somerville but there is no mention of her in Sir James Balfour Paul's account of the family, The Scots Peerage, viii, p. 15 or in the more recent genealogical account produced by Peter Barn-Graham. Stirnet: Somerville 01

Genealogigical Accounts

  1. Ghostly Aspects: The Myth of the Wizard of West Bow
  2. Electric Scotland: Weir
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Jean Somerville's Timeline

1575
1575
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1595
1595
Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1597
1597
Lanark, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1600
1600
Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1614
1614
Age 39