Sir Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville

THOMAS, LORD SOMERVILLE

Fake Genealogy

James, the eleventh Lord Somerville, claimed that Thomas, the first Lord Somerville, here treated, was the son of Sir John Somerville of Linton, but he was mistaken Memorie I: 151

The Question of Identity

Sir Thomas Somerville, here treated, is the son of Sir William Somerville of Linton and Carnwath. George William Campbell did not identify the name of his mother in his account of the family. The Scots Peerage VIII: 7-9

Biographical Summaries

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• Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.
• In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424.
• As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.[1]
• Family
• Thomas married Janet Stewart daughter of Alexander Stewart, Lord Darnley before July 1392. Their eldest daughter Mary married Sir William Hay of Yester, another daughter Geillis married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, and Margaret married Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn in Niddsdale. His heir William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville, married Janet Mowat of Stenness.
• The first Lord Somerville died in December 1434.[2]
• Sources
• Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 1, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
• Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 2, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
• References
• 1. ^ Rhymer, Thomas, ed., Foedera, vol. 10, p. 301: Memorie of the Somervilles,vol. 1 (1815), 159 footnote, 164 footnote, 166-7.
• 2. ^ Memorie of the Somervilles, vol. 1 (1815), 168-170 & footnote, 171 & footnote, 175, 176.
• Peerage of Scotland
• Lord Somerville (1430–1434)
• Preceded by New creation
• Succeeded by William Somerville
• From:

Wikipedia

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• Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth1,2
• M, b. circa 1370, d. December 1444
• Father Sir William de Somerville d. c 1400
• Mother Katherine Halliday
• Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth was born circa 1370 at of Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He married Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart and Jannet Keith, before July 1391.2 Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth married Mary Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl Orkney, Lord Shetland and Jean Haliburton, in 1407. Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth and Elizabeth Keith obtained a marriage license on 2 November 1411; Dispensation for being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees. "Married anew."3,2 Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth died in December 1444 at Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Buried there.2
• Family 1 Janet Stewart d. b 1407
• Child
  • William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+ b. c 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
• Family 2 Elizabeth Keith d. c 1436
• Citations
• 1.[S670] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XII/1, p. 92; Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol., II, p. 471.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 94-95.
• 3.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/1, p. 92, notes.

Royal Ancestors

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• The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (1864) Vol. 2.
• http://www.archive.org/details/upperwardlanark01murrgoog
• http://www.archive.org/stream/upperwardlanark01murrgoog#page/n638/m...
• Sir William died about 1405, and was survived by his second wife, Egidia Herring, who afterwards married Sir William Fairlie of Brade. His eldest son,
  • Sir Thomas, succeeded. He, as already mentioned, had, in July, 1392, a charter, under the Great Seal, confirming to him and his wife the barony of Cambusnethan. As this deed is of great value in elucidating the descent of the family, we give its provisions in detail. Robert Rex. Know all men that we give and concede, and by this our present charter confirm, to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Somerville, son and heir of Sir William Somerville, and Janet Stewart, his wife, and the survivor of them, all the lands of the barony of Cambusnethan, with its pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Lanark, along with the whole annual rent paid of old to the King for the same, which barony lent belonged to our beloved cousin, Sir Alexander Stewart of Dernley, and Joan, his wife, and which they had resigned in hands; reserving the liferent of the said barony to the said Sir Alexander and Joan Stewart, and the survivor of them. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti carta nostra confirmasse, dilecto et fideli nostro Thome de Somerville, filio et heredi Willielmi de Somerville .

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• Sir Thomas Somerville[1]
• M, #186451,
• d. December 1444
• Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
• Sir Thomas Somerville married, firstly, Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley.
• He died in December 1444.[1]
• He was the son of James Somerville.[2] He lived at Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1]
• Child of Sir Thomas Somerville and Janet Stewart
  • 1. William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+[1] b. b 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
• Citations
• 1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 94. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2. [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."

Darryl Lundy's Peerage

St. Mary's Aisle in the Church of Carnwath

At the west end of the village of Carnwath stands its parish church. At first sight this looks like a fairly standard 1800s church with spire. But immediately to its west is a small stone building built in an altogether more elaborate style and obviously dating back to a much earlier era. This is St Mary's Aisle. St Mary's Aisle was once the north transept of St Mary's Church. This was founded in 1386, and was expanded into a collegiate church in 1425 by Thomas, First Lord Somerville. Here the ecclesiastical college, comprising a provost and six prebendaries or canons, would spend time each day praying for the souls of the Somerville family. Collegiate churches were effectively vehicles designed to ensure the salvation of their benefactors. Undiscovered Scotland

THOMAS, LORD SOMERVILLE Fake Genealogy

James, the eleventh Lord Somerville, claimed that Thomas, the first Lord Somerville, here treated, was the son of Sir John Somerville of Linton, but he was mistaken Memorie I: 151

The Question of Identity

Sir Thomas Somerville, here treated, is the son of Sir William Somerville of Linton and Carnwath. George William Campbell did not identify the name of his mother in his account of the family. The Scots Peerage VIII: 7-9

Biographical Summaries
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Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.
In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424.
As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.[1]
Family
Thomas married Janet Stewart daughter of Alexander Stewart, Lord Darnley before July 1392. Their eldest daughter Mary married Sir William Hay of Yester, another daughter Geillis married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, and Margaret married Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn in Niddsdale. His heir William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville, married Janet Mowat of Stenness.
The first Lord Somerville died in December 1434.[2]
Sources
Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 1, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 2, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
References
1. ^ Rhymer, Thomas, ed., Foedera, vol. 10, p. 301: Memorie of the Somervilles,vol. 1 (1815), 159 footnote, 164 footnote, 166-7.
2. ^ Memorie of the Somervilles, vol. 1 (1815), 168-170 & footnote, 171 & footnote, 175, 176.
Peerage of Scotland
Lord Somerville (1430–1434)
Preceded by New creation
Succeeded by William Somerville
From:
Wikipedia

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Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth1,2
M, b. circa 1370, d. December 1444
Father Sir William de Somerville d. c 1400
Mother Katherine Halliday
Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth was born circa 1370 at of Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He married Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart and Jannet Keith, before July 1391.2 Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth married Mary Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl Orkney, Lord Shetland and Jean Haliburton, in 1407. Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth and Elizabeth Keith obtained a marriage license on 2 November 1411; Dispensation for being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees. "Married anew."3,2 Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth died in December 1444 at Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Buried there.2
Family 1 Janet Stewart d. b 1407
Child
William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+ b. c 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
Family 2 Elizabeth Keith d. c 1436
Citations
1.[S670] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XII/1, p. 92; Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol., II, p. 471.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 94-95.
3.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/1, p. 92, notes.
Royal Ancestors

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The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (1864) Vol. 2.
http://www.archive.org/details/upperwardlanark01murrgoog
http://www.archive.org/stream/upperwardlanark01murrgoog#page/n638/m...
Sir William died about 1405, and was survived by his second wife, Egidia Herring, who afterwards married Sir William Fairlie of Brade. His eldest son,
Sir Thomas, succeeded. He, as already mentioned, had, in July, 1392, a charter, under the Great Seal, confirming to him and his wife the barony of Cambusnethan. As this deed is of great value in elucidating the descent of the family, we give its provisions in detail. Robert Rex. Know all men that we give and concede, and by this our present charter confirm, to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Somerville, son and heir of Sir William Somerville, and Janet Stewart, his wife, and the survivor of them, all the lands of the barony of Cambusnethan, with its pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Lanark, along with the whole annual rent paid of old to the King for the same, which barony lent belonged to our beloved cousin, Sir Alexander Stewart of Dernley, and Joan, his wife, and which they had resigned in hands; reserving the liferent of the said barony to the said Sir Alexander and Joan Stewart, and the survivor of them. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti carta nostra confirmasse, dilecto et fideli nostro Thome de Somerville, filio et heredi Willielmi de Somerville .
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Sir Thomas Somerville[1]
M, #186451,
d. December 1444
Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
Sir Thomas Somerville married, firstly, Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley.
He died in December 1444.[1]
He was the son of James Somerville.[2] He lived at Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1]
Child of Sir Thomas Somerville and Janet Stewart
1. William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+[1] b. b 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
Citations
1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 94. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
Darryl Lundy's Peerage

St. Mary's Aisle in the Church of Carnwath
At the west end of the village of Carnwath stands its parish church. At first sight this looks like a fairly standard 1800s church with spire. But immediately to its west is a small stone building built in an altogether more elaborate style and obviously dating back to a much earlier era. This is St Mary's Aisle. St Mary's Aisle was once the north transept of St Mary's Church. This was founded in 1386, and was expanded into a collegiate church in 1425 by Thomas, First Lord Somerville. Here the ecclesiastical college, comprising a provost and six prebendaries or canons, would spend time each day praying for the souls of the Somerville family. Collegiate churches were effectively vehicles designed to ensure the salvation of their benefactors. Undiscovered Scotland