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Walter de Sommerville of Linton and Carnwath
- Preferred Name: Walter de Sommerville of Linton and Carnwath[1] [2]
- Gender: M
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
- FSID: GFDT-L6S
- Death: 1330 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N5.95 LONG: E3.2
- Birth: 1260 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N5.6833 LONG: E3.6333
- Burial: 1330 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N5.95 LONG: E3.2 with note: Abbey of Holyrood
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Sir WALTER de SOMERVILLE. do¨Ominus de Linton et Carnwath, who was of the greatest warriors of his time. He joined king Robert Bruce, and never forsook him in his greatest distress.
He married Giles, only daughter and heiress of Sir John Herring, with whom he got the lands of Gilmerton, Drum, Goodtrees.
Sir Walter Somerville married Giles, only surviving daughter and heiress of Sir John Herring in 1375, and duly inherited the Drum estate.
By her he had issue three sons.
1. Sir James, his heir.
2. Sir Thomas, who succeeded his brother.
3. Richard de Somerville, who is witness to a charter of Duncan earl of Lennox, anno 1340.
Sir Walter died anno 1330, and was succeeded by his eldest son
Peerage of Scotland
Walter de Somerville, of Linton and Carnwath
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Gender: Male
Birth: 1289
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: 1330 (54-70)
Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:
Son of Sir Thomas de Somerville, Knight and Mary Fraser
Husband of Jill de Herring
Father of William de Somerville
Added by: Cameron Thompson on March 27, 2009
Managed by: Cameron Thompson and 5 others
https://www.geni.com/people/Walter-de-Somerville-of-Linton-and-Carwath/6000000003324428507
=== 1276 ===
1276
=== Direct Descendant ===
Direct Descendant
=== --Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0 D ===
--Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0 Death: Quality: 0
Preferred Parents:
Father: Thomas de Somerville of Carnwath, b. 1232 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1300 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mother: Mary Fraser, b. 1234 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1310 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family 1: Giles Herring, b. 1265 in Linton Lanarkshire Scotland d. 1317 in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
- Thomas Somerville - Lord of Linton and Carnwath, b. 1290 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 1372 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sources:
- Title: Walter de Somerville, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-3WY9 : 6 March 2021), Walter de Somerville, ; Burial, Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Abbey of Holyrood; citing record ID 172170128, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-3WY9;
- Title: Walter de Somerville, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-3WY9 : 6 March 2021), Walter de Somerville, ; Burial, Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Abbey of Holyrood; citing record ID 172170128, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-3WY9;
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