Lord Somerville

Lord Somerville

Lord Somerville was a title in the Peerage of Scotland which is subject to a number of ambiguities. The date of creation is not known with certainty but it was probably created about 1435 for Thomas Somerville, Justicar of Scotland. The title was omitted in 1606 when an ordered list of the Scottish peerage was produced following the union of the Scottish and English crowns, and the title was not used during the 17th century. In 1723 however the House of Lords ratified and acknowledged the title for James Somerville the 13th Lord. The consecutive numbers ascribed to the numerous Lords differ according to which authority is consulted. The list below uses the numbers favoured by Burkes Peerage.

The Somervilles were descended from Sir Gualter de Somerville of Normandy, whose son William de Somerville was created Lord of Carnwath by David I of Scotland in the 12th century. The later family seat at Drum House, Gilmerton, near Edinburgh was acquired as a result of the marriage of Sir Walter Somerville of Linton and Carnwath to the daughter and heiress of Sir John Herring.

Carnwath was sold in the 16th century and Hugh Somerville, the 7th Lord, built a substantial tower house at Drum in 1585 which was replaced between 1726 and 1734 with a Palladian mansion designed by architect William Adam. The Drum estate was sold in 1862.

The title became extinct on the death of the 19th Lord Somerville in 1870.

Lord Somerville (c1435)

*Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville (c1370-1444)
*William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville (c1400-1456)
*John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville (d. 1491)
*John Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville (c1484-1523)
*Hugh Somerville, 5th Lord Somerville (c1484-1549)
*James Somerville, 6th Lord Somerville (c1518-1569)
*Hugh Somerville, 7th Lord Somerville (1547–1597)
*Gilbert Somerville, 8th Lord Somerville (1568–1618)
*Hugh Somerville, 9th Lord Somerville (c1573-1640)
*James Somerville, 10th Lord Somerville (1595–1677)
*James Somerville, 11th Lord Somerville (1632–1693)
*James Somerville, 12th Lord Somerville (1674–1709)
*James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville (1698–1765)
*James Somerville, 14th Lord Somerville (1727–1796)
*John Southey Somerville, 15th Lord Somerville (1765–1819)
*Mark Somerville, 16th Lord Somerville (1784–1842)
*Kenelm Somerville, 17th Lord Somerville (1787–1864)
*Hugh Somerville, 18th Lord Somerville (1839–1868)
*Aubrey John Somerville, 19th Lord Somerville (1838–1870) "Extinct on his death"

References

*"Cassel's Old and New Edinburgh" (1880s) James Grant Vol VI p346
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ss4as/somerville02.htm Somerville pedigree]
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