SOMERVILLE, William 2nd Lord Somerville (1st) ²

   Cause of his death was 'surfeit of fruit'.¹

   Another name for William was DE SOMERVILLE, William 1st Lord Somerville (2nd).¹

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  General Notes:

"William de Somerville, described as son and heir of his father on 3 November 1421, was served heir to his father in the baronies of Carnwath, Linton, and Cambusnethan, and in the lands of Gilmerton 10 June 1445. He was created a Lord of Parliament between 28 June 1445, when he is styled William, Lord of Summerville, squire, and 3 July 1445,' when he is described as DOMINUS SOMERVILLE. On 7 July 1449 he granted a charter of the lands of Newbiggiug to Sir Robert Livingstone and Margaret, his spouse. He had a safe-conduct as commissioner to treat with England 16 October 1449, and was a conservator of truce on 15 November following. He had safe-conduct to England, 17 April 1451, as a commissioner to settle infractions of the truce ; again on 5 July 1451, and again he is a conservator 14 August 1451, and finally on 23 May 1453. Out of special favour to him the town of Carnwath was, on 2 June 1451, erected into a free burgh of barony, with right to have a cross and hold a market every Thursday. He witnessed sixty-two charters of James II. He died at Cowthally of a surfeit of fruit on 20 August 1456."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ¹

William married Janet MOWAT of Stenhouse.¹ (Janet MOWAT of Stenhouse was born about 1395, died about 1458 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland and was buried about 1458 in College Aisle, Carnwath Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He married Janet, daughter of Sir John Mowat of Stenhouse. She died within two years after her husband,
and they were both buried in the college aisle of Carnwath church. They had issue."

from Scots Peerage ¹