Somerville, James (London)

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Dates 1721-26
Location London
Vocation Aristocrat; soldier
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage Anne Bayntum; Frances Rotherham
Issue James, Hugh
Place of birth Source J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 33-7

Twelfth Lord Somerville. Migrated to London to seek his fortunes at Court. Took lodgings in Kensington. Was able to obtain a commission in the Dragoons. Returned to Scotland in 1726. Somerville died at Drum.