Somerville, James (London) 1

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Dates 1740s, 1790s
Location London
Vocation
Place of Birth Drum, or Goodtress
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 39-40

Thirteenth Lord Somerville. Attended school at Dalkeith, then Edinburgh. Somerville was sent to Aston Somerville to continue education. He completed his education at the Westminster School (left 1743). Returned to Scotland and joined the army as volunteer. At an unknown date returned to London where he died at his house in London (1796) and was buried at Old Weston Church, Bath.