• General Notes

  REFN: 5010AN
  PROGENITOR OF THE SOMERVILLES
  
  Tradition says Sir Gaulter arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066, was granted lands for his services, and is the common ancestor of all the Somervilles in England, Scotland, and America.
  
  ORIGINS OF THE SURNAME
  
  The surname means "Sumer's estate" and is derived from lands near Caen in Normandy. Variations incluDe Somervail, Somervell, Somerfield, Somerfale, Somerwill, Summersville, Summervill, Somervill, Somervil, Sommervill, Sommerville, Somerville.
  
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Details of Gaulter's family with <Unknown>