Melrose Abbey
(shot taken by Beth Kotkin 8/2004)
My
most ancient Scottish ancestor, William de Somerville, descended from a
Norman family that traveled to England from Normandy with William the
Conquerer in 1066. William de Somerville came north from England in
1107 with King David I of Scotland to conquer and settle the Borders area of Scotland. He was buried
somewhere here in this cemetery at Melrose while the church was first being built
in 1142.
So many of the graves are so old that their markings have worn off, so I do not know which one was his. I walked the length of the graveyard to look at as many headstones as I could. I know he was there somewhere.
So many of the graves are so old that their markings have worn off, so I do not know which one was his. I walked the length of the graveyard to look at as many headstones as I could. I know he was there somewhere.
