Jane Muirhead was born in the year 1831 at Carluke, in Lanarkshire.(3.21) Only her mother’s name: Elizabeth, is known about her parents. Jane married William Sommerville on 10 March 1857 at Carluke. William had been born in the year 1828 at Carluke. The couple gave birth to three daughters and a son: Rachel, born 1859; William, born 1863; Jessie, born 1867; and Mary, born 1870.