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Alexander Ruthven 1495–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1495

Birth Location: Ballindean, Scotland

Death Date: Jun 1566

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Willem PC

Mother: Catherine Ruthven

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In 1495, Alexander Ruthven entered the world in Ballindean, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Ruthven Sir 1St Lord Of Ruthven Pc And Catherine Gray Ladybaroness Of Ruthven. Alexander Ruthven passed away in 1566 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Alexander Ruthven entered the world in Ballindean, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Ruthven Sir 1St Lord Of Ruthven Pc And Catherine Gray Ladybaroness Of Ruthven.
  • Alexander Ruthven passed away in 1566 in Scotland.

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Alexander Ruthven's Ancestors

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Alexander Ruthven
1495–1566
Birth Place: Ballindean, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Ruthven Sir, 1st Lord of Ruthven, PC
1500–1552
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Catherine (Gray Lady°•Baroness of) Ruthven
1483–1547
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th) GGF
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord GGF
1478–1513
Lady GGM
1483–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Ruthven
1460–1528
Lady Saltcoats
1440–1510

Alexander Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1495
abt 1495
Birth of Alexander Ruthven in Ballindean, Scotland
Ballindean, Scotland
1566
Jun 1566
Age 71
Death of Alexander Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1495
    Event Place: Ballindean, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1566
    Event Place: Scotland

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