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Alexander Ruthven 1580 – 1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1580

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Dorothea STEWART

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Alexander Ruthven was born in 1580 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Earl Gowrie Ruthven and Dorothea STEWART. Alexander Ruthven passed away in 1600 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ruthven was born in 1580 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Earl Gowrie Ruthven and Dorothea STEWART.
  • Alexander Ruthven passed away in 1600 in Scotland.

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Alexander Ruthven's Ancestors

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Alexander Ruthven
1580 – 1600
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Earl Gowrie Ruthven
1594 – 1670
Kent, England
Dorothea STEWART
1546 – 1630
Ruthven Castle, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Ruthven's Timeline

5 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Alexander Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1580
Dec 1580
Birth of Alexander Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1580
22 Jan 1580
Alexander Ruthven was baptized in Perth,Perth,Scotland
Perth,Perth,Scotland
1600
1600
Age 20
Death of Alexander Ruthven in Perth, England
Perth, England
1600
1600
Age 20
Death of Alexander Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1143
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1580
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 502
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1580
    Event Place: Perth,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds, 1566-1811

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Perth, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1143
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 502
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1764819
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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