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Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter 1569–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1569

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Aug 1621

Death Location: Skerne, Durham, England

Father: Sir Gowrie

Mother: Lady Gowrie

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The story of Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter began in 1569 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland. Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter passed away in 1621 in Skerne, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter began in 1569 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland.
  • Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter passed away in 1621 in Skerne, Durham, England.

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Alexander Trotter's Ancestors

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Alexander Trotter
1569–1621
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven, 4th Baron Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
1541–1584
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie
1545–1627
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (1st Lord Methven Stewart) (Stuart)
1500–1555
Avondale, Par Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Lady (Helen Elizabeth Eupheme Stewart Moncur "Baroness) Lindsay"
1504–1577
Atholl, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Avondale
1470–1513
Lady Avanda
1472–1542
Sir Arran
1469–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dunure
1435–1508
Elisabeth Gordon
1450–1500

Alexander Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1569
1569
Birth of Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
1621
5 Aug 1621
Age 52
Death of Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter in Skerne, Durham, England
Skerne, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1621
    Event Place: Skerne, Durham, England

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