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Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven 1530–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 October 1599

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord GGF

Mother: Lady Ruthven

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In 1530, Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord William Ruthven Ii 2Nd Lord Baron Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth Keeper Of The Privy Seal Extraordinary Lord Of Session 14Th Ggf And Lady Jeanette Janet Halyburton Lady Dirleton Baroness Ruthven. Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven passed away in 1599 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1530, Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord William Ruthven Ii 2Nd Lord Baron Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth Keeper Of The Privy Seal Extraordinary Lord Of Session 14Th Ggf And Lady Jeanette Janet Halyburton Lady Dirleton Baroness Ruthven.
  • Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven passed away in 1599 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Baron Ruthven's Ancestors

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Baron Ruthven
1530–1599
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
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, Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness) Ruthven
1503–1543
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Willem (Lord) Ruthven
1478–1513
Lady (Catherine "Katherine" Gray of Buttergask, Baroness of Ruthven 15th) GGM
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Baron Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1599
9 October 1599
Age 69
Death of Baron Alexander (William) Ruthven in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1599
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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