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Cecilia Ruthven 1546–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jul 1589

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Jeanette Dirleton

Spouse(s): Sir flower'

Children(s): John, WEMYSS, Sir Wemyss, Patrick Wemyss, Andrew Wemyss, Henry Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, Isobel Wemyss, Elizabeth Wemyss, David Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, John Wemyss, James Wemyss, David Fingask, Elizabeth Wemyss, Andrew Wemyss

Cecilia Ruthven was born in 1546 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Ruthven And Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton. Cecilia Ruthven married Sir David Wemyss Of That Ilk Of The Birken Flower, and had children including Andrew Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, David Wemyss Of Fingask, Elizabeth Wemyss, Henry Wemyss, Isobel Wemyss, James Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, John 1St Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss, John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Patrick Wemyss, Sir James Wemyss Of Bogie 1St Earl Of Wemyss. Cecilia Ruthven passed away in 1589 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Cecilia Ruthven was born in 1546 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Ruthven And Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton.
  • Cecilia Ruthven married Sir David Wemyss Of That Ilk Of The Birken Flower, and had children including Andrew Wemyss, Cecilia Wemyss, David Wemyss, David Wemyss Of Fingask, Elizabeth Wemyss, Henry Wemyss, Isobel Wemyss, James Wemyss, Jean Wemyss, John 1St Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss, John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Patrick Wemyss, Sir James Wemyss Of Bogie 1St Earl Of Wemyss.
  • Cecilia Ruthven passed away in 1589 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Cecilia Ruthven's Ancestors

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Cecilia Ruthven
1546–1589
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1500–1552
Huntington Hall, Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton
1503–1560
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William, " Knight & Lord of Ruthven",) Ruthven
1478–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Baroness Ruthven) Buttergask
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Patrick (Halyburton Lord) Dirleton
1475–1505
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, Lothian, Scotland
Margaretha Douglas
1480–1508
Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1424–
Preston Buttergask
1462–1482
Lady Ruthven
1465–1483
George Dirleton
1450–1490
Mariot Dirleton
1455–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecilia Ruthven's Descendants

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Cecilia Ruthven (1546–8 Jul 1589) m. Sir (David Wemyss of that Ilk, 'of the birken) flower' (20 May 1536–22 Feb 1596)
  1. 1. John, (1st Earl Of Wemyss) WEMYSS 1586–1649 m. Jane ((Jean)) GRAY 1589–1640
    1. 1. David, (2nd Earl) Wemyss 1610–1679 m. Anne Balfour 1611–1649 m. Anna BALFOUR 1621–1649
      1. 1. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715 m. George Gordon 1633–1702
        1. 1. Anne Gordon 1663–1695 m. Robert, (3rd Viscount of Arbuthnott) Arbuthnott 1661–1694
        2. 2. John Gordon 1661–1733
        3. 3. John (Gordon) Sutherland 1660–1733
        4. 4. George (Alexander Gordon Captain,) Esquire 1659–1749
        5. 5. John (Gordon) Sutherland 1660–1733
        6. 6. George (Alexander Gordon Captain,) Esquire 1659–1749
      2. 2. Margaret Wemyss 1642–1648
      3. 3. John Wemyss 1627–1652
      4. 4. Robert Wemyss 1639–1649
      5. 5. Mary Wemyss 1638–1654
      6. 6. James Wemyss 1645–1715
    2. 2. Anna (or Anne) Wemyss 1614–1642
    3. 3. Catherine Wemyss 1620–1667
    4. 4. Mary Wemyss –1661
    5. 5. Beatrice Wemyss 1614–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wemyss 1618–1643
  2. 2. Sir (James Wemyss of Bogie, 1st Earl of) Wemyss 1560–1640
  3. 3. Patrick Wemyss 1589–1625
  4. 4. Andrew Wemyss 1589–1585
  5. 5. Henry Wemyss 1589–1652
  6. 6. Margaret Wemyss 1560–1636
  7. 7. Jean Wemyss 1568–1636
  8. 8. Isobel Wemyss 1568–
  9. 9. Elizabeth Wemyss 1575–
  10. 10. David Wemyss 1589–
  11. 11. Cecilia Wemyss 1562–
  12. 12. John Wemyss 1557–1622
  13. 13. James Wemyss 1589–
  14. 14. David (Wemyss Of) Fingask 1564–1647 m. Margaret (Morton) Douglas 1556–1581 m. Mary Stewart 1565–1622 m. Christiane Jamesoune 1565–1580
    1. 1. Isabel Wemyss 1588–1636
    2. 2. John Wemyss 1586–1649
    3. 3. David Wemyss 1586–1608
    4. 4. Catherine Wemyss 1592–1630
    5. 5. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604
    6. 6. Iain Wemyss 1600–
    7. 7. Janet Wemyss 1590–1655
    8. 8. Helen Wemyss 1580–1629
  15. 15. Elizabeth Wemyss 1587–
  16. 16. Andrew Wemyss 1589–1585

Cecilia Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Cecilia Ruthven in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1589
8 Jul 1589
Age 43
Death of Cecilia Ruthven in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1589
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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