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Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss 1540–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1540

Birth Location: Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jul 1589

Death Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Father: William Perth

Mother: Janet Dirleton

Spouse(s): David Wemyss

Children(s):

In 1540, Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss entered the world in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Sheriff Of Perth And Janet Halyburton Of Dirleton. Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss married David Wemyss. Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss passed away in 1589 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss entered the world in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Sheriff Of Perth And Janet Halyburton Of Dirleton.
  • Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss married David Wemyss.
  • Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss passed away in 1589 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Cecilia Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Cecilia Wemyss
1540–1589
Birth Place: Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven 2nd Lord, Sheriff of Perth
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
Janet (Halyburton of) Dirleton
1503–1543
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Ruthven 1st Lord) Ruthven
1460–1528
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabel Livingston
–1509
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sir (Patrick Halyburton 6th Lord of) Halyburton
1475–1505
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaretha Margaret Countess of Pumphreston and Adeston) Douglas
1482–1505
Dirleton Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Ruthven
1431–1480
Elizabeth Cranstoun
1401–
William Drumry
1410–1465
Euphemia Wemyss
1411–1470
George Dirletoun
1440–1490
Mariota Dirleton
1455–1513
Robert Knight
1445–1526
Margaret Hay
1453–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Perth
1385–1454
Lady Wemyss
1400–1451
Thomas Denholm
1424–1473
Thomas Cranstoun
1225–
Robert Livingston
1380–1449
Margaret Somerville
1385–1430
David Wemyss
1394–1430
Christian Douglas
1395–1465
John Halyburton
1405–1454
Janet Seton
1395–1493
Patrick Dirleton
1425–
Robert Lochleven
1424–1513
Elizabeth Boswell
1428–1479
William Scotland
1423–1462
Beatrice Erroll
1429–1490

Cecilia Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1540
7 May 1540
Birth of Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland
1589
8 Jul 1589
Age 49
Death of Cecilia Ruthven Lady of Wemyss in Perthshire, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1540
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Cecilia Ruthven, person ID LXQ1-CC9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1589
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Cecilia Ruthven, person ID LXQ1-CC9.

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