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Countess Barbara Ruthven 1535 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1535

Birth Location: Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 July 1594

Death Location: Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Perth

Mother: Lady Ruthven

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In 1535, Countess Barbara Ruthven entered the world in Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Cunninghame, Sir William Ruthven, Sir William Donaldson, Lord and 2nd Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth and Lady Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness Ruthven. Countess Barbara Ruthven passed away in 1594 in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1535, Countess Barbara Ruthven entered the world in Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Cunninghame, Sir William Ruthven, Sir William Donaldson, Lord and 2nd Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth and Lady Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness Ruthven.
  • Countess Barbara Ruthven passed away in 1594 in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Perth
1500 – 1531
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SP
Lady Ruthven
1495 – 1560
Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
LR

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Children(s)

Countess Ruthven's Ancestors

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Countess Ruthven
1535 – 1594
Birth Place: Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Cunninghame, Sir William Ruthven, Sir William Donaldson, Lord and 2nd Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth
1500 – 1531
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness) Ruthven
1495 – 1560
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Lord) Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catharina Buttergask
1483 – 1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Patrick (Halyburton, 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475 – 1505
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482 – 1508
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1535
7 May 1535
Birth of Countess Barbara Ruthven in Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1594
21 July 1594
Age 59
Death of Countess Barbara Ruthven in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1535
    Event Place: Kynnard, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1594
    Event Place: Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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