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James Ruthven 1549–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lord Ruthven

Mother: Janet Douglas

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In 1549, James Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Lord Patrick Ruthven And Janet Douglas. James Ruthven passed away in 1599 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1549, James Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Lord Patrick Ruthven And Janet Douglas.
  • James Ruthven passed away in 1599 in Scotland.

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James Ruthven's Ancestors

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James Ruthven
1549–1599
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Patrick Ruthven
1520–1566
Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1520–1552
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1556
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Scotland) Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1469–1495
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1445–1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1458–1498
John Drummond
1438–1519
Elizabeth Lindsay
1445–1519
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Edward Rutland
1442–1483
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1437–1492

James Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of James Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1599
1599
Age 50
Death of James Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Scotland

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