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Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1503 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1503/1510

Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 13 June 1560

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Patrick Dirleton

Mother: Margaretha Douglas

Spouse(s): Sir Perth

Children(s): Lady Glenorchy)

In 1503, Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st entered the world in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick Halyburton Lord Dirleton and Margaretha Douglas. Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st married Sir William 2nd Lord 1st Earl of Gowrie Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, and had children including Lady Katherine Ruthven (Baroness of Glenorchy). Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st passed away in 1560 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1503, Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st entered the world in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick Halyburton Lord Dirleton and Margaretha Douglas.
  • Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st married Sir William 2nd Lord 1st Earl of Gowrie Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, and had children including Lady Katherine Ruthven (Baroness of Glenorchy).
  • Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st passed away in 1560 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Janet Ruthven's Ancestors

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Janet Ruthven
1503 – 1560
Birth Place: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Halyburton Lord Dirleton
1475 – 1505
Margaretha Douglas
1480 – 1508
Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
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Janet Ruthven's Descendants

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Janet ((Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness) Ruthven (19 Apr 1503/1510 – 13 June 1560) m. Sir (William 2nd Lord 1st Earl of Gowrie Ruthven, Sheriff of) Perth (1500 – 3 Dec 1552)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine Ruthven (Baroness of) Glenorchy) (27 Jan 1526 – Sep 1580) m. Colin McIphryar (1499 – 11 Apr 1583)
    1. 1. Margaret (Marriot) Campbell (11 Dec 1550 – 1 June 1610) m. James (Cunningham 7th Earl Of) Glencairn (1555 – 4 Nov 1630)
      1. 1. Anne\Anna (Cunningham) (Hamilton*) (1570 – 16 Sep 1647) m. Sir (Lord James I Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish) Parliament, (19 Jun 1589 – 2 Mar 1625)
        1. 1. Gen. (James Hamilton, 1st Duke of) Hamilton (19 Jun 1606 – 9 Mar 1643) m. Lady (Mary Feilding) Hamilton (1610 – 10 May 1638)
        2. 2. William Hamilton, (01 Mar 1610 – 12 Sep 1651) m. Jonet (Melville) Pollok (6 Dec, 1613 – Oct 1684)

Janet Ruthven's Timeline

3 Records

1503
19 Apr 1503/1510
Birth of Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1531
30 Oct 1531
Age 28
Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st was married in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1560
13 June 1560
Age 57
Death of Janet (Baroness Dirleton) Halyburton Baroness Ruthven 1st in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1503/1510
    Event Place: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1531
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1560
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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