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Jeanette Ruthven 1540 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 December 1593

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Lady Dirleton

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In 1540, Jeanette Ruthven entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Ruthven and Lady Jeanette Halyburton, Lady Dirleton. Jeanette Ruthven passed away in 1593 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Jeanette Ruthven entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Ruthven and Lady Jeanette Halyburton, Lady Dirleton.
  • Jeanette Ruthven passed away in 1593 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Jeanette Ruthven's Ancestors

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Jeanette Ruthven
1540 – 1593
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Ruthven
1498 – 1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jeanette Halyburton, Lady) Dirleton
1503 – 1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick (Halyburton, 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475 – 1505
Dirleton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482 – 1505
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jeanette Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Jeanette Ruthven in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
9 December 1593
Age 53
Death of Jeanette Ruthven in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1593
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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