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John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven 1500–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1500

Birth Location: Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Queen Tudor

Spouse(s): Janet Fraser

Children(s): Margaret Crichton, James Crichton, John Crichton, Elizabeth Crichton, Marion Crichton

The story of John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven began in 1500 in Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven married Isobel Lindsay, Janet Fraser, and had children including Elizabeth Of Ruthven Crichton, James Crichton, John Crichton, Margaret Coatson Crichton, Marion Crichton. John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven passed away in 1547 in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven began in 1500 in Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven married Isobel Lindsay, Janet Fraser, and had children including Elizabeth Of Ruthven Crichton, James Crichton, John Crichton, Margaret Coatson Crichton, Marion Crichton.
  • John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven passed away in 1547 in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scots
1473–1513
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
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Queen Tudor
1489–1541
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Janet Fraser
1509–1558
Birth Location: Lovat, Beauly, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Crichton
1510–1610
Birth Location: Huntingtower Castle, Ruthven, Timbermore, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
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James Crichton
1520–
Birth Location: Ruthven, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Crichton
1527–1600
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield, Nr. Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Crichton
1529–
Birth Location: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
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Marion Crichton
1530–1610
Birth Location: Ruthven, Angus, Scotland
MC

John Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
John Ruthven
1500–1547
Birth Place: Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
James IV Stewart. King of Scots
1473–1513
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Queen (Margaret) Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ruthven's Descendants

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John (Crichton, 3rd Laird of) Ruthven (ABT 1500–1547) m. Janet Fraser (1509–1558)
  1. 1. Margaret (Coatson) Crichton 1510–1610 m. Sir (Peter) Hay 1499–1565
    1. 1. Peter Hay, 1530–1596 m. Margaret Ogilvie 1530–1609
      1. 1. Francis (Erroll) Hay 1555–1598 m. Mary (Hay) Murray 1560–1647 m. Elizabeth ((Lady, Countess) Douglas) Hay 1570–1631
        1. 1. Sir (William) Hay 1591–1636 m. Lady (Anne) Bowes-Lyon 1580–1637
        2. 2. Susan (Hay Lanbotham) (Longbottom) 1580–1639
        3. 3. Jean (Christian) Hay 1590–1668
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hay 1598–1656
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hay-Gray-Rollo 1556–1600
      3. 3. William Hay 1560–1596
      4. 4. Marjorie Hay 1568–1570
      5. 5. Patrick (5th Laird of Megginch) DeLaHay 1570–1634
    2. 2. Catharina (Dorothea) Haÿ 1530–1590
    3. 3. George Hay 1530–1596
    4. 4. Agnes HAY 1531–1603
    5. 5. Sir (James Hay of) Kingask 1532–1610
    6. 6. Edmund (Hay (De) Hay) 1534–1591
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hay 1535–1590
    8. 8. Jane Hay 1537–
    9. 9. Patrick Hay 1542–1603
    10. 10. Janetjonet Hay 1544–1567
  2. 2. James Crichton 1520–
  3. 3. John Crichton 1527–1600
  4. 4. Elizabeth (of Ruthven) Crichton 1529–
  5. 5. Marion Crichton 1530–1610

John Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1500
ABT 1500
Birth of John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven in Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1547
1547
Age 47
Death of John Crichton, 3rd Laird of Ruthven in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland
Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1500
    Event Place: Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland
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