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John Ruthven 1577–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 August 1600

Death Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Gowrie

Mother: Catherine Stewart

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The story of John Ruthven began in 1577 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Ruthven passed away in 1600 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ruthven began in 1577 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Ruthven passed away in 1600 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Ruthven's Ancestors

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John Ruthven
1577–1600
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Ruthven 4th Lord & 1st Earl of Gowrie
1541–1603
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Dorothea) Stewart
1550–1627
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick (Ruthven 3rd Lord of Ruthven, Sherriff of Perth, Lord) Dirleton
1520–1566
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Douglas
1520–1552
Kynnard Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Methven
1500–1551
Lady Ruthven
1503–1543
Archibald Angus
1489–1557
Margaret GGM
1490–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of John Ruthven in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1600
5 August 1600
Age 23
Death of John Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1600
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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