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Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll 1506–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jul 1529

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Counsellor,

Mother: Christine Forbes

Spouse(s): Willem Erroll, Ninian Hawkhead

Children(s): William Erroll, Anne Earl, Elizabeth Keith, Thomas Hay, Marjory Hay, Margaret Ross, Lady Hay,

In 1506, Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven 1St Lord Of Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth Privy Counsellor And Christine Forbes. Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll married Ninian Lord Ross Van Hawkhead, Willem Hay Earl Van Erroll, and had children including Anne Earl, Elizabeth Keith, Lady Isobel Isabel Hay, Margaret Ross, Marjory Hay, Thomas Hay, William Hay 6Th Earl Of Erroll. Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll passed away in 1529 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1506, Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven 1St Lord Of Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth Privy Counsellor And Christine Forbes.
  • Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll married Ninian Lord Ross Van Hawkhead, Willem Hay Earl Van Erroll, and had children including Anne Earl, Elizabeth Keith, Lady Isobel Isabel Hay, Margaret Ross, Marjory Hay, Thomas Hay, William Hay 6Th Earl Of Erroll.
  • Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll passed away in 1529 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Lady Erroll's Ancestors

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Lady Erroll
1506–1529
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven, 1st Lord of Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Privy Counsellor,
1460–1528
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Christine Forbes
1470–1553
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Erroll's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of) Erroll (1506–20 Jul 1529) m. Willem (Hay Earl van) Erroll (1500–28 July 1522) m. Ninian (Lord Ross van) Hawkhead (1490–2 February 1556)
  1. 1. William (Hay, 6th Earl of) Erroll 1521–1541 m. Lady (Helen Elizabeth Stewart of Lennox, Countess of Etholl and Sutherland, Princess of) Scotland 1520–1564 m. Lady (Helen Eleanor Stuart) Stewart 1520–1567
    1. 1. Lady (Jeanette Jean Hay 8th Countess of) Erroll 1540–1570 m. Andrew (Hay Earl Van) Erroll 1530–1585
      1. 1. Eleanor (Helen Hay Livingstone … Countess, of Linlithgow , of) Erroll 1565–1630 m. Sir (Alexander 1 St Earl Linlithgow 7th Baron Livingston) Lord 1561–1621
        1. 1. Robert (Livingston) (Levingstoun) 1586–1618 m. Jonet Neilsone 1596–1658
        2. 2. John (Henry Livingston ... Sir, Rev., 6th Lord of) Dunipace 1603–1672
        3. 3. James (Livingston ... 1st Earl of) Callender 1589–1674
        4. 4. Mary (Margaret Agnes Anna Livingston Erskine Douglas … Lady, Countess of Eglinton, of Linlithgow, Lady) Livingstone 1587–1651
        5. 5. James (Livingston ... 1st Viscount of) Kilsyth 1616–1661
        6. 6. John (Livingston ...) Sir 1585–1610
        7. 7. Robert (Montgomery Livingston ... Lord) Livingston 1596–1641
        8. 8. Alexander (Livingston … Baron, 2nd Earl of) Linlithgow 1575–1648
        9. 9. Lady (Anna Livingston Lady of Linlithgow, Countess of) Eglinton 1591–1660
        10. 10. Helen (Livingstone) Livingston 1590–1638
        11. 11. Alexander (Livingstone 2nd Earl of) Linlithglow 1585–1650
        12. 12. Margaret Livingstone 1587–1634
        13. 13. John (Master of) Livingstone 1585–1677
        14. 14. Lady (Mary) Ershine-Douglas 1578–1648
        15. 15. Lord (William Livingstone) Livingston 1586–1627
        16. 16. Marjorie (Livingstone) Livingston 1584–1631
        17. 17. Janet (Livingstone Cousin of) Michael 1592–1634
        18. 18. Baron (William Alexander Livingstone Livingston Earl of) Linlithgow 1590–1622
        19. 19. Margaret Livingston 1600–1631
        20. 20. James Livingstone 1590–1632
        21. 21. Hugh (Boggs) Livingston 1593–1634
      2. 2. Sir (Francis Hay, 9th Earl of) Erroll 1564–1631
      3. 3. Alexander (Hay, Master of) Erroll 1568–1585
      4. 4. Thomas Hay 1569–1610
      5. 5. Lady (Anne) Hay 1569–1624
      6. 6. Lady (Mary Ershine) Douglas 1578–1648
      7. 7. Sir (Archibald DOUGLAS, William DOUGLAS, 1st Duke of QUEENSBURY, 4th Earl of MARSHALL & 7th Earl of) MORTON 1582–1648
      8. 8. Elizabeth Douglas 1574–1640
      9. 9. Helonore (Hay, Countess of) Linlithgow 1565–1630
      10. 10. Lady (Eleanor Helen) Hay 1557–1592
      11. 11. George Hay 1566–1642
      12. 12. Alexander (Hay, Master of) Erroll 1551–1596
      13. 13. William (of Fetterletter) Hay 1584–1616
      14. 14. George Hay 1582–1656
      15. 15. Ellen Hay 1565–1620
    2. 2. **Adam Stewart 1536–1606
    3. 3. **John Stuart 1531–1590
    4. 4. **Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
    5. 5. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
    6. 6. Mary Earl 1538–1588
    7. 7. William (Baron Strahnaver GORDON of) Sutherland 1529–1606
  2. 2. Anne Earl 1520–1544
  3. 3. Elizabeth Keith 1522–1604
  4. 4. Thomas Hay 1516–1584
  5. 5. Marjory Hay 1522–1587
  6. 6. Margaret Ross 1527–1575
  7. 7. Lady (Isobel "Isabel") Hay, 1520–1550

Lady Erroll's Timeline

3 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1523
12 December 1523
Age 17
Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll was married in Halkhead, Renfsrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Halkhead, Renfsrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1529
20 Jul 1529
Age 23
Death of Lady Elizabeth Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven, 4th Baroness Ross of Halkhead, 5th Countess of Erroll in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 December 1523
    Event Place: Halkhead, Renfsrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1529
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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