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Lady Catherine Rutherford 1538–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

Death Date: 28 February 1606

Death Location: Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland

Father: Sir (Carew)

Mother: Catharina Kerr

Spouse(s): Sir Tranqar

Children(s): Lady Stewart, Stephen Stewart, William Stuart, Robert Stewart, Janet Veitch, Isobel Stewart, Walter Stewart, Janet Stuart, Robert Stuart

Lady Catherine Rutherford was born in 1538 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carew And Catharina Catherine Katherine Cessford Kerr. Lady Catherine Rutherford married Sir James Stuart 6Th Baron Of Tranqar, and had children including Isobel Stewart, Janet Stuart, Janet Veitch, Lady Mary Elspeth Stewart, Robert Stewart, Robert Stuart, Stephen John Stewart, Walter Stewart, William Stuart. Lady Catherine Rutherford passed away in 1606 in Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Rutherford was born in 1538 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, the child of Sir John 8Th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr Carew And Catharina Catherine Katherine Cessford Kerr.
  • Lady Catherine Rutherford married Sir James Stuart 6Th Baron Of Tranqar, and had children including Isobel Stewart, Janet Stuart, Janet Veitch, Lady Mary Elspeth Stewart, Robert Stewart, Robert Stuart, Stephen John Stewart, Walter Stewart, William Stuart.
  • Lady Catherine Rutherford passed away in 1606 in Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Carew)
1500–1562
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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Catharina Kerr
1510–1565
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
CK

Spouses(s)

Sir Tranqar
1534–1606
Birth Location: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Stewart
1555–1606
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Stephen Stewart
1570–1605
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles, Scotland
SS
William Stuart
1605–
Birth Location: France
WS
Robert Stewart
1550–1623
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
RS
Janet Veitch
1555–1606
Birth Location: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
JV
Isobel Stewart
1562–
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
IS
Walter Stewart
1555–
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
WS
Janet Stuart
1574–
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland
JS
Robert Stuart
1572–
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland
RS

Lady Rutherford's Ancestors

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Lady Rutherford
1538–1606
Birth Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir John 8th Baron Ferniehurst Kerr (Carew)
1500–1562
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Catharina (Catherine Katherine Cessford) Kerr
1510–1565
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth, Ramsey) Home
1460–1543
VERIFIED- Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland -Wedderburn Castle has belonged to the Homes family of Wedderburn since the 15th century. Originally a fortification, converted by Patrick Home.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Rutherford's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine) Rutherford (1538–28 February 1606) m. Sir (James Stuart, 6th Baron of) Tranqar (1534–28 Apr 1606)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elspeth) Stewart 1555–1606 m. Sir (John Theodore Rose "of Wester) Drakies" 1550–1606
    1. 1. James (Rose of Markinsh, Provost of Inverness (John Rose of Wester) Drakies) 1585–1679 m. Janet Urquhart 1590–1655
      1. 1. John (3rd Laird of Ballivat Rose , 12th Laird of Kilravock,3rd Laird of) Ballivat 1610–1675 m. Lady (Margaret) Falconer 1609–1676
        1. 1. Janet (McIntosh) Rose 1625–1649 m. John (William) Grant 1622–1664
    2. 2. John Rose 1574–1603
    3. 3. Ellen (May Newbold Harrison) Rose 1569–1630
    4. 4. William (Leondos) Rose 1594–1664
    5. 5. Robert Rose 1580–1678
    6. 6. James Rose 1575–
    7. 7. Ellen (May Goodchild) Rose 1567–1630
  2. 2. Stephen (John) Stewart 1570–1605
  3. 3. William Stuart 1605–
  4. 4. Robert Stewart 1550–1623
  5. 5. Janet Veitch 1555–1606
  6. 6. Isobel Stewart 1562–
  7. 7. Walter Stewart 1555–
  8. 8. Janet Stuart 1574–
  9. 9. Robert Stuart 1572–

Lady Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Lady Catherine Rutherford in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
1606
28 February 1606
Age 68
Death of Lady Catherine Rutherford in Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland
Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1606
    Event Place: Traquair Castle, Traquair, Peebleshire, Scotland
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