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Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven 1518–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1552

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Angus

Mother: Lady Scotland

Spouse(s): Sir Ruthven

Children(s): Sir Gowrie

In 1518, Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven entered the world in Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald Vi Douglas Angus And Lady Margaret Tudor Scotland. Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven married Sir Patrick Ruthven Baron Ruthven, and had children including Sir William Ruthven Baron Ruthven 1St Earl Of Gowrie. Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven entered the world in Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald Vi Douglas Angus And Lady Margaret Tudor Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven married Sir Patrick Ruthven Baron Ruthven, and had children including Sir William Ruthven Baron Ruthven 1St Earl Of Gowrie.
  • Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Lady Ruthven's Ancestors

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Lady Ruthven
1518–1552
Birth Place: Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald VI Douglas Angus
1489–1557
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Tudor) Scotland
1489–1541
London, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Ruthven's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Douglas, Baroness) Ruthven (1518–6 Dec 1552) m. Sir (Patrick Ruthven, Baron) Ruthven (1520–13 June 1566)
  1. 1. Sir (William Ruthven, Baron Ruthven, 1st Earl of) Gowrie 1541–1584 m. Lady (Dorothea Stewart, Baroness Ruthven, Countess) Gowrie 1551–1627
    1. 1. Barbara Ruthven 1577–1618 m. Drummond, (John Graham,) Lilias 1573–1626
      1. 1. Lady (Lilias) Graham 1596–1650 m. John Colquhoun 1596–1655 m. John Colqhoun 1596–
        1. 1. John Colquhoun 1622–1676 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Penuel Cunningham 1627–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679 m. Margaret Baillie 1645–1679

Lady Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven in Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1552
6 Dec 1552
Age 34
Death of Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Kynnard Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Innerkeithing, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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