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Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 1535 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1535

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1594

Death Location: Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Session

Mother: Janet Halyburton

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In 1535, Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session and Janet Halyburton. Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM passed away in 1594 in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session and Janet Halyburton.
  • Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM passed away in 1594 in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Session
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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Janet Halyburton
1503 – 1543
Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lady Ruthven's Ancestors

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Lady Ruthven
1535 – 1594
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session
1500 – 1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Halyburton
1503 – 1543
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Perth) Ruthven
1460 – 1528
Ruthven, Perthshire, Schotland
♡Catherine (Katherine de Gray; Buttergask;) Douglas
1483 – 1509
Buttergask, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1535
7 May 1535
Birth of Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1594
21 Jul 1594
Age 59
Death of Lady Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Grey Ruthven 13th GGM in Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1535
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1594
    Event Place: Grey House, Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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