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Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss 1537–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jul 1589

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Perth

Mother: Jeanette Halyburton

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In 1537, Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss entered the world in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth And Jeanette Halyburton. Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss passed away in 1589 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss entered the world in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Sir William Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth And Jeanette Halyburton.
  • Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss passed away in 1589 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Lady Wemyss's Ancestors

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Lady Wemyss
1537–1589
Birth Place: Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven Sheriff of Perth
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Jeanette Halyburton
1503–1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
Grandparents
William (Lord) Ruthven
1478–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Catharine Buttergask
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Patrick (Halyburton 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475–1505
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1482–1508
Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lochleven
1451–1526
Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lochleven
1475–1539

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland
Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland
1589
8 Jul 1589
Age 52
Death of Lady Cecilia Ruthven of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1589
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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