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Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1537–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1537

Birth Location: Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jul 1589

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Ruthven

Spouse(s): David Wemyss

Children(s): Lady Wemyss

Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss was born in 1537 in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland, the child of Sir William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Ruthven Keeper Of The Privy Seal Extraordinary Lord Of Session Ii And Lady Janet Halyburton Baroness Of Ruthven. Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss married David Wemyss, and had children including Lady Lady Margaret Bethune Creich Nee Wemyss. Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss passed away in 1589 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss was born in 1537 in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland, the child of Sir William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Ruthven Keeper Of The Privy Seal Extraordinary Lord Of Session Ii And Lady Janet Halyburton Baroness Of Ruthven.
  • Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss married David Wemyss, and had children including Lady Lady Margaret Bethune Creich Nee Wemyss.
  • Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess 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, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session II
1500–1552
Lady (Janet Halyburton, Baroness Of) Ruthven
1524–1560
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Lady Wemyss's Descendants

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Lady (Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of) Wemyss (Abt. 1537–8 Jul 1589) m. David Wemyss (Jan 1535–22 Feb 1595)
  1. 1. Lady (Lady Margaret Bethune Creich nee) Wemyss 1560–1636 m. James (Beaton Bethune 5th Laird of) Creich 1549–1616
    1. 1. David (Beaton Bethune (6th Laird of) Creech) 1580–1626 m. Marie Scott 1580–1630
      1. 1. Richard (Creech) (Crich) 1600–1646 m. Mary (Frances) Beale 1601–1640
        1. 1. Henry (Eanruig Creech) Sr\Capt 1637–1728 m. Joyce Paine 1633–1712

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1537
Abt. 1537
Birth of Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss in Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland
Ruthven, Aberdeen, Scotland
1589
8 Jul 1589
Age 52
Death of Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 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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