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Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1540–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1540

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

Death Date: 8 Jul 1589

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: *Sir Avondale

Mother: Lady Halyburton

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The story of Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss began in 1540 in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.. 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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  • The story of Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss began in 1540 in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland..
  • 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

Self
Lady Wemyss
1540–1589
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Parents
*Sir Andrew Stewart II, 1st Lord Ochiltree, 2nd Lord Avondale
1503–1548
Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Dyet Baroness Ruthven, Dirleton) Halyburton
1503–1543
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick (Halyburton, 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475–1505
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482–1508
Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1540
7 May 1540
Birth of Lady Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of Wemyss in Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
1589
8 Jul 1589
Age 49
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: 7 May 1540
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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

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