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Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1500

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Dec 1552

Death Location: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Willem Ruthven

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Crichton, Jeanette Dirleton

Children(s): Lady Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Patrick Dirleton

Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Ruthven And Catharina Buttergask. Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session married Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Lady Margaret Catherine Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven Lord Dirleton. Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Ruthven And Catharina Buttergask.
  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session married Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Lady Margaret Catherine Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven Lord Dirleton.
  • Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Lord Session's Ancestors

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Lord Session
1500–1552
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Ruthven
1478–1513
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Lord Session's Descendants

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Lord (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of) Session (May 1500–3 Dec 1552) m. Margaret Crichton (1480–8 February 1546) m. Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton (1505–)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Catherine) Ruthven 1526–1584 m. Lord (Colin "The Grey" Campbell, Earl of Argyle, 6th Laird of) Glenorchy 1523–1583 m. Patrick Graham 1510–1536 m. John (Gorm of Lochnell) Campbell 1520–1568
    1. 1. Duncan Campbell 1570–1631 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1575–1654
      1. 1. Jean( (Dutchess Of Atholl )) Campbell 1615–1642 m. Lord (John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl, Lord of) Gask 1610–1642
        1. 1. Sir (John) Murray 1631–1703 m. Amelia (Anna Sophia) Stanley 1633–1702
        2. 2. Elizabeth Campbell –1824
        3. 3. Marianne Campbell 1633–1665
        4. 4. Jean Murray 1635–1688
        5. 5. Mungo Murray 1633–1660
    2. 2. Beatrix Campbell 1549–
    3. 3. Patrick Campbell –1622
  2. 2. Barbara Ruthven 1535–
  3. 3. Jeanette Ruthven 1540–1593
  4. 4. Lilian Ruthven 1525–1579
  5. 5. Patrick (Ruthven Lord) Dirleton 1520–1556

Lord Session's Timeline

2 Records

1500
May 1500
Birth of Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Lord William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1500
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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