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Margaretha Ruthven 1480–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland

Death Date: 1548

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Counsellor,

Mother: Lady Livingstone

Spouse(s): Alexander Stewart

Children(s): John Buchan, Agnes Stewart, Thomas Erskine

The story of Margaretha Ruthven began in 1480 in Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland. Margaretha Ruthven married Alexander Stewart, and had children including Agnes Stewart, John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Buchan, Thomas Erskine. Margaretha Ruthven passed away in 1548 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Ruthven began in 1480 in Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland.
  • Margaretha Ruthven married Alexander Stewart, and had children including Agnes Stewart, John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Buchan, Thomas Erskine.
  • Margaretha Ruthven passed away in 1548 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Counsellor,
1440–1528
Birth Location: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
SC
Lady Livingstone
1450–1532
Birth Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Schotland
LL

Spouses(s)

Alexander Stewart
1473–1513
Birth Location: Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
AS

Children(s)

John Buchan
1498–1551
Birth Location: , Scotland
JB
Agnes Stewart
1512–
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AS
Thomas Erskine
1512–1600
Birth Location: ,Brechin,Angusshire,Scotland
TE

Margaretha Ruthven's Ancestors

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Margaretha Ruthven
1480–1548
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Ruthven, 1st Lord of Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Privy Counsellor,
1440–1528
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel de Livingston) Livingstone
1450–1532
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (Patrick Ruthven, Sheriff Depute of) Perth
1420–1465
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Robert (Livingstone Laird of Drumry) II
1400–1465
Drumry Castle, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Euphemia, Baroness Livingston,) Wemyss
1415–1470
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Ruthven's Descendants

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Margaretha Ruthven (1480–1548) m. Alexander Stewart (17 Mar 1473–9 September 1513)
  1. 1. John (Stewart 3rd Earl of) Buchan 1498–1551 m. Margaret Scrymgeour 1500–1591
    1. 1. James (Stewart Master van Buchan Lord) Auchterhouse 1520–1547 m. Margaret ("Margaretha") Ogilvy 1530–1549
      1. 1. Lady (Christian Stewart, Countess of Gravin Van Buchan,) Auchterhouse 1548–1580 m. Robert Douglas 1543–1580
        1. 1. Marion (Douglas) Lady 1567–1630 m. 9th (Laird of Drum Alexander) Irvine 1570–1629
        2. 2. James Douglas 1580–1601
    2. 2. John Stewart –1547
  2. 2. Agnes Stewart 1512–
  3. 3. Thomas Erskine 1512–1600

Margaretha Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Margaretha Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
1548
1548
Age 68
Death of Margaretha Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Huntingtower, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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