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Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill 1522 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1522

Birth Location: Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Mar 1580

Death Location: Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Janet Dyet

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In 1522, Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill entered the world in Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Janet Dyet. Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill passed away in 1580 in Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1522, Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill entered the world in Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Janet Dyet.
  • Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill passed away in 1580 in Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruthven
1498 – 1552
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Dyet
1505 – 1560
Birth Location: Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Cargill's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cargill
1522 – 1580
Birth Place: Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1498 – 1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Dyet
1505 – 1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick (Halyburton, 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475 – 1505
Dirleton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482 – 1505
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cargill's Timeline

2 Records

1522
12 February 1522
Birth of Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill in Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1580
25 Mar 1580
Age 58
Death of Sir Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of Cargill in Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1522
    Event Place: Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1580
    Event Place: Stobhall, Cargill, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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