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Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord 1541 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1541

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Death Date: 2 May 1584

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Patrick Pert

Mother: Margaret Douglas

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In 1541, Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, born to Patrick Ruthven Lord, Dirleton, Sheriff of Pert and Margaret Tomson Douglas. Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord passed away in 1584 in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, born to Patrick Ruthven Lord, Dirleton, Sheriff of Pert and Margaret Tomson Douglas.
  • Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord passed away in 1584 in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Lord's Ancestors

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Sir Lord
1541 – 1584
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
Patrick Ruthven Lord, Dirleton, Sheriff of Pert
1520 – 1556
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tomson) Douglas
1492 – 1575
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of) Session
1500 – 1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton
1503 – 1560
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
GEORGE (William) Douglas
1469 – 1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Drummond Countess) Angus
1472 – 1514
Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lord's Timeline

2 Records

1541
May 1541
Birth of Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1584
2 May 1584
Age 43
Death of Sir William Ruthven, 2nd Lord in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1541
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1584
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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