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Sir George Rutherford 1420–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1499

Death Location: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: George Rutherford

Mother: (Jonet) Tait

Spouse(s): Lady Lyle, Catherine Lyle, Catherine Lyle

Children(s): Lady Rutherford

In 1420, Sir George Rutherford entered the world in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to George Rutherford And Jonet Janet Tait. Sir George Rutherford married Catherine Lyle, Lady Catherine Lyle, and had children including Lady Helen Rutherford. Sir George Rutherford passed away in 1499 in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1420, Sir George Rutherford entered the world in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to George Rutherford And Jonet Janet Tait.
  • Sir George Rutherford married Catherine Lyle, Lady Catherine Lyle, and had children including Lady Helen Rutherford.
  • Sir George Rutherford passed away in 1499 in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rutherford
1390–1429
Birth Location: 1687338, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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(Jonet) Tait
1400–1432
Birth Location: Colylaw, Bournehouse, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lyle
1430–1498
Birth Location: Lang Newton, Roxburg, Scotland, Europe
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Catherine Lyle
1440–1498
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Lyle
1440–1498
Birth Location: Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Rutherford
1450–1543
Birth Location: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Sir Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Sir Rutherford
1420–1499
Birth Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
George Rutherford
1390–1429
1687338, Roxburghshire, Scotland
(Jonet) (Janet) Tait
1400–1432
Colylaw, Bournehouse, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Rutherford's Descendants

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Sir (George) Rutherford (1420–16 Feb 1499) m. Lady (Catherine) Lyle (1430–8 November 1498) m. Catherine Lyle (1440–1498) m. Catherine Lyle (1440–1498)
  1. 1. Lady (Helen) Rutherford 1450–1543 m. John Foreman 1450–1496 m. John Forman 1463–1516 m. John Foreman 1450–1496
    1. 1. Beatrix Foreman 1482–1530 m. John Moncrieff 1480–1513
      1. 1. (Lady) (Agnes) Moncrieff 1513–1549 m. Sir (Robert 3rd Lord Ross of Halkhead) Ross 1515–1547
        1. 1. Sir (James 4th Lord Ross of) Halkhead 1555–1581 m. Catherine McKenzie 1559–1592

Sir Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Sir George Rutherford in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1499
16 Feb 1499
Age 79
Death of Sir George Rutherford in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1499
    Event Place: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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