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Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Dec 1552

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Lady Gray

Spouse(s): Lady Halyburton, Agnes Chrichton, Jeanette Dirleton

Children(s): Baroness Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven, Sir Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Henry Ruthven

Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Sir Knight Lord Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven And Lady Catherine Gray. Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven married Agnes Chrichton, Alice Chricton Ruthven, Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Lady Janet Baroness Ruthven Halyburton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Lady Katherine Of Glenorchy Campbell Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Sir William Ruthven. Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven was born in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Sir Knight Lord Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven And Lady Catherine Gray.
  • Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven married Agnes Chrichton, Alice Chricton Ruthven, Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Lady Janet Baroness Ruthven Halyburton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Baroness Lady Katherine Of Glenorchy Campbell Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, Jeanette Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Sir William Ruthven.
  • Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Sir Ruthven's Ancestors

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Sir Ruthven
1500–1552
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William (Sir, Knight, Lord Ruthven) 1st Baron Ruthven
1478–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Gray
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
N.N Cranston
1434–1528
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Alexander Hepburn
1444–1517
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
Jeanette Napier
1435–1512
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cranstoun
1411–1473
Lady Thomasina
1412–1456
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cranston
1358–1428
William Cranstoun
1387–1473
Elizabeth Johnston
1390–

Sir Ruthven's Descendants

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Sir (William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth) Ruthven (1500–3 Dec 1552) m. Lady (Janet Baroness Ruthven) Halyburton (19 Apr 1503–1560) m. Agnes Chrichton (1510–1600) m. Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton (1505–)
  1. 1. Baroness (Lady Katherine of Glenorchy Campbell) Ruthven 1526–1584 m. Colin Campbell 1499–1583 m. David Drummond 1522–1571
    1. 1. Beatrice (Lorne) Campbell 1555–1619
    2. 2. Katherine Campbell 1563–
    3. 3. Anna ((or Elizabeth)) Campbell 1565–1589 m. John Campbell 1565–
    4. 4. Marion Campbell 1574–1606 m. Lachlan (Og first Torloisk) McLean 1574–1642
    5. 5. Janet (MacEvir) Campbell 1563–1633
    6. 6. Colin (of Glenample) Campbell 1562–1610
    7. 7. Patrick (Maiffer) Campbell 1555–1622
    8. 8. Margaret ((Mariot)) Campbell 1560–1610
    9. 9. Duncan* ((Black Duncan "of the Seven Castles", 7th of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet) Campbell 1550–1631
    10. 10. Archibald (Gillespick dow) Campbell 1545–1640
  2. 2. Patrick Ruthven 1520–1566
  3. 3. Cecilia Ruthven 1520–
  4. 4. Lilian Ruthven 1525–1579
  5. 5. Jeanette Ruthven 1540–1593
  6. 6. Barbara Ruthven 1535–
  7. 7. Catharina Ruthven 1530–
  8. 8. Sir (William) Ruthven 1515–1584
  9. 9. Christian Ruthven 1524–1597
  10. 10. Margaret Ruthven 1529–
  11. 11. Henry Ruthven 1528–1540

Sir Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Sir William Baron of Ruthven Sheriff of Perth Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 513

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