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Sir William Ruthven 1548–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Death Date: 02 MAY 1584

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Father: Sir Ruthven)

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Gowrie

Children(s): Lady Ruthven, Lady Atholl, Patrick Ruthven, Katheryn Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Lelyas Ruthven, Alexander Ruthven, William Ruthven, Lady Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Jean Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, Lady Trotter, Barbara Ruthven, Margaretha Ruthven, John MacDowall, Sophia Ruthven, John Ruthven, John Ruthven, James Ruthven, Margaretha (Graham), Lady Ruthven, Lady Ruthven, Sir Ruthven, Sir Ruthven

In 1548, Sir William Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, born to Sir Patrick Ruthven 3Rd Lord Of Ruthven And Lady Janet Douglas. Sir William Ruthven married Lady Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess Gowrie, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, James Ruthven, Jean Johanna Ruthven, John James Ruthven, John Alexander Mcdill Macdowall, John Ruthven, Katheryn Ruthven, Lady Beatrice Trotter, Lady Isabel Ruthven, Lady Johanna Ruthven, Lady Margaret Ruthven, Lady Mary Maria Ruthven, Lady Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl, Lelyas Ruthven, Margaretha Ruthven, Margaretha Ruthven Graham, Patrick Ruthven, Sir Alexander Ruthven, Sir John Ruthven, Sophia Ruthven, William Ruthven. Sir William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Sir William Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, born to Sir Patrick Ruthven 3Rd Lord Of Ruthven And Lady Janet Douglas.
  • Sir William Ruthven married Lady Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess Gowrie, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, James Ruthven, Jean Johanna Ruthven, John James Ruthven, John Alexander Mcdill Macdowall, John Ruthven, Katheryn Ruthven, Lady Beatrice Trotter, Lady Isabel Ruthven, Lady Johanna Ruthven, Lady Margaret Ruthven, Lady Mary Maria Ruthven, Lady Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl, Lelyas Ruthven, Margaretha Ruthven, Margaretha Ruthven Graham, Patrick Ruthven, Sir Alexander Ruthven, Sir John Ruthven, Sophia Ruthven, William Ruthven.
  • Sir William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

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Sir Ruthven's Ancestors

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Sir Ruthven
1548–1584
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir Patrick Ruthven ( 3rd Lord of Ruthven)
1520–1566
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Douglas
1520–1552
Kynnard Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Ruthven
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Halyburton, Baroness) Ruthven
1510–1543
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Archibald (Angus Douglas) (Woodard)
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
*Willem Ruthven
1478–1513
*Catharina Buttergask
1483–1501
Patrick Dirleton
1475–1505
Margaret Douglas
1482–1566
Sir Douglas
1480–
Christian Montgomerie
1482–1575
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1465–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1460–1528
Lady Ruthven
1440–1510
X ButterGask
1484–
George Halyburton
1560–1490
Robert Lochleven
1451–1526
Margaret Hay
1453–1500
Robert Montgomery
1492–1530
Lady Edmonstone
1475–1514
Edmund Richmond
1515–1563

Sir Ruthven's Descendants

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Sir (William) Ruthven (1548–02 MAY 1584) m. Lady (Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie (1550–01 JAN 1627)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary (Maria)) Ruthven 1562–1586 m. Sir (John V Stewart 5th Earl of) Atholl 1563–1595
    1. 1. Dame (Dorothea Stewart Gravin van) Atholl 1580–1633 m. Lord (John) Pollock 1575–1596 m. William Murray 1580–1642
      1. 1. Sir (Robert Laird of Polk Pollock) x 1595–1657 m. Lady (Jean Crawford) x 1600–1660
        1. 1. Robert (Laird of Polk Pollock) x 1635–1676 m. Lady (Jean Crawford) x 1635–1690
        2. 2. Robert POLLOK 1630–1675
        3. 3. Helen POLLOK 1630–
        4. 4. Jeane POLLOK 1630–1650
        5. 5. Mary Polk 1637–1680
        6. 6. Mary Hagans(Johnson) 1637–1680
        7. 7. Margaret Pollock 1641–1680
      2. 2. Mary Pollock 1595–
      3. 3. John Murray 1630–1703
    2. 2. Janet Stewart 1580–1623
    3. 3. Dorothea (Countess Tullibardine) Stewart 1585–1605
    4. 4. Dorothea (Stewart (Murray) (Countess) Tullibardine 1585–1633
    5. 5. Mary Stewart 1585–1588
    6. 6. Jean Stewart 1587–1623
    7. 7. Sarah (Mary Atollway Hawkins) Krahn 1588–1665
    8. 8. Margaret Stewart 1589–1623
    9. 9. Anne Stewart 1593–1635
    10. 10. Sir (John) Stewart 1595–1659
    11. 11. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
  2. 2. Lady (Mary Ruthven Countess) Atholl 1562–1595
  3. 3. Patrick Ruthven 1564–1570
  4. 4. Katheryn Ruthven 1564–1580
  5. 5. Christian Ruthven 1567–1634
  6. 6. Lelyas Ruthven 1568–1579
  7. 7. Alexander Ruthven 1569–1621
  8. 8. William Ruthven 1569–1634
  9. 9. Lady (Johanna) Ruthven 1570–1611
  10. 10. Patrick Ruthven 1570–1652
  11. 11. Dorthea Ruthven 1570–
  12. 12. Jean ("Johanna") Ruthven 1571–1612
  13. 13. Elizabeth Ruthven 1572–1616
  14. 14. Isabel Elizabeth 1572–1615
  15. 15. Lady (Beatrice) Trotter 1573–1600
  16. 16. Barbara Ruthven 1574–1625
  17. 17. Margaretha Ruthven 1575–1618
  18. 18. John (Alexander McDill) MacDowall 1575–1611
  19. 19. Sophia Ruthven 1575–1590
  20. 20. John Ruthven 1575–1600
  21. 21. John (James) Ruthven 1575–1588
  22. 22. James Ruthven 1575–1588
  23. 23. Margaretha (Ruthven) (Graham) 1577–1618
  24. 24. Lady (Margaret) Ruthven 1577–1618
  25. 25. Lady (Isabel) Ruthven 1577–1616
  26. 26. Sir (John) Ruthven 1577–1600
  27. 27. Sir (Alexander) Ruthven 1579–1600

Sir Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir William Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1584
02 MAY 1584
Age 36
Death of Sir William Ruthven in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 MAY 1584
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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