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Willem Lord Ruthven 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Dec 1552

Death Location: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Catharine None

Spouse(s): Jeanette Dirleton

Children(s): Ruthven, Ruthven

The story of Willem Lord Ruthven began in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland. Willem Lord Ruthven married Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, and had children including Ruthven Dame Lilias David Lord Drummond Ruthven. Willem Lord Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Lord Ruthven began in 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland.
  • Willem Lord Ruthven married Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton, and had children including Ruthven Dame Lilias David Lord Drummond Ruthven.
  • Willem Lord Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Willem Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
Willem Ruthven
1500–1552
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Catharine
1483–1501
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Ruthven's Descendants

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Willem (Lord) Ruthven (1500–3 Dec 1552) m. Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton (1505–23 Mar 1543)
  1. 1. Ruthven, (Dame Lilias David, Lord Drummond) Ruthven 1526–1580 m. Lord (John Murray, 1st Earl Tullibardine, Lord of Gask & Balquhidder, KT, PC, Master of the) Household 1550–1613
    1. 1. Liliane Murray 1572–1645 m. John (IV Lord Grant van) Freuchie 1570–1622
      1. 1. Lady (Jean Grant of Freuchie) Sutherland 1591–1626 m. Sutherland, (William Grant, Jonet Sinclair, Margaret) Sutherland 1592–1626
        1. 1. SUTHERLAND, (Earl of) Sutherland 1621–1674 m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1629–1667

Willem Ruthven's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Willem Lord Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Willem Lord Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Willem Lord Ruthven in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of Willem Lord Ruthven in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ruthven Family Papers
    [2] Savage, Tisdale and Allied Families : Genealogical and Biographical

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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