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William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven 1343–1408 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1343

Birth Location: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1408

Death Location: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Johanna Ruthven

Spouse(s): Margaret Logie

Children(s): William Ruthven, David Ruthven, John Ruthven

In 1343, William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven entered the world in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven Laird Of Ruthven And Johanna De Ruthven. William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven married Margaret Logie, and had children including David Ruthven, John Ruthven, William Ruthven. William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven passed away in 1408 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1343, William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven entered the world in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven Laird Of Ruthven And Johanna De Ruthven.
  • William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven married Margaret Logie, and had children including David Ruthven, John Ruthven, William Ruthven.
  • William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven passed away in 1408 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruthven
1280–1346
Birth Location: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
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Johanna Ruthven
1322–1363
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Logie
1357–1376
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Ruthven
1370–1400
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Ruthven
1378–
Birth Location: Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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John Ruthven
1379–1454
Birth Location: or Aberdeen, Banff, Perth, Inverness, Ruthven, Angus, Scotland
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William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1343–1408
Birth Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven
1280–1346
Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
Johanna (De) Ruthven
1322–1363
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

1.
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William (Ruthven Laird of) Ruthven (1343–1408) m. Margaret Logie (1357–1376)
  1. 1. William Ruthven 1370–1400 m. Isabelle Larington 1378–1439
    1. 1. John (Ruthven Sheriff of) Perth 1385–1454 m. Lady (Isobel) Wemyss 1400–1451
      1. 1. Patrick Ruthven 1431–1480 m. Elizabeth Cranstoun 1401–
        1. 1. William (Ruthven 1st Lord) Ruthven 1460–1528 m. Jean Hepburn 1462–1504 m. Isabel Livingston –1509 m. Christian Forbes 1473–1553
    2. 2. Margaretha (Ruthven -of) Balerno 1390–1475 m. Walter (Drummond -13th Lord of Cargill and) Stobhill 1380–1455
      1. 1. Malcolm (Drummond -of Cargill and) Stobhill-Knight 1420–1470 m. Marion (Mariot) Murray 1411–1445
        1. 1. John (Drummond, 1st Lord of) Drummond 1438–1519 m. Elizabeth (Lindsay of) Crawford 1445–1519
        2. 2. James (Drummond of Coldoch and) Ballochard 1445–1519 m. Jannet Graham 1441–1491 m. Janet Graham 1420–1491
        3. 3. David Drummond 1437–1438
        4. 4. Walter (Dean) Drummond 1439–1472
        5. 5. William (Drummond of Muthill, Vicar of) Strageath 1441– m. Walter Drummond 1475–
        6. 6. Margaret Drummond 1442–
        7. 7. Thomas (Drummond 1st of) Drummonderinoch 1443– m. Jane Scott 1480–1531
        8. 8. Andrew Drummond 1444–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Drummond 1445–1519
        10. 10. Malcolm Drummond 1445–1470
      2. 2. Annabella Drummond 1405– m. Roger (Gordon -4th Of) Stitchill 1400–1445
      3. 3. Walter (Drummond -1st of) Ledcrieff 1413–1489
      4. 4. John Drummond 1416–
      5. 5. Margaret Drummond 1425–1482 m. Andrew (Mercer 2nd Baron) Meikleour 1404–1473
        1. 1. Lawerance (Mercer, Baron Of Meikleour, Lord Of) Aldie 1455–1501 m. Isobel (Elizabeth) Wardlaw 1460–1511 m. Isobel Wardlaw 1460–1504
        2. 2. Robert (of Ballief) Mercer 1430–1505
        3. 3. Christian Mercer 1449–1490 m. Duncan (Forbes of) Corsindae 1444–1510 m. Gilbert (de Skene 8th Laird of) Skene 1445–1484
      6. 6. of (Cargill and) Stobhall 1416–1470 m. Marion (Mariot) Murray 1411–1445
        1. 1. Walter Drummond 1475– m. William (Drummond of Muthill, Vicar of) Strageath 1441–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Ruthven 1401–1454
    4. 4. Hanna (Thomasina) Ruthven 1412– m. Sir (Thomas Cranstoun) Ruthven 1411–1494
  2. 2. David Ruthven 1378–
  3. 3. John Ruthven 1379–1454 m. JOHN RUTHVEN 1384–

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1343
1343
Birth of William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1408
1408
Age 65
Death of William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1343
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Ruthven, person ID GM4K-9F3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Ruthven, person ID GM4K-9F3.
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