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William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven 1440–1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 JULY 1454

Death Location: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Sir

Mother: Mary Ilk

Spouse(s): Isabel Brentford, Christian Forbes

Children(s): William Ruthven

In 1440, William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven entered the world in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Ruthven Sir And Mary Daughter Of Thomas Cranstoun Of That Ilk. William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven married Christian Forbes, Isabel Lindsay Levington Lady Countess Brentford, and had children including William Ruthven Sir Knight Lord Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven. William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven passed away in 1454 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1440, William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven entered the world in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Ruthven Sir And Mary Daughter Of Thomas Cranstoun Of That Ilk.
  • William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven married Christian Forbes, Isabel Lindsay Levington Lady Countess Brentford, and had children including William Ruthven Sir Knight Lord Ruthven 1St Baron Ruthven.
  • William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven passed away in 1454 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1440–1454
Birth Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Ruthven Sir
1421–1465
Ruthven Castle, Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (Daughter of Thomas Cranstoun of that) Ilk
1415–1465
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Ruthven) Sir
1397–1454
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Paticia Lady
1401–1454
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Thomas Cranston
1411–1473
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Hanna (Thomasina of Cranstoun) Lady
1412–1456
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1360–1412
Isobel Lady
1374–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1343–1427
Margaret Logue
1359–1420

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William (Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord) Ruthven (1440–26 JULY 1454) m. Isabel (Lindsay Levington Lady Countess) Brentford (1432–JUNE 1509) m. Christian Forbes (1473–1553)
  1. 1. William (Ruthven Sir Knight Lord Ruthven 1st Baron) Ruthven 1478–1513 m. Catherine (Buttergask Lady Baroness) Ruthven 1483–1501
    1. 1. William (Ruthven Sir Lord of Ruthven) II 1500–1552 m. Janet (Halyburton Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1503–1543
      1. 1. Patrick (Ruthven Sir 3rd Lord of) Ruthven 1520–1566 m. Janet (Douglas Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1530–1552 m. Janet Stewart 1505–1566
        1. 1. William (Ruthven) Gowrie 1541–1584 m. Dorothea (Stewart Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1551–1627

William Ruthven's Timeline

6 Records

1440
1440
Birth of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1440
1440
Birth of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1440
1440
Birth of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1440
1440
Birth of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1454
26 JULY 1454
Age 14
Death of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
1528
12 JULY 1528
Age 88
Death of William Brentford Ruthven Sir Lord Ruthven in Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JULY 1528
    Event Place: Hunting Tower Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JULY 1454
    Event Place: Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland

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