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William Perth Ruthven 1478 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1478

Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: September 9, 1513

Death Location: Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Isabel Livingston

Spouse(s): Catherine Buttergask, CHristian Forbes, Jean Hepburn

Children(s): William II, Isobel Ruthven

In 1478, William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Isabel Widow Lindsay Levington or Livingston. William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Perth Gray of Buttergask, CHristian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, and had children including William Perth Ruthven II, Isobel Ruthven. William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven entered the world in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Isabel Widow Lindsay Levington or Livingston.
  • William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Perth Gray of Buttergask, CHristian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, and had children including William Perth Ruthven II, Isobel Ruthven.
  • William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

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William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel (Widow Lindsay Levington or) Livingston
1450 – 1509
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Willem Ruthven, Master of Ruthven, 1st Baron) Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Ruthven
1478 – 1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William (Perth) Ruthven (12 Jul 1478 – September 9, 1513) m. Catherine (Perth Gray of) Buttergask (6 Mar 1483 – 1501) m. CHristian Forbes (1473 – 1553) m. Jean Hepburn (1480 – 1570)
  1. 1. William (Perth Ruthven) II (1500 – 3 Dec 1552)
  2. 2. Isobel Ruthven (Abt. 1513 – 1547)

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1478
12 Jul 1478
Birth of William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1513
September 9, 1513
Age 35
Death of William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven in Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1478
    Event Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cunninghamhead, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 9, 1513
    Event Place: Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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