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William Perth Ruthven Master of 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: Willem PC

Mother: Isabel Livingston

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

Children(s): William Perth, Isobel Ruthven

The story of William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven began in 1478 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Perth Gray Of Buttergask Of Buttergask, Christian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, and had children including Isobel Ruthven, William Perth Ruthven Ii Sir 2Nd Lord Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth. William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven began in 1478 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Perth Gray Of Buttergask Of Buttergask, Christian Forbes, Jean Hepburn, and had children including Isobel Ruthven, William Perth Ruthven Ii Sir 2Nd Lord Ruthven Sheriff Of Perth.
  • William Perth Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Battle Of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Birth Place: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Ruthven Sir, 1st Lord of Ruthven, PC
1500–1552
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Isabel (Widow Lindsay Levington or) Livingston
1450–1509
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Baron Ruthven, Sheriff of Perth, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session 14th) GGF
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Kinnaird, Perth and Kinoss, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord GGF
1478–1513
Lady GGM
1483–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Ruthven
1460–1528
Lady Saltcoats
1440–1510

William Ruthven's Descendants

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