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William Ruthven Master of Ruthven 1478–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Isabel Livingston

Spouse(s): Jean Hepburn, Catherine Buttergask

Children(s): William Perth

William Ruthven Master of Ruthven was born in 1478 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Ruthven 1St Lord Ruthven And Isabel Livingston. William Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Buttergask, Jean Hepburn, and had children including William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Sheriff Of Perth. William Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • William Ruthven Master of Ruthven was born in 1478 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of William Ruthven 1St Lord Ruthven And Isabel Livingston.
  • William Ruthven Master of Ruthven married Catherine Buttergask, Jean Hepburn, and had children including William Ruthven 2Nd Lord Sheriff Of Perth.
  • William Ruthven Master of Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruthven
1460–1528
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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Isabel Livingston
–1509
Birth Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Hepburn
1480–1570
Birth Location: Scotland
JH
Catherine Buttergask
1483–1509
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
CB

Children(s)

William Perth
1500–1552
Birth Location: Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
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William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven 1st Lord Ruthven
1460–1528
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabel Livingston
–1509
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Ruthven
1431–1480
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cranstoun
1401–
Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland
William (Livingston of) Drumry
1410–1465
Drumry Castle, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Euphemia (de) Wemyss
1411–1470
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Perth
1385–1454
Lady Wemyss
1400–1451
Thomas Denholm
1424–1473
Thomas Cranstoun
1225–
Robert Livingston
1380–1449
Margaret Somerville
1385–1430
David Wemyss
1394–1430
Christian Douglas
1395–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1370–1400
Isabelle Larington
1378–1439
Duncan Wemyss
1376–1430
Elizabeth Erskine
1380–1478
William Cranstoun
1395–1428
William Cranstoun
1399–
John Callendar
1350–1402
Hannah Menteith
1355–1387
John Carnwath
1345–1400
Margaret Edmonston
1350–1398
John Reres
1368–1428
Elizabeth Erskine
1372–1427
David Crawford
1376–1438
Marjory Crawford
1389–1429

William Ruthven's Descendants

1.
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William (Ruthven Master of) Ruthven (1478–1513) m. Jean Hepburn (1480–1570) m. Catherine Buttergask (6 Mar 1483–Jun 1509)
  1. 1. William (Ruthven 2nd Lord, Sheriff of) Perth 1500–1552 m. Janet (Halyburton of) Dirleton 1503–1543
    1. 1. Cecilia (Ruthven Lady of) Wemyss 1540–1589 m. David Wemyss 1535–1596
    2. 2. Lilias (Ruthven, 2nd Baroness) Drummond 1526–1579 m. David (Drummond 2nd Lord) Drummond 1515–1571 m. David (Drummond 2nd Baron Earl of Perth, Knight of) Cargill 1522–1580
      1. 1. Lilias Drummond 1574–1601 m. Alexander (Seton Montgomerie 1st Earl of) Dumfermline 1555–1622 m. Alexander Seton 1566–
      2. 2. Lady (Helen Lilias) Drummond 1558–1597 m. David (LINDSAY Bishop of) Ross 1531–1613
        1. 1. Margaret Lindsay 1578–1614 m. Lord (David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk, Lord of) Session 1575–1658
        2. 2. David (LINDSAY, Earl Angus, 11th Earl Crawford, Sibling of Margaretha) Lindsay 1572–1646
        3. 3. John (LINDSAY, child of Sir David Lindsay of Edzell, Baron Glenesk, Laird Edzell, 10th Earl) Crawford 1574–1599
        4. 4. Andrew (LINDSEY of Glen, Sibling of Margaretha) Lindsay 1576–1639
        5. 5. Margaret (LINDSAY, (Colvill), Sibling of Margaretha) Lindsay 1578–1614
        6. 6. Agnes (LINDSAY, Sibling of Margaretha) Lindsay 1581–1623
      3. 3. Mary Drummond 1542–1589 m. Archibald (Stirling 5th of Keir, 2nd of) Cadder 1546–1630
      4. 4. Jean (Drummond Countess of) Montrose 1548–1598 m. John (Graham -3rd Earl of) Montrose 1547–1608
      5. 5. David (Drummond Earl of Crawford and) Lindsay 1548–1621
      6. 6. Patrick (Drummond, 3rd Lord) Drummond 1549–1611 m. Elizabeth Lindsay 1552–1589 m. Agnes Drummond 1537–1590
      7. 7. James (Drummond, Lord Inchaffray, 1st Lord) Madderty 1551–1623 m. Jean Chisholm 1555–1603
      8. 8. Catherine (de) Drummond 1552–1598 m. John (Murray 1st Earl Tullibardine, Lord of Gask amp Balquhidder, KT, PC, Master of the) Household 1547–1613
      9. 9. Lilias Drummond 1553–1605 m. David (Lindsay 11th Earl of) Crawford 1547–1607 m. Alexander (Lindsay 1st Earl Of) Dunfermline 1551–
      10. 10. Anne Drummond 1555–1587 m. John (Erskine 2nd Earl of) Mar 1562–1634
      11. 11. Joan (Drummond) Graham 1550–1612 m. James Robeson 1546–1614 m. James (Jacobson) Robeson 1546–
      12. 12. Lilias Drummond 1553–1605 m. David (Lindsay 11th Earl of) Crawford 1547–1607 m. Alexander (Lindsay 1st Earl Of) Dunfermline 1551–
      13. 13. Mary Stirling 1554–1589
      14. 14. Catherine Drummond 1555–1576
      15. 15. Mary Drummond 1556–1607
      16. 16. Jean Drummond 1561–
      17. 17. Catherine (Murray of) Tullibardine 1564–1607
      18. 18. Jemima (Morrison) Drummond 1564–
    3. 3. Christina (Ruthven of) Ballindean 1532–1574 m. William Lundie 1530–1600
    4. 4. Patrick (Ruthven 3rd Lord of) Ruthven 1520–1566 m. Janet (Douglas Baroness of) Ruthven 1525–1552 m. Janet (Elizabeth) Stewart 1505–1566
    5. 5. James (Ruthven of) Fortevoit 1521–1553
    6. 6. Katherine (Ruthven, of) Craufurd 1530–1584 m. Colin (Campbell of) Glenorchy 1499–1583
    7. 7. Alexander (Ruthven of) Freeland 1533–1599 m. Elisabeth Moncreiff 1526–1592
    8. 8. Barbara Ruthven 1535–1594 m. Sir (Andrew Patrick Gray 5th Lord of) Gray 1538–1608
    9. 9. Margaret Ruthven 1536–1564 m. James Johnstone 1522–1617
    10. 10. Janet Ruthven 1542–1606 m. Laurence Mercer 1540–1620 m. Adam Stewart 1535–1575

William Ruthven's Timeline

3 Records

1478
1478
Birth of William Ruthven Master of Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 35
Death of William Ruthven Master of Ruthven in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
1513
1513
Age 35
Burial of William Ruthven Master of Ruthven in Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Ruthven, person ID G2HL-36H.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Ruthven, person ID G2HL-36H.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field Cemetery, Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Ruthven, person ID G2HL-36H.
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