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William Lord Ruthven 1478 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1478

Birth Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Isabel LEVINGTON

Spouse(s): Catharina Buttergask

Children(s): William Ruthven

In 1478, William Lord Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Isabel Lindsay LEVINGTON. William Lord Ruthven married Catharina Buttergask, and had children including William Ruthven. William Lord Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland.

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Biography

  • In 1478, William Lord Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Isabel Lindsay LEVINGTON.
  • William Lord Ruthven married Catharina Buttergask, and had children including William Ruthven.
  • William Lord Ruthven passed away in 1513 in Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ruthven's Ancestors

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William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Birth Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1440 –
Isabel (Lindsay) LEVINGTON
Grandparents
Patrick Ruthven
1454 – 1465
Alice (Patricia) CRANSTOUN
Great-Grandparents
John Ruthven
1428 – 1454
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1412 – 1428

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William (Lord) Ruthven (12 Jul 1478 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Catharina Buttergask (6 Mar 1483 – 1501)
  1. 1. William Ruthven (1500 – 3 December 1552) m. Janet Haliburton (1505 – 23 March 1543)
    1. 1. Patrick Ruthven (1520 – 13 June 1566) m. Lady (Janet Stewart, Dowager Countess of) Sutherland (17 Jul 1505 – 13 May 1566) m. Janet Douglas (1520, illegitimate daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus – Dec 16, 1552)
      1. 1. James (Baron Ruthven) Ruthven (1548 – 9 Oct 1599)
      2. 2. Alexander Ruthven (1532 – Aft. 1586)
      3. 3. Janet Ruthven (1540 – Jan 20 1606)
      4. 4. Archibald (Ruthven, Master of) Ruthven (1546 – Feb 1578)
      5. 5. Isabel Ruthven (1552 – May 1599)
      6. 6. Margaret Donaldsoune (1553 – May 1599)
      7. 7. Patrick (Master Of) Ruthven (04/12/1561 – 12 Apr 1561)
    2. 2. Katharine Ruthven (1520 – 1604)
    3. 3. James (of Forteviot) Ruthven (1521 – 09 Jan 1553)
    4. 4. Christiana (Ruthven) (Lundin) (1524 – 15 Oct 1597)
    5. 5. Lilias ("Lilian" "Lillie" Lady of Kynnard, 2nd Baroness of Drummond,) Ruthven (1526 – 7 July 1579)
    6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Ruthven (1544 – 15 Oct 1597)
    7. 7. Lady (Catherine Ruthven "Baroness of) Glenorchy" (1530 – 1570)
    8. 8. Lady (Cecilia Ruthven of) Wemyss (7 May 1540 – 8 Jul 1589)
    9. 9. Barbara (Ruthven) Gray (1549 – AFT 21 Jul 1594)

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1478
12 Jul 1478
Birth of William Lord Ruthven in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 35
Death of William Lord Ruthven in Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland
Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1478
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Slag Bij Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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