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William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven 1500 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 3 Dec 1552

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

Father: William Ruthven

Mother: Catherine Buttergask

Spouse(s): Janet Halyburton

Children(s): William Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, James Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, William Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Christina Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Janet Ruthven

In 1500, William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Catherine Buttergask. William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven married Janet Halyburton, and had children including William 1515 Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, James Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, William Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Christina Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Janet Ruthven. William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland, born to William Ruthven and Catherine Buttergask.
  • William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven married Janet Halyburton, and had children including William 1515 Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, James Ruthven, Henry Ruthven, William Ruthven, Margaret Ruthven, Cecilia Ruthven, Christina Ruthven, Christian Ruthven, Janet Ruthven.
  • William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Catherine Buttergask
1483 – 1547
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Halyburton
1510 – 1560
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
JH

Children(s)

William Ruthven
1515 –
Birth Location: Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Patrick Ruthven
1520 – 1566
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
PR
Katherine Ruthven
1525 – 1580
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
KR
Lilias Ruthven
1526 – 1579
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
LR
James Ruthven
1527 –
Birth Location: –
JR
Henry Ruthven
1528 –
Birth Location: –
HR
William Ruthven
1530 – 1599
Birth Location: Of, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Margaret Ruthven
1544 –
Birth Location: –
MR
Cecilia Ruthven
1546 – 1589
Birth Location: Wemyss parish, Fife, , Scotland
CR
Christina Ruthven
1546 – 1575
Birth Location: –
CR
Christian Ruthven
1546 – 1597
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
CR
Janet Ruthven
1550 – 1593
Birth Location: –
JR

William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1500 – 1552
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Catherine Buttergask
1483 – 1547
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William Ruthven
1440 – 1528
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Isabel Levington
1430 – 1509
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Ruthven
1431 – 1465
Cranstoun Ruthven
1434 –
Sir Livingston
1397 – 1460
Elizabeth Caldcotis
1396 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

1.
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William (Lord Sheriff of Perth) Ruthven (1500 – 3 Dec 1552) m. Janet Halyburton (1510 – 1560)
  1. 1. William (1515) Ruthven (1515 – )
  2. 2. Patrick Ruthven (1520 – 13 Jun 1566)
  3. 3. Katherine Ruthven (1525 – Sep 1580) m. Colin ('6th laird ofglenorchy') Campbell (1515 – 11 Apr 1583)
    1. 1. Duncan Campbell (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Janet Stewart (1557 – 1593) m. Elizabeth Sinclair (1575 – 1654)
      1. 1. Margaret (Drummond) Campbell (1571 – 8 Sep 1598)
      2. 2. Robert Campbell (1575 – 17 Nov 1657) m. Isabel Mackintosh (1583 – 24 Dec 1667)
        1. 1. Janet (Shearer) Fraser (1600 – Jun 1642)
        2. 2. Robert Campbell (1605 – 25 Jun 1684) m. Jane Wallace (1633 – 22 Mar 1727)
        3. 3. John Campbell (1607 – Jun 1686)
        4. 4. Margaret MacKintosh (1607 – )
        5. 5. Duncan Campbell (1608 – 16 Aug 1630)
        6. 6. William Campbell (1610 – )
        7. 7. Robert Campbell (1610 – 1670)
        8. 8. Julian Campbell (1611 – 1630)
        9. 9. Julian CAMPBELL (1611 – 1630)
        10. 10. Jean (ofGlenorchy) Campbell (1612 – )
        11. 11. Agnes Campbell (1615 – )
        12. 12. Colin Campbell (1616 – 22 Oct 1668)
        13. 13. Margaret Campbell (1617 – )
        14. 14. Robert Campbell (1618 – )
        15. 15. William Campbell (1621 – Sep 1648)
        16. 16. Jean Campbell (1625 – )
        17. 17. Isabel Campbell (1627 – )
        18. 18. Alexander Campbell (1629 – )
        19. 19. Jean Campbell (1675 – Jun 1642)
        20. 20. Robert Campbell
      3. 3. Robert Campbell (1575 – 16 Aug 1630)
      4. 4. Archibald Campbell (1576 – 10 Nov 1640)
      5. 5. Jean Campbell (1576 – 9 Aug 1622)
      6. 6. Colin Campbell (6 Sep 1577 – 6 Sep 1640)
      7. 7. Duncan Campbell (1579 – 1618)
      8. 8. John Campbell (1582 – 1618)
      9. 9. Anne Campbell (1585 – )
      10. 10. Agnes Campbell (1586 – )
      11. 11. Alexander Campbell (1589 – )
      12. 12. Patrick Campbell (1592 – 28 Mar 1678)
      13. 13. Jean Campbell (1610 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Campbell (1552 – Jun 1610)
    3. 3. Colin Campbell (1555 – 16 Jan 1610)
    4. 4. Patrick Campbell (1556 – 1622)
    5. 5. Beatrice Campbell (1557 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth Campbell (1560 – )
    7. 7. Katherine Campbell (1563 – )
    8. 8. Annas Campbell (1565 – )
    9. 9. MARY CAMPBELL (1572 – 14 Dec 1618)
  4. 4. Lilias Ruthven (1526 – 7 Jul 1579)
  5. 5. James Ruthven (1527 – )
  6. 6. Henry Ruthven (1528 – )
  7. 7. William Ruthven (1530 – 9 Oct 1599)
  8. 8. Margaret Ruthven (1544 – )
  9. 9. Cecilia Ruthven (1546 – 8 Jul 1589)
  10. 10. Christina Ruthven (1546 – 1575)
  11. 11. Christian Ruthven (1546 – 15 Oct 1597)
  12. 12. Janet Ruthven (1550 – 9 Dec 1593)

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
1552
3 Dec 1552
Age 52
Death of William Lord Sheriff of Perth Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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