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William Ruthven 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1500

Birth Location: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Death Date: 3 December 1552

Death Location: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Willem Ruthven

Mother: Catharina Buttergask

Spouse(s): Janet Haliburton

Children(s): Patrick Dirleton, Catharina Ruthven, None None, Lilian Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven

In 1500, William Ruthven entered the world in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Ruthven And Catharina Douglas Of Buttergask. William Ruthven married Janet Haliburton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven Lord Dirleton. William Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Ruthven entered the world in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, born to Willem Lord Ruthven And Catharina Douglas Of Buttergask.
  • William Ruthven married Janet Haliburton, and had children including Barbara Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven Lord Dirleton.
  • William Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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William Ruthven's Ancestors

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William Ruthven
1500–1552
Birth Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Ruthven
1460–1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Catharina (Douglas Of) Buttergask
1483–1509
Buttergask, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William Ruthven (About 1500–3 December 1552) m. Janet Haliburton (1505–23 March 1543)
  1. 1. Patrick (Ruthven Lord) Dirleton 1520–1556 m. Janet Douglas 1530–1555
    1. 1. William (Gowrie Ruthven Baron Ruthven, Earl of) Gowrie 1545–1584 m. Dorothea Stewart 1550–1627
      1. 1. Dorothea Ruthven 1570–
        1. 1. James\Johne Wemyss 1583–1643 m. Marioun Alexander 1590–
      2. 2. Margaretha Ruthven 1575–1618
      3. 3. Sophia Ruthven 1575–1590
  2. 2. Catharina Ruthven 1530–
  3. 3. 1540–1593
  4. 4. Lilian Ruthven 1525–1579
  5. 5. Barbara Ruthven 1535–

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1500
About 1500
Birth of William Ruthven in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1552
3 December 1552
Age 52
Death of William Ruthven in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1500
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Ruthven Family Papers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4011456
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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