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William Ruthven 1500 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 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): Lady Dirleton

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

The story of William Ruthven began in 1500 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. William Ruthven married Lady Janet Halyburton, Baroness Ruthven Lady Dirleton, and had children including Patrick Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven. William Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ruthven began in 1500 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
  • William Ruthven married Lady Janet Halyburton, Baroness Ruthven Lady Dirleton, and had children including Patrick Ruthven, Lilian Ruthven, Catharina Ruthven.
  • William Ruthven passed away in 1552 in Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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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
1478 – 1513
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catharina Buttergask
1501 –
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William Ruthven (1500 – 3 December 1552) m. Lady (Janet Halyburton, Baroness Ruthven Lady) Dirleton (19 April 1503 – 23 March 1543)
  1. 1. Patrick Ruthven (1520 – 13 June 1566)
  2. 2. Lilian Ruthven (1525 – 7 July 1579) m. Sir (Lord David 2nd Baron Earl of Perth Drummond, Knight of) Cargill (12 Feb 1522 – 1571)
    1. 1. Patrick (Lord) Drummond (1550 – 18 December 1611) m. Elisabeth Lindsay (1558 – 1585)
      1. 1. John (Earl of Perth) Drummond (1585 – 11 June 1662) m. Jean (Johanna Kerr, Countess of) Roxburgh (1590 – Oct 1622)
        1. 1. Jane Drummond (1610 – 12 January 1663) m. John (Earl of Wigtown) Fleming (1610 – 1 February 1664)
        2. 2. James (Drummond Earl van) Perth (1615 – 2 June 1675)
        3. 3. Willem (Kerr Earl van) Roxburgh (1620 – 2 July 1675)
  3. 3. Catharina Ruthven (1530 – )
  4. 4. (1540 – 9 December 1593)

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1500
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: 1500
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [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: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1552
    Event Place: Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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