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William Ruthven 1541–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 May 1584

Death Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick RUTHVEN

Mother: Janet DOUGLAS

Spouse(s): Dorothea Stewart

Children(s): William Ruffin, Lilas Ruthven, Mary Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, Alexander Ruthven, Jean Ruthven, James Ruthven, John Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, William RUFFIN, Katherine Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Sophia Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, Beatrice Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Margaret Ruffin, Margaret Ruthven, Lord Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, William Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven

In 1541, William Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Ruthven And Janet Douglas. William Ruthven married Dorothea Stewart, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Beatrice Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, James Ruthven, Jean Ruthven, John Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Lilas Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, Lord William Ruthven, Margaret Ruffin, Margaret Ruthven, Mary Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Sophia Ruthven, William Gulielm Ruffin, William Ruffin, William Ruthven. William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1541, William Ruthven entered the world in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Ruthven And Janet Douglas.
  • William Ruthven married Dorothea Stewart, and had children including Alexander Ruthven, Barbara Ruthven, Beatrice Ruthven, Dorthea Ruthven, Elizabeth Ruthven, Isabel Elizabeth, James Ruthven, Jean Ruthven, John Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Lilas Ruthven, Lilias Ruthven, Lord William Ruthven, Margaret Ruffin, Margaret Ruthven, Mary Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Sophia Ruthven, William Gulielm Ruffin, William Ruffin, William Ruthven.
  • William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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William Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
William Ruthven
1541–1584
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick RUTHVEN
1520–1566
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet DOUGLAS
1530–1552
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Ruthven
1500–1552
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Halyburton
1510–1560
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Archibald Douglas
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabel Stewart
1480–1557
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Catherine Buttergask
1483–1501
Patrick Halyburton
1475–1505
Margaret Douglas
1482–
George Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
James Stewart
1450–1499
Margaret Ogilvy
1444–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1440–1528
Isabel Levington
1430–1509
Preston Buttergask
1462–
George Halyburton
1450–1490
Mariot Dirleton
1455–
Archibald Douglas
1445–1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1458–1498
John Drummond
1438–1519
Elizabeth Lindsay
1445–1519
James Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Alexander Ogilvy
1416–1473
Janet Towers
1430–

William Ruthven's Descendants

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William Ruthven (1541–2 May 1584) m. Dorothea Stewart (1551–1 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. William Ruffin 1617–1674 m. Elizabeth Jewry 1621–1680
    1. 1. Robert (Ruffin) I 1646–1693 m. ELIZABETH Prime 1650–1714
      1. 1. William Ruffin 1683–1739 m. Faith Gray 1688–1720
        1. 1. Samuel Ruffin 1715–1779 m. Sarah MacWilliams 1720–1755
        2. 2. Faith Ruffin 1704–
        3. 3. Richard Ruffin 1704–
        4. 4. Ethelred Ruffin 1712–1777
        5. 5. Robert Ruffin 1712–1767
        6. 6. NATHANIEL Ruffin 1719–1791
        7. 7. Ethelred Ruffin 1712–1777
        8. 8. Purity Ruffin 1746–1791
      2. 2. Olive Ruffin 1676–1720
      3. 3. Robert Ruffin 1681–1720
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ruffin 1685–1761
      5. 5. Jane Ruffin 1687–
    2. 2. Katherine Ruffin 1634–1687
  2. 2. Lilas Ruthven 1526–1579
  3. 3. Mary Ruthven 1552–1586
  4. 4. Lilias Ruthven 1568–1579
  5. 5. Alexander Ruthven 1569–1621
  6. 6. Jean Ruthven 1571–1612
  7. 7. James Ruthven 1575–1588
  8. 8. John Ruthven 1577–1600
  9. 9. Patrick Ruthven 1578–1652
  10. 10. William (Gulielm) RUFFIN 1582–1674
  11. 11. Katherine Ruthven 1564–1580
  12. 12. Patrick Ruthven 1564–1570
  13. 13. Sophia Ruthven 1565–1592
  14. 14. Lilias Ruthven 1566–1579
  15. 15. Lilias Ruthven 1568–1650
  16. 16. Dorthea Ruthven 1570–
  17. 17. Isabel Elizabeth 1572–1615
  18. 18. Beatrice Ruthven 1573–
  19. 19. Barbara Ruthven 1574–1625
  20. 20. Margaret Ruffin 1577–1618
  21. 21. Margaret Ruthven 1577–1618
  22. 22. Lord (William) Ruthven 1580–1620
  23. 23. Patrick Ruthven 1614–1652
  24. 24. William Ruthven 1617–1674
  25. 25. Elizabeth Ruthven –1617

William Ruthven's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of William Ruthven in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1584
2 May 1584
Age 43
Death of William Ruthven in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1584
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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