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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: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Patrick None

Mother: Lady Ruthven

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William Ruthven was born in 1541 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick and Lady Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness Ruthven. William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Ruthven was born in 1541 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick and Lady Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness Ruthven.
  • William Ruthven passed away in 1584 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William Ruthven's Ancestors

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William Ruthven
1541 – 1584
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick
Lady (Jeanette (Janet) Halyburton Lady Dirleton, Baroness) Ruthven
1495 – 1560
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick (Halyburton, 5th Earl of) Dirleton
1475 – 1505
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482 – 1508
Castle Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

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

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

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