Stephenson Family Tree » Sir William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven - Sheriff of Perth (1500-1552)

Personal data Sir William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven - Sheriff of Perth 

  • He was born in the year 1500 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (October 30, 1515) below 16 years (15).

  • He died December 1552 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 52 years old.
  • He is buried on December 3, 1552 in Perthshire, Scotland.
  • A child of William Ruthven and Jean Hepburn
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven - Sheriff of Perth

He is married to Janet Halyburton.

They got married on October 30, 1515 at Scotland, he was 15 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Lilias Ruthven  1526-1579 
  2. Patrick Ruthven,  1520-1566
  4. Katherine Ruthven  1526-1580
  5. Christina Ruthven  ± 1532-1574
  6. Alexander Ruthven  1533-1599
  7. Barbara Ruthven  1535-1594
  8. Margaret Ruthven  ± 1536-< 1564
  9. Cecilia Ruthven  1540-1589
  10. Janet Ruthven  1542-1606

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Historical events

Day of marriage October 30, 1515

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1515: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.
    • May 13 » Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, are officially married at Greenwich.
    • September 10 » Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.

Day of burial December 3, 1552

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1552: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 26 » Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
    • October 2 » Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.

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