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RUTHVEN, Patrick 3rd Lord Ruthven, then Lord Dirleton
(About 1516-)
DOUGLAS, Janet
(About 1521-)
STEWART, Henry Lord Methven
(About 1502-After 1551)
STEWART, Janet
(About 1506-)
RUTHVEN, William 4th Lord Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie
(About 1541-1584)
STEWART, Dorothea
(About 1543-)
RUTHVEN, Mary
(About 1564-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. STEWART, John 5th Earl of Atholl

2. STEWART, John 6th Lord Innermeath, then Earl of Atholl
3. STEWART, James

RUTHVEN, Mary 2

  • Born: About 1564
  • Marriage (1): STEWART, John 5th Earl of Atholl 24 January 1579(1580) in Perth parish, Perthshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, John 6th Lord Innermeath, then Earl of Atholl 31 March 1596(contract) 2
  • Marriage (3): STEWART, James before 30 December 1613 2

   Another name for Mary was RUTHVEN, Marie.1

   User ID: P141.


Mary married John STEWART 5th Earl of Atholl, son of John STEWART 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Chancellor and Margaret FLEMING, 24 January 1579(1580) in Perth parish, Perthshire, Scotland.1 2 (John STEWART 5th Earl of Atholl was born on 22 May 1563.)


  Marriage Notes:

"RUTHVEN
MARIE
JOHN EARL ATHOLL STEWART FR267 (FR267)
24/01/1579
387
10 / 258
Perth"

from Index of Marriages




"Mary (Ruthven), married, first, at Perth Parish Church, 24 January 1579-80, to John Stewart, fifth Earl of Atholl"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 1 2

Mary next married John STEWART 6th Lord Innermeath, then Earl of Atholl, son of James STEWART 5th Lord Innermeath and Helen OGILVY, 31 March 1596(contract).2 (John STEWART 6th Lord Innermeath, then Earl of Atholl was born about 1557.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Mary (Ruthven), married, first, at Perth Parish Church, 24 January 1579-80, to John Stewart, fifth Earl of Atholl (q. v.) ; secondly (contract dated 31 March 1596), to John Stewart, Earl of Atholl (q. v.), Lord Innermeath"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2

Mary next married James STEWART, son of James STEWART Master of Buchan and Christian STRANG 'of Balcaskie', before 30 December 1613.2 (James STEWART was born about 1560.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Mary (Ruthven), married, first .... to John Stewart, fifth Earl of Atholl; secondly .... to John Stewart, Earl of Atholl .... thirdly, before 30 December 1613, to James Stewart, son of James, Master of Buchan."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).

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