William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven

• Preferred Name: William Ruthven Laird of Ruthven
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: 1428 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland at LATI: N6.4 LONG: E3.5333
  
• Birth: 1370 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N6.4 LONG: E3.5333 with note: Ruthven History book
  
• Burial: 1400 in Ruthven, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N6.4 LONG: E3.5333 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• FSID: GQ34-RWV
  
• MARR: 1396 in Perthshire, Scotland at LATI: N6.5 LONG: E4 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  William Ruthven was a son of William of Ruthven. He is noticed as "of Ballernach" (possibly Balerno) before the death of his father.[1]
  
  He granted a charter to Walter of Haliburton of Dirleton, which was confirmed by Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent, 2 February 1407/8.[2]
  
  He was in England as a hostage for the ransom of James I. 1424-1427.[3]
  
  He died in 1428.[4]
  
  Family
  His wife is not noticed in source. They had a son:[5] Cowan suggests he had one son and two daughters.[6]
  
  John Ruthven.
  daughter, married to Sir Walter Drummond of Cargill.
  daughter, married to George Douglas of Leswalt.
  Sources
  Footnotes:
  
  ↑ Paul: Vol 4, Page 257
  ↑ Paul: Vol 4, Page 257
  ↑ Paul: Vol 4, Page 257
  ↑ The Ruthven family papers; Cowan; page 23
  ↑ Paul: Vol 4, Page 257
  ↑ The Ruthven family papers; Cowan; page 23
  Publications:
  
  Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914) Volume 4
  The Ruthven family papers; the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie house, Perth, 5th August, 1600, critically rev. and edited by Samuel Cowan; Cowan; 1912, archive.org
  Links
  
  Sir William Ruthven, of Ruthven of the Clan MacFarlane website
  http://www.thepeerage.com/p3060.htm#i30591
  https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/dd/drummond01.php
  
  === Sir William Ruthven of Ballernach. He gr ===
  Sir William Ruthven of Ballernach. He granted a charter to Walter of Haliburton of Dirleton, which was confirmed by Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent, 2 February 1407-8. He was in England as a hostage for the ransom of James I 1424-1427. [The Scots Peerage V:257]
  
  === peerage ===
  https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04paul#page/257/mode/1up

• m. 1396 in Perthshire, Scotland

1. John Ruthven Sheriff of Perth, b. ABT 1385 in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland     d. 26 JUL 1454 in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland