Sir William Ruthven of that Ilk

SIR WILLIAM RUTHVEN OF THAT ILK

William de Rotheivan (1291) dns Wills de Ratheuen [Sire William de Rothevan] (1296) Wills de Rotheuen dns eiusdem [Willielmo de Rothuen] (post 1240 but possibly about 1298)

Sir William of Ruthven of that Ilk is the son of Walter son of Alan, who was the grandson of Alan son of Swan, and the great-grandson of Swan son of Thor. Scone Liber charter number 125 on pp. 90-2

Evidence from the Register of the Monastery of Scone

No date but probably later than 5 May 1240: Charter by which William of Ruthven confirms an earlier charter by which his father, Walter son of Alan of good memory: Walti filij Alani bone memorie pat's mei" confirms that he has given certain land at Tubermure to the canons of Scone. The land in question had originally been given to the canons by Walter's grandfather, Swan son of Thor: "totam t'ram ilam qa'm Swan' filius Thory auus meus eis dedit in Tubermure". Swan's charter was witnessed by his son Walter: "Walto filio Swani" and his grandson Henry son of Alan: "henr fil Alani fil Swani". The charter subsequently issued by Walter son of Alan was witnessed by his son Gilbert and others: "Gilbto filio meo" and William of Ruthven confirmed his father's charter with the consent of his own son Walter: "Walti filij mei". Scone Liber: charter number 125 on pp. 90-2

Evidence from Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland

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12 July 1291: Documents: p. 124

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28 August 1296: Berwick-on-Tweed ….. Sire William de Rothevan ….. del counte de Perth ….. Documents: p. 211

Evidence from the Homage Rolls

28 August 1296: Instrumenta Publica Sive Processus Super Fidelitatibus Et Homagiis Scotorum Domino Regi Angliae Factis, A.D. 1291-1296 (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, 1834), p. 68

Secondary Source Evidence

1. Liber Ecclesie De Scon; Munimenta Vetustiora Monasterii Sancte Trinitatis Et Sancti Michaelis De Scon. Edited by Cosmo Innes (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, MDCCCXLIII), 264 pp. including indexes
2. Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London. Edited by Joseph Bain. Vol. II. A.D. 1272-1307 (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1884), 714 pp. including index

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume IV (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1907), pp. 254-68 for Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie
2. Medieval Lands: Ruthven