Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. William RUTHVEN, Master Of Ruthven Birth: Before 1460 Death: 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden
  2. John RUTHVEN Birth: 2 Death: After Oct 1548
  3. Margaret RUTHVEN Death: 5 Apr 1548

Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth RUTHVEN Death: Before 20 Jul 1529
  2. William RUTHVEN Birth: 3 Death: Before Jun 1556

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP II p[0-9]*].
  6. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP III p[0-9]*].
  7. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP IV p[0-9]*].
  8. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
Sir Patrick RUTHVEN & dau Sir Thomas CRANSTON [Ref: CP XI p245, SP II p589, SP IV p257]
Sources for death Information
date:
1528 after 12 Jul [Ref: CP XI p246]
Sources with Information about marriage to Isabel LEVINGTON
date:
first marriage of William [Ref: SP IV p258]
in or before Mar 1482/3 [Ref: CP XI p246]
second marriage of Isabel [Ref: Burke Peerage p501, SP III p19],
child:
[Ref: CP II p379, CP XI p246, SP IV p258]
Sources with Information about marriage to Christian FORBES
date:
second marriage of William [Ref: CP V p96, CP XI p246, SP IV p258, SP IV p52],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p776],
child:
[Ref: CP V p96, CP XI p157, SP IV p101, SP IV p258]
Research Notes:
1st Lord Ruthven, of Barony cr 1488 [Ref: CP XI p245]
1st Lord Ruthven [Ref: CP II p379, CP V p96]

heir of his father [Ref: CP XI p245]



Pedigree of William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
                                                                /-----Sir William Of Ruthven
                                                       /-----Walter Of Ruthven
                                              /-----William Of Ruthven
                                     /-----Willian RUTHVEN
                            /-----Sir William RUTHVEN
                           |         \-----Johanna
                   /-----Sir William RUTHVEN
          /-----Sir John RUTHVEN
 /-----Sir Patrick RUTHVEN
William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
|                                                      /-----Andrew De CRANSTOUN
|                                             /-----Randulphus De CRANSTOUN
|                                    /-----John De CRANSTON
|                           /-----Thomas De CRANSTON
|                  /-----William De CRANSTON
|         /-----Sir Thomas CRANSTON
 \-----(Unk) CRANSTON



Descendants of William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
1. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven m1. Isabel LEVINGTON m2. Christian FORBES
m. Isabel LEVINGTON
m. Christian FORBES father: William FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Christian GORDON

2nd generation

2. William RUTHVEN, Master Of Ruthven m1. Catherine BUTTERGASK m2. Jean HEPBURNE
m. Catherine BUTTERGASK
m. Jean HEPBURNE father: Alexander HEPBURN mother: Janet NAPIER
3. John RUTHVEN m. Libra LIVINGSTON
m. Libra LIVINGSTON
4. Margaret RUTHVEN m1. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan m2. Sir John ERSKINE m3. James STEWART m4. William WOOD
m. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan father: Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret OGILVY
m. Sir John ERSKINE
m. James STEWART
m. William WOOD
5. Elizabeth RUTHVEN m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Christian LYON
m. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead father: John ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead mother: Christian EDMONSTONE

3rd generation

8. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven m. Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun
m. Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun father: Patrick HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
10. John STEWART, Earl Of Buchan m. Margaret SCRYMGEOUR
m. Margaret SCRYMGEOUR father: Sir James SCRYMGEOUR mother: Isobel GRAY
14. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART
m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART

4th generation

15. Katherine RUTHVEN m. Colin CAMPBELL
m. Colin CAMPBELL father: Sir Colin CAMPBELL mother: Marjory STEWART
16. Lilian RUTHVEN m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond father: Walter DRUMMOND mother: Elizabeth GRAHAM
17. Barbara RUTHVEN m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray
m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray father: Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Marion OGILVY
18. Patrick RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven m1. Janet DOUGLAS m2. Janet STEWART
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
m. Janet STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL
19. James STEWART, Master of Buchan m.
20. Jean HAY m1. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Alexander GORDON
m. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON
m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Anne HAMILTON

5th generation

21. Mariot CAMPBELL m. James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn
m. James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn father: William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Janet GORDON
22. Mary CAMPBELL m1. John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m2. Colin CAMPBELL
m. John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith father: William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
m. Colin CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll mother: Agnes KEITH
23. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL m1. Jean STEWART m2. Elizabeth SINCLAIR
m. Jean STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret FLEMING
m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth FORBES
24. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond m1. Elizabeth LINDSAY m2. Agnes DRUMMOND
m. Elizabeth LINDSAY father: David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
m. Agnes DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Margaret Of Scotland
25. Jean DRUMMOND m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose
m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose father: Robert GRAHAM, Lord Graham mother: Margaret FLEMING
26. Mary DRUMMOND m. Sir Archibald STIRLING
m. Sir Archibald STIRLING father: Sir James STIRLING mother: Jean CHISHOLM
27. Lilias DRUMMOND m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford
m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Margaret BETHUNE
28. Catherine DRUMMOND m. John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine
m. John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine father: Sir William MURRAY mother: Agnes GRAHAM
30. James DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty m. Jean CHISHOLM
m. Jean CHISHOLM father: Sir James CHISHOLM mother: Jean DRUMMOND
31. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray m1. Elizabeth LYON m2. Mary STEWART
m. Elizabeth LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth ABERNETHY
m. Mary STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Earl Of Orkney mother: Jean KENNEDY
32. Isabel RUTHVEN m. James COLVILL, Lord Colvill
m. James COLVILL, Lord Colvill father: Sir James COLVILL mother: Janet DOUGLAS
33. Jean RUTHVEN m. Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
m. Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Agnes SOMERVILLE
34. William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie m. Dorothy STEWART
m. Dorothy STEWART father: Henry STEWART, Lord Methven mother: Janet STEWART
36. Eleanor HAY m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow
m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow father: William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Agnes FLEMING
38. Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Mary STEWART m3. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Margaret STEWART father: James STEWART, Earl Of Moray mother: Agnes KEITH
m. Mary STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret FLEMING
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE