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Master of Methuen—Ruthven and Gowrie Families

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Colonel Stepney Cowell is desirous of inquiring who was the Master of Methuen, who fell at the Battle of Pinkey, and whose name appears in the battle roll as killed? Was he married, and did he leave a daughter? He is presumed to have been the son of Lord Methuen by Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. Who was the wife of Patrick Ruthven, youngest son of William, first Earl of Gowrie, and where was he married? Any notices of the Gowrie and Ruthven family will be acceptable. Brooke's Club, St. James's Street, Feb. 18. 1850. "*The Female Captive: a Narrative of Facts which happened in Barbary in…

Topics: Genealogy, Historical Customs, Literature

Locations: Methuen, Barbary, British Museum, Chatham, India