Lifespan: (?–1436) Born in Rutherfurd, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland about 1370: William Rutherford of Eckford, sometimes called Gilbert, slain by Walter Scott of Kirkurd in 1436.; died in Eckford, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1436 at the age of 66.
No marriage or issue recorded in the generations record.
Timeline
Military service: He served in the military in London, England on 9 Nov 1402: A writ was addressed to the Constable of the Tower 'to deliver to Henry Percy “Hotspur” Earl of Northumberland Sir Richard de Ruthirforde of Scotland, knight, and Gilbert his son, in custody in the Tower by command of the king, to be kept in safe custody'.
Rise to Prominence
Military service: He served in the military in London, England on 9 Nov 1402: A writ was addressed to the Constable of the Tower 'to deliver to Henry Percy “Hotspur” Earl of Northumberland Sir Richard de Ruthirforde of Scotland, knight, and Gilbert his son, in custody in the Tower by command of the king, to be kept in safe custody'.
Death and Burial
Demise: Died in Eckford, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1436 at the age of 66: William Rutherford of Eckford, sometimes called Gilbert, slain by Walter Scott of Kirkurd in 1436.