John Cuthbert
Abt 1475 - 1556 (~ 73 years)
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Name John Cuthbert Born Abt 1475 Castlehill, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland 
Gender Male Died Between 1548 and 1556 Person ID I3387 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Unknown Cuthbert, b. Abt 1450, Castlehill, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F5534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children 1. William Cuthbert, b. Abt 1500, Castlehill, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland , d. Between 1534 and 1548 (Age ~ 34 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F5556 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John is mentioned in a charter by Queen Mary in the year 1548 in favour of his nephew and heir George Cuthbert (6th of Castlehill) for the lands of Auld Castle Hill. He is believed to be the "John Cuthbert, Sheriff Deputy of Inverness" referred to in a decreet by Alexander Bailyie dated 26 JUL 1543. (GD96/28) John was witness to a Letter of Reversion by Donald Makfersone dated 20 FEB 1534 in which he is cited as "John Cuthbert of the Auld Castlehill" along with fellow witness "William Cuthbert, his son and apparent heir". Also mentioned in the transaction is "William Cuthbert, burgess of Inverness". (GD176/34)
Lachlan Shaw, in his History of the Province of Moray, asserts that the adjacent Barony of Inches became a possession of "a son of Robertson of Strowan who married the widow of Cuthbert of Castle Hill about 1548 and his son became Laird of Inches, which is part of the Barony of Castle HIll." Assuming the reference is to a laird of Castlehill rather than one of his sons, then it would seem most likely to refer to John Cuthbert, 5th of Castlehill. John was alive in 1548 when the above charter was written, but he had been succeeded by his nephew George by no later than 1556.
- John is mentioned in a charter by Queen Mary in the year 1548 in favour of his nephew and heir George Cuthbert (6th of Castlehill) for the lands of Auld Castle Hill. He is believed to be the "John Cuthbert, Sheriff Deputy of Inverness" referred to in a decreet by Alexander Bailyie dated 26 JUL 1543. (GD96/28) John was witness to a Letter of Reversion by Donald Makfersone dated 20 FEB 1534 in which he is cited as "John Cuthbert of the Auld Castlehill" along with fellow witness "William Cuthbert, his son and apparent heir". Also mentioned in the transaction is "William Cuthbert, burgess of Inverness". (GD176/34)