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- According to Bulloch, William is cited in a charter, believed to be dated 14 JUL 1624, in which he is identified as William Cuthbert, Baron of Castle Hill, heir to his father, John Cuthbert. However Bulloch's reference makes the dating ambiguous. It is presumed that the date of this charter roughly coincides with the death of William's father. William is mentioned on 9 NOV 1603 in an Act of the Sheriff Court of Inverness in which he is identified as "William Cuthbert, sheriff-depute of Inverness" (GD176/206) and again on 6 APR 1604 in a Retour of Special Service for James Dunbar of Sanquhar in which William is again identified as "William Cuthbert, Sheriff-Depute of Inverness". A William Cuthbert served as Provost of Inverness from 1602-1603 which was during William's lifetime. It is not clear if it was this William or different one. And in 1619 there is an Instrument of Sasine (GD103/1/120) which lists "William 'Johnson' Cuthbert in Inverness" in a manner that appears more likely to be a patronymic than a middle name. As this William was indeed a "son of John" then it could easily refer to this William. But the reference is uncertain as we might also expect William to be designated as "younger of Castlehill" and William Johnson Cuthbert is not so-designated. However William's father was still alive in 1619 and thus "of Castlehill" at the time so William may not have carried any designation at this point in reference to Castlehill. Such would be even more so if William was not the eldest son living at the time and therefore not the designated future heir of Castlehill. However, as we have no information regarding the full extent of the children of George Cuthbert, 7th of Castlehill, then we can only speculate. The other Cuthberts named in the same 1619 Sasine include: James Cuthbert Senior in Inverness, James Cuthbert in Easter Drakies, David Cuthbert in Inverness, and John Cuthbert in Inverness.
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Abt 1570 - Bef 1641 (~ 70 years)
