Born: around 1776 and died 29 March 1821 aged 45.
Son of: Arthur Cuthbert (1734?-1788) and Sarah Cuthbert (1744?-1777).
Brother of:
1.  Amelia Marsh (nee Cuthbert, 1765?-1793) who married William Marsh.
2. Sarah Cuthbert (born 1772 or 1776, died 4 Jan 1838).  She married 1st Thomas Brooke Esq (died 1809) and 2nd Otto Vilhelm Klinkowström
3. Charles Cuthbert (born around 1771 as he died 18 November 1777 aged 6).
James married: married Sophia (1777?-1857)
James's children were:
1. Richard Brand Cuthbert (born 18 Dec 1798 and died 13 March 1806).
2. Frederic John Cuthbert (born about 1802 as he died 4 July 1850 aged 48).
3. Possibly James William Cuthbert (born 8 December 1805 and died 6 May 1874).
4. Possibly The Hon Jane Ann Cuthbert of 14 Grosvenor St, London, who died 21 Sept 1881.

James Ramsey Cuthbert: An Overview

We know of the existence of James from his memorial stone inside the church of "St Martin of Tours with St Stephens on the Downs", located in Epsom, Surrey.  There is also a stone to his son and a second stone possibly to a second son.  The memorials read as follows:

Sacred to the memory of James Ramsey Cuthbert Esq of Grosvenor Square, London and of Ednam in the county of Roxburghshire, and of Hanworth Park in the county of Middlesex, eldest surviving son of Arthur Cuthbert Esq of Woodcote.  He died March 29th 1821, aged 45 years.  Also of Sophia wife of the above; who died at Pau. February 26th 1857, aged 80 years.

Sacred to the memory of Frederic John Cuthbert Esq eldest son of James Ramsay Cuthbert Esq and Sophia his wife.  He died July 4th 1850 aged 48 years.

In Memoriam James William Cuthbert, born December 8th 1805, died May 6th 1874.

James is listed in the Epsom Parish register as being buried 21 Jan 1821.  His address at the time being 10 Grosvenor Sq, London.  His age listed as 45.

James may have been MP for Appleby 1807-12 and may have been a member of Lincoln's Inn.

His wife Sophia has a portrait that was engraved by JB Pratt, 18 x 14.5 inches.

It would appear that the Ednam estate, which is near Kelso, was purchased by his father some time after 1771 and was inherited by James in 1788.  It would appear that it was no longer in the Cuthbert family by 1827.

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