Sir Cuthbert SCOLFELDE

1528 - 1615  (87 years)

• Name	Cuthbert SCOLFELDE
  Prefix	Sir
  Born	1528	County Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Married?	Y
  Died	1615	Rochdale, Lancashire, England
  Person ID	I38893	Main
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John SCOLFELDE,   b. 1502, County Kent, England ,   d. 1581, County Kent, England  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F13600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Richard SCOLFELDE,   b. 1549, County Kent, England ,   d. 1630, Lancashire, England  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F13599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A History of England shows a sketch of Sir Cuthbert Scofield and identifies him as a younger s/o the Scofields of Kent, who was knighted in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth 1, for his services in the fight against the Spanish Armada. This entry indicates that Arms were granted to the family in 1582 and Cuthbert was granted Arms upon his knighthood. In 1290 the family became known as the "Scofields of Kent" Arms was granted to the family in 1582, under Queen Elizabeth 1, as: Gules, a fess between three Bulls Heads, couped, argent, (Red Shield, a silver band between three silver bulls head cut off straight at the neck).