Took part in the failed conspiracy to put Mary Queen of Scots on the Throne of England (aka the Northern Rebellion, led by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland). Afterwards, settled in Whitby

From William Greenwood, The Redmans of Levens and Harewood, 1905:

CUTHBERT.

As we have seen, Cuthbert was one of Sir Richard's three younger sons who enjoyed a life interest in certain lands in Hutton Roof. When the time came for him to seek a wife he wooed and won his fair kinswoman, Eliza- beth, one of the daughters of Sir Oswald Wilstrop, by his wife Agnes, daughter of Thomas Redman, of Bossall, who through her mother, Anne Scrope, was descended from the noble families of Scrope of Bolton, Scrope of Masham, and Zouche. (Flower's Visitation of Yorks. 1563-4, Harl. Soc, vol. xvi.)

Cuthbert must have been in the early thirties when he was induced to take part in the conspiracy, headed by the Earls of Northumberland and Westmorland, to liberate Mary, Queen of Scots, from durance, and place her on the throne of England. The rising ended, ignominiously with- out a blow being struck for the fair prisoner, and Cuthbert, who is described as "of Oosburne" (probably Little Ouse- burn), was among those who were later " indyted of conspiracy." He appears to have settled in the neigh- bourhood of Whitby, where he owned lands.

In 1577 he levied a fine against Anne Wilstrop, widow, for the manor of Borrowbye and Newton, and lands in Foxholes and Claxton.

In 1581 Ann Wilstrop and Cuthbert and Elizabeth, his wiie, suffer fines in respect of lands at Borrowbye, Newton, and Foxholes.

In 1589 Cuthbert and Elizabeth, his wife, suffer a fine in respect of six messuages and lands in Foxholes ; and in 1596 Wilstrop Redmayne and Jane, his wife, suffer a fine of the Manor of Borrowby, in Lythe; and again, in 1599, of lands at Nawmger, Acreynges and Newton Moor, parish of Lythe.

(Borrowby and Newton are both in the parish of Lythe, near Whitby. Foxholes is in the wapentake of Pickering- Lythe ; and Claxton is near Bossall).

The Wilstrop Redman, mentioned above, was in all probability Cuthbert's son or grandson. He married (i) Jane, 1596-9 and (2) Grace Leadbitter, of the parish of Leeds. In the licence for his second marriage (1608) he is described as "late of Newton, formerly of York Castle." (Paver's Marriage Licences.)

A son of Cuthbert was probably Thomas Redman of Newton, parish of Lythe, and of " Usburne," who married Isabell (a recusant in 1604), and whose will is dated 1593. Isabel's will appears in 1615 ; and nine years earlier we find in the Yorkshire wills, the will of a William Readman, of Stowbrowe, parish of Fylinge (where Isabel died), who may conceivably have been another son of Cuthbert. Cuthbert had at least one daughter, Eliinor, who became the wife of Edward Wythes, of Westwick. (Pedigree of Wythe, of Westwick.)

Mike Hutchinson's Readman Family History http://www.bedfordpark.net/genealogy/readman/history.htm

Greenwood 1905[ii] builds a family history from the Norman Vicomte Adam d’Avranches who was granted lands at Yealand and Silverdale in Cumberland by William of Lancaster in 1170. The Avranches had given William the Conqueror a hand in the 1066 invasion, and so were, presumably, entitled to some spoils of victory.

This family also acquired lands at Redman in Cumberland – a place not readily located on contemporary maps, although the village of Yealand Redmayne is shown about one mile NE of Yealand Manor. A Norman de Yealand - born c1140 and possibly a crusader to the Hly lands – later adopted the names “de Redman or de Redeman. A branch of this family, through Sir Richard Redman (born c 1360 and later Speaker of the House of Commons) later moved to Harewood Castle in Yorkshire. Sir Richard Redman married Elizabeth de Aldeburgh some time after 1393 – she was heiress to Harewood.

Greenwood reports that Cuthbert Redman (probably Sir Richards great grandson) of this branch participated in the Northern Rebellion in 1569, and was indicted of conspiracy but having escaped the usual penalty (presumably as a minor player) he “…settled in the neighbourhood of Whitby where he owned lands.” Greenwood goes on to report on Cuthbert and his wife Elizabeth in 1577 and 1589. Greenwood identifies a “Wilstrop Redmayne” and his wife Jane in 1596, suggesting that Wilstrop in a son or grandson of Cuthbert. Wilstrop and Jane suffered “a fine of the manor of Borrowby in Lythe” in 1596 “…and again in 1599 of lands at Newmger, Acreynges and Newton Moor, Parish of Lythe.” [Note this Wilstrop could well be the “Westrop Readman” that Aveling identifies above as a recusant at Lythe in 1590]

We also have O’Connor’s[iii] citation at page 153 of a recusant roll mention in September 1592 of “…Wilstrop Redman lately of Borrowby, gent, as a crown debtor to the account of £120…” – again probably the same person.

Sources:

Greenwood, W: “The Redmans of Levens and Harewood: A contribution to the history of the family of Redman and Redmayne in many of its branches” Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1905

O’Connor, J L:” Hearts of Oak: Ain introduction to the Recusant history of the North Yorkshire Moors” (unpublished) Middlesbo

+----------------=

Hello. My grandmother was an Egton Readman and I have been researching the family for years in the hope of establishing a link back to Cuthbert Redman.

There is little doubt that Greenwood got quite a bit of the later history about Cuthbert wrong, (although he corrected some aspects in his appendix on page 251.) particularly regarding Cuthberts sons Willstrop, and Thomas and about William and Isabel of Stoupebrow.

I do know that Willstrop was buried at Whitby on the 12 Dec 1633 (Whitby parish register). and that Thomas (designated senior of Newton) was buried at Egton on 26 Sept 1637. His admins dated October 1637 mention his son also called Cuthbert. These two clearly are Cuthbert and Elizabeth Wilstrop's sons.

Quater session recusant returns for 1614 list this same Thomas as aged 45 and his wife Isabell as aged 40. Thomas was therefore born about 1569. This is quite reasonable for Cuthberts approximate date of birth.

William Readman of Stoupebrow's will is dated 1606 and reading it it is clear that by this time he was a grandfather several times. Isabell of Stoupebrow was definitely his wife (her will is dated 1615) not Thomas's wife.

Thomas's wife Isabel Ratcliffe was alive in 1614 when she an Thomas received a farm in Kathereine Radcliffs will. We therefore have two different Isabells.

Incidentally Katherines will names many more Readman children without stating whether they are Willstrope's or Thomas's, (I have all these wills).

As William of Stoupebrow was a grandfather in 1606 he couldnt possibly have been Willstrop and Thomas's younger brother as he would only have been about 36 years old or less. (ie. younger than Thomas b. circa 1569) so it must be wrong to say he was Cuthberts son.

He could have been their uncle, the brother of Matthew 6 and Cuthbert, who we know did not die very young as he was party to the sale of a moiety of Harewood in 1573-5. After that I cant find any trace of him.

Unfortunately I cant prove this one way or the other but William and Isabel of Stoupebrow's sons were called Matthew, Richard and Edward and the name Matthew appears again in Edwards family so there is a clue there. Also Stoupebrow was on Chomley lands and the Chomley and Redman familys were on good terms so this is not an unreasonable place for him to end up after Harewood was sold.

More puzzling is the 1593 will of Thomas Readman of Ouseburn which is now lost and only exists in an index reference. There just isnt time for another generation so I wonder if this is a complete stranger (there were other Redmans not far away at Kirby Overblow), or is it an indexing mistake for Cuthbert himself ?

Cuthbert, who was of Ouseburn, must have been dead in 1597 when Willstrop and his wife Jane Ratcliffe started selling his Lythe property so the date sound about right.

Thomas Cuthbert's son was of Street or Newton near Egton not of Ouseburn and as stated above he died much later so it cant be him.

Can you throw any light on any of this ?

Best regards

Ian Mackenzie irmackenzie@btopenworld.com August 26, 2015