Matthew III Redman (1291–1360) • FamilySearch

Matthew III Redman

Maleabout 1291–1360

Brief Life History of Matthew III

When Matthew III Redman was born about 1291, in Lancashire, England, his father, Matthew Redman, was 42 and his mother, Goditha de Camberton, was 22. He married Margaret Ireby about May 1359. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1360, in England, at the age of 70, and was buried in Heversham, Westmorland, England.

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Family Time Line

Matthew III Redman
1291–1360
Margaret Ireby
1307–1374
Marriage: about May 1359
Matthew IV Redman
1330–1398

Sources (5)

  • Matthew Redman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Redmans of Levens and Harewood
  • Matthew Redman III in The Redmans of Levens and Harewood

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about May 1359
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (3)

    1315 · Famine Strikes Europe

    Age 24

    A famine caused by cold winters and wet summers across Europe caused millions to die due to starvation. Desperation from hunger caused high levels of crime, stampedes in bread lines in London, infanticide, and even cannibalism throughout Europe.

    1328 · First War of Scottish Independence

    Age 37

    The First War of Scottish Independence began after England invaded Scotland in 1296. The Treaty of Edinburgh was signed in 1328 which declared peace between the two kingdoms and brought the war to an end.

    1337 · The Hundred Years' War

    Age 46

    The Hundred Years' War between France and England was largely due to the question of legitimate succession to the French crown.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name from Middle English red (Old English hrēod) ‘reed’ + -man, presumably for a thatcher or reed-cutter. Compare Reeder .

    English: in southeastern England sometimes a topographic name perhaps for someone who lived by a clearing, from Middle English rede (Old English rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’ + man.

    English: habitational name from Redmain (Cumberland), from Old English rēad ‘red’ + an uncertain second element, perhaps a dialect form of man ‘cairn’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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