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| Rawson, Mr | Ref 76-73 |
When interviewed for Crabtree's Tour of Calder Dale of 1832, Mr Rawson of Sowerby Bridge said that
he could not conscientiously sign [the petition supporting the Ten Hours Bill]
and
he would not allow the petition to enter the premises [of his works], for it would appear that he countenanced the thing
One of Priestley's employees, Mary Holland, said that
They break their heads at Rawson's factory ... they clean the mill during meal times ... they stop their wages for going late or doing anything wrong
| Rawson, Mrs | Ref 76-88 |
| Rawson, Ann Fenella | Ref 76-35 |
She was born at Brockwell.
She served with the WRNS in World War II.
She married Wilfred John Arthur Watkins
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| Rawson, Rev Arthur | Ref 76-11 |
Born 17th September 1818.
In 1848, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Clay.
Charlotte Elizabeth was the daughter of Castel William Clay of Liverpool
Children:
He was ordained. He was vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Bromley Common, Kent for 39 years. He was curate at Bowness-on-Windermere.
He died at Fallbarrow, Windermere [18th May 1891]
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| Rawson, Benjamin Currer | Ref 76-30 |
Born in Manningham.
His twin brother Currer Benjamin had died at the age of 6.
He was educated at Heath Grammar School [1860] / an articled clerk [1871] / a solicitor [1901].
In 1876, he married (1) Emily Holdsworth in Halifax.
Children:
After Emily's death [1883], he installed a clerestory window in the south arcade chancel of Halifax Parish Church in her memory.
In 1891, he married (2) Ann Sussmann in Kensington.
Child: 3. Olive Evelyn [b 1894].
They lived at
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| Rawson, Catherine | Ref 76-87 |
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [10th April 1745].
She was an acquaintance of Anne Lister.
She never married.
She (possibly) died in Caistor, Lincolnshire [Q2 1841].
Catherine was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax [13th May 1841]
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| Rawson, Charles | Ref 76-94 |
He married Unknown.
Children: unknown
They lived at Cross Street, Horton Street, Halifax.
He was killed when he tried to recover the Volunteer balloon at the Piece Hall
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| Rawson, Charles | Ref 76-71 |
In 1872, he married Catharine Hendry.
Catharine was the daughter of a Winchester boot-makerBy Rawson standards, he probably married beneath his station
Child: Geoffrey
| Rawson, Charles Collinson | Ref 76-16 |
He joined the Royal Navy.
Like his brothers – Lancelot Bernard and Edmund Stansfield - he went to live in Australia.
He returned to England
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| Rawson, Charles Henry | Ref 76-3 |
On 21st August 1897, he married Emma Jane Sutcliffe of Sowerby Bridge, at the Unitarian Chapel, Halifax
| Rawson, Charles Selwyn | Ref 76-47 |
In 1884, he married Alice Cruikshank
| Rawson, Charles Stansfeld | Ref 76-57 |
Second son of Stansfield Rawson.
Born in Cumberland.
In 1840, he married (1) Octavia Collinson [1821-18??].
Octavia came from Boldon.
Children:
In 1854, he married (2) Eleanor Charlotte Berkeley.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1841] were Julia Collinson [b 1826] and staff:
| Rawson, Christopher | Ref 76-20 |
After his father died in 1719, his mother, Catharine, married John Crossley of Kershaw House, Luddenden and the family moved to Halifax, although 2 brothers stayed in Bradford.
He was the first of the Rawson family to settle in Halifax.
In 1738, he bought land at Stoney Royd, Halifax. He built Stoney Royd House with bricks made in the grounds.
In 17??, he married Grace Rawson.
Grace was the daughter of John Rawson of Beckfoot, Cottingley
Children:
In November 1769, he attended the enquiry which had been called by the Marquis of Rockingham to discuss the problem of the coiners and the murder of William Deighton.
He was a subscriber to the publication of Watson's History.
He died 12th August 1780. He was buried in Halifax Parish Church.
See Law Hill House, Northowram Hall and Walker pit
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| Rawson, Christopher | Ref 76-72 |
His father disinherited him when he rejected the family's banking business and ran away to sea. He returned to become an important and well-known figure in Halifax.
See Christopher Rawson Penfold
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| Rawson, Christopher | Ref 76-90 |
He lived in Woolwich, London.
He became a Captain and Paymaster for Lower Canada.
In 1840, he married Ellen Frances Wright.
Ellen Frances was the daughter of John Naylor Wright of Liverpool and Beaumaris
Children:
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| Rawson, Christopher Philip | Ref 76-25 |
| Rawson, Christopher Selwyn Priestley | Ref 76-81 |
He was a Master of the Clothworkers Company in the City of London. He was Master of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the River Thames.
In 1961, he was Sheriff of the City of London
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| Rawson, Rev Christopher Wright | Ref 76-52 |
In 1865, he married Janie Forsythe Grant.
Children:
| Rawson, Cockroft | Ref 76-7 |
Born in Midgehole.
He was a fustian cutter of Heptonstall [1895] / a fustian cutter [1901] / a general outdoor stone mason's labourer [1911].
In 1895, he married Barbara Walton [1873-1???] at Heptonstall Church.
Barbara was born in Heptonstall, the daughter of Nathaniel Walton, labourer
Children:
They lived at
Sons Wilfred & Richard served in World War I; Richard was killed
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| Rawson, Constance Ellen | Ref 76-36 |
Only daughter of William Henry Rawson.
In 1895, she and other members of the Rawson family gave £5000 for the creation of the Rawson Children's Ward at the Royal Halifax Infirmary. The ward was named in memory of her father.
In 1905, she married Henry Hale MacDougall.
She & other members of her family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Constance Ellen [18th February 1925].
| Rawson, Constance Priestley | Ref 76-85 |
Eldest daughter of John Selwyn Rawson.
She married William A. C. Lloyd
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| Rawson, Courtney Clarke | Ref 76-82 |
He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.
He served in India.
In 1881, he married (1) Rose Tippett [18??-1896].
Rose was the daughter of John Tippett of Hanham, Gloucestershire
In 1899, he married (2) Constance Sophia Pickney Simpson
| Rawson, Dorothy Florence | Ref 76-98 |
Born at Haugh End House [30th January 1893].
She married Colonel Walter Vyvian Nugent [1911].
She died 11th July 1993 (aged 100).
She was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby with her husband & father-in-law
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| Rawson, Edmund Stansfield | Ref 76-5 |
Like his brothers – Charles Collinson and Lancelot Bernard - he went to live in Australia.
He returned to England
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| Rawson, Edward | Ref 76-64 |
He was a woollen cloth merchant / a Commissioner of Land & Assessed Taxes [1845].
In 1831, he married Elizabeth Sarah Clarke.
Elizabeth Sarah was the daughter of John Clarke of Dublin
Children:
They lived at
Edward died in Clavedon, Somerset [Q2 1884] (aged 75)
| Rawson, Edward Cresswell | Ref 76-34 |
In 1881, he married Marian Emma Duffield. They had 3 sons, one of whom was killed in World War I
| Rawson, Elizabeth | Ref 76-39 |
She died at her residence, Porchester Terrace, Hyde Park, London
| Rawson, Ellen | Ref 76-74 |
She married Amaziah Empson
| Rawson, Ellen Susanna | Ref 76-43 |
Born 3rd March 1809.
She married Rev Alexander Bean.
There is a brass memorial to her in Sowerby Church, and 2 mosaics placed in the apse by her husband
| Rawson, Emma | Ref 76-28 |
She married her cousin, Christopher Saltmarshe.
She was a friend of Anne Lister, although Anne considered her vulgar
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| Rawson, Emma Sophia | Ref 76-54 |
She never married.
She and her sisters lived at Skircoat House, Skircoat Green for a time.
She died at Old Well Head [20th August 1905] and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with her sister Christiana and husband Robert Hilaro Barlow.
Emma Sophia is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905
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| Rawson, Florence Harriet Marianne | Ref 76-15 |
She died at Llandudno.
She & other members of her family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Florence Harriet Marianne [25th October 1861].
The font at St Peter's Church, Sowerby is inscribed in her memory
| Rawson, Francis | Ref 76-61 |
He lived at Savile Green, Halifax [1845]
| Rawson, Francis William | Ref 76-48 |
On his death, Stoney Royd House was demolished
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| Rawson, Frank | Ref 76-23 |
Fifth son of Samuel Rawson. He went to Uganda and worked for the Uganda Railway
| Rawson, Frank | Ref 76-99 |
He married Ann Furness.
Ann died 13th March 1930 (aged 62).
Frank died 29th October 1941 (aged 74).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3594] with Ann's parents
| Rawson, Frank | Ref 76-10 |
Born in West Vale.
He married Annie.
They lived at 79 Langdale Street, Elland.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died 21st August 1918.
He was buried at Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, France [Grave Ref I O 1].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland, and on the Memorial at West Vale Baptist Chapel
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| Rawson, Frederick Edward | Ref 76-83 |
Son of William Henry Rawson.
Born 25th July 1821.
In 1843, he married Harriet Susanna Priestley.
Children:
He followed his father-in-law, John Priestley, into Thorpe House, Triangle.
He was manufacturing woollens at Thorpe Mill, Sowerby Bridge as F. E. Rawson & Company.
He was churchwarden at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
He gave the font and a new organ [1868] to the Church.
He owned the Moorcock, Norland.
He had set about building the church of St John the Divine, Thorpe, but died before the foundation stone was laid. His widow Harriet completed the work.
Frederick died 16th May 1879.
There is a window in his memory in the Church.
On his death, ownership of the Moorcock passed to Harriet.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Frederick [21st May 1879]; Harriet [30th November 1901].
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| Rawson, Frederick Gerard Selwyn | Ref 76-63 |
Eldest son of Frederick Edward Rawson.
He raised prize-winning geese and poultry.
On 9th October 1897, he married Dora Hoggarth in Marylebone, London.
Dora came from Kendal, the daughter of John Hoggarth of Westmorland, and sister of Margaret who married Rev Edward Brierley
They had no children.
He served as a Lieutenant with the Queen's Bay Regiment.
He was taken ill whilst on active service and discharged.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [14th November 1911].
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| Rawson, Frederick Michael | Ref 76-44 |
Second son of Commander Selwyn Gerald Caygill Rawson.
In 1956, he married Marion Brisbane Oliphant from Stirling.
Children:
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| Rawson, Frederick Philip Selwyn | Ref 76-60 |
He was President of Sowerby Free Wanderers Football Club.
He was a Lieutenant in the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. In 1914, serving as Colonel because all his seniors had been killed or wounded, he was wounded and spent 2 years as a complete invalid.
He was Chairman of Edwards & Rawson / a Director of the Calder & Hebble Navigation Company.
In 1924, whilst on holiday in Cornwall, he saved 2 people from drowning and was awarded the medal of the Royal Humane Society.
In 1914, he married Sarah Katharine Mitchell.
Children:
They lived at Brockwell.
He died at Marsh Green, Exeter.
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Frederick Philip Selwyn [29th July 1947]
| Rawson, Geoffrey | Ref 76-86 |
He served in the Navy.
He wrote several books, including biographies of Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson and Wyatt Rawson. In 1958, he wrote an autobiography entitled Sea Prelude which contains much information about the Rawson family.
He died in Melbourne, Australia
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| Rawson, Gertrude Elizabeth | Ref 76-55 |
She was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [28th December 1859].
Rawson's Almshouses were built as a memorial to her.
See Sowerby Well
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| Rawson, Grace Elizabeth | Ref 76-97 |
She married John Waterhouse.
She died 19th February 1849.
There is a memorial to John and Grace in Halifax Parish Church
The epitaph on the memorial is recorded in the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
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| Rawson, Harry Christopher Shaw | Ref 76-46 |
He joined the Royal Navy.
He was promoted to Captain.
Whilst serving in Australia, he married Dorothy Mitchell.
Children:
He died in the European Hospital at Tanga, Kenya
| Rawson, Sir Harry Holdsworth | Ref 76-24 |
He had a distinguished naval career and was an ADC to Queen Victoria. In 1897, he led the successful Punitive Expedition to Benin
| Rawson, Harry Stanhope | Ref 76-95 |
In 1882, he married Isabel Ada Capel-Hanbury. They had 2 sons
| Rawson, Henrietta | Ref 76-96 |
Born 26th September 1816.
She never married.
She died 13th May 1882 and is buried in the family grave at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [16th May 1882].
There is a window in her memory at Sowerby Church
| Rawson, Henry Ernest | Ref 76-38 |
He was a draper in Australia [1896].
On 25th April 1894, he married Minna Alice Schwartz [1867-19??] at St George's Cathedral, Perth.
Minna Alice was the daughter of G. W. Schwartz of Bazaar Terrace, Perth
Children:
In 1923, his widow and sons are listed as Second Class passengers aboard the SS America, sailing from Southampton to New York, and giving New Zealand as their intended future permanent residence.
Later, they are residents of Auckland, New Zealand.
Minna's birthplace is given as Wellington, New Zealand; Arthur's as Perth, Australia; John's as Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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| Rawson, Hugh Wyatt Hay | Ref 76-56 |
He married Mildred Paley.
Mildred was the daughter of Algernon Paley
He was Captain in the Queen's Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [15th November 1916].
He was buried at Munich Trench British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref C 18]
| Rawson, J. | Ref 76-91 |
| Rawson, James | Ref 76-78 |
He was a detective officer with Halifax Borough Police / Deputy Chief Constable at Halifax Police Office in Horton Street [1845] / landlord of the Waggoners Inn, Halifax [1852].
On 6th August 1852, he died from Cholera
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| Rawson, James | Ref 76-45 |
He was a worsted weaver [1841], and joiner and cabinet maker at Halifax [1861].
On 23rd May 1838, he married Sarah Greenwood [1817-18??].
Children:
They lived at
By 1861, he had married Zilpha Feather [1827-1903].
Children:
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| Rawson, James | Ref 76-9 |
In [Q2] 1908, he married Edna Elizabeth Wood [1877-1964] in Halifax.
Child: Dora [b 1909]
They lived at
During World War I, he served as a Gunner with the 346th Brigade Royal Artillery.
He died in Winter Street Military Hospital in Sheffield [10th January 1918] (aged 41).
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon [K 13].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Augustine's Church, Pellon
Edna Elizabeth died 27th June 1964 (aged 87).
She is remembered on James's grave
| Rawson, Jeremiah | Ref 76-32 |
On 4th August 1707, he married Grace, daughter of Jeremiah Rossendale
| Rawson, Jeremiah | Ref 76-66 |
He had a copperas production business at Cinder Hill and Exley.
Around 1836, he became a cloth manufacturer at Old Lane Mill, Halifax.
He was one of the subscribers to John Horner's book Buildings in the Town & Parish of Halifax [1835].
On 25th January 1810, he married Hannah, daughter of Thomas Preston.
Children:
They lived at Shay House and then at Green Royde
At All Saints' Church, Dudwell, there is a window inscribed in his memory
Erected by Emma Sophia Rawson, Christiana Rawson and Louisa Inglis in remembrance of their beloved father Jeremiah Rawson, of Green Royde, who died on 6th September 1839, aged 52 years.And in remembrance of their beloved mother, Hannah Rawson, of Green Royde, who died on 16th April 1861, aged 71 years
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| Rawson, Jeremiah Stansfield | Ref 76-19 |
In 1841, he married (1) Sarah Stead [18??-1845].
Sarah was the daughter of Samuel Stead
Children:
Sarah died in 1845.
In 1853, he married (2) Mary Sankey.
Children:
| Rawson, John | Ref 76-49 |
In 1???, he married Catharine Lister.
Children:
| Rawson, John | Ref 76-51 |
He married Mary Swaine.
Mary was the daughter of Anne Swaine
| Rawson, John | Ref 76-62 |
Son of Jeremiah Rawson [16??-1736] of Beckfoot, Cottingley.
He married Sarah Dobson from Bingley [16??-1725].
Children:
| Rawson, John | Ref 76-77 |
He married Elizabeth Bowers from Manchester. They had no children
| Rawson, John | Ref 76-65 |
Born 1st December 1744.
Like his father, he was a trustee of the Halifax to Rochdale turnpike which was constructed in the 1820s.
He inherited Stoney Royd House. He owned Whitegate, Siddal, Copperas House, Siddal, and property at Ashday, Southowram
In 1777, he married Nelly Stansfield.
Children:
In 1813, he sold the Manor of Southowram.
He died 15th July 1815.
See Rawson, Rhodes & Briggs and Rawson's Bank
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| Rawson, John | Ref 76-75 |
He was in banking with his brothers Christopher and William Henry. He was Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding / a Commissioner of Land & Assessed Taxes [1845] / a Commissioner of Property & Income Tax [1845].
In October 1806, he married Elizabeth Markland [17??-1821].
Elizabeth was the second daughter of Edward Markland (merchant) of Westminster and Leeds
They were married on the same day as his John's William
Children:
Around 1820, he lived at Ash Grove, Southowram.
In 1823, after the death of his first wife, John married Elizabeth Preston. They had no children
See West Yorkshire Railway Company
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| Rawson, John | Ref 76-89 |
Born 21st November 1813.
He lived at Brockwell, Sowerby Bridge between 1840 and 1899. He was the first of the family to live there.
He subsequently bought several local properties including Ball Green, Soyland / Bentley Royd / Castle Hill Farm / Sowerby Hall / Sowerby Well / Star Inn / Town End Farm / White Windows.
He planted much of the woodland – 100,000 trees – seen in the Ryburn valley.
He was elected president of the Halifax Choral Society when he was 80 years old.
On 19th April 1873, he and his brother, William Henry, paid off the Vicar's rate for the township of Sowerby, at a cost of £3,200.
He was a partner in W. H. Rawson & Company.
He was known by his employees as Johnny Lad.
He inherited High Sunderland.
On 2nd September 1840, he married Elizabeth Marianne Priestley.
Child: Gertrude Elizabeth
John died 8th February 1899.
He & his wife were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby where he was churchwarden for 35 years: Elizabeth Marianne [14th January 1876]; John [11th February 1899].
See St Peter's Church, Sowerby and Sowerby Well
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| Rawson, John Hugh Selwyn | Ref 76-18 |
Born 28th April 1915.
On 30th January 1939, he married (1) Elizabeth Mary Whitaker.
During the Second World War, he served in Malaya and worked on a rubber plantation there. His wife was a nurse attached to the British Red Cross in Singapore. She was wounded but the couple escaped to Java, and then to Bombay.
Children:
They divorced.
In 1965, he married (2) Marjorie Louise Bories.
He died 22nd September 1996 (aged 81).
He is remembered on the family grave at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
| Rawson, John Markland | Ref 76-27 |
He went to sea. He drowned in a boating accident at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, [10th March 1826].
His father erected a memorial by Westmacott in the south aisle of Halifax Parish Church
| Rawson, John Selwyn | Ref 76-67 |
He was JP for the West Riding / a trustee of Rishworth Grammar School / a trustee of Bairstow's Charity School / Chairman of the Sowerby School Board [1896] / a partner in F. E. Rawson & Company / Chairman of Edwards & Rawson / a director of the Calder & Hebble Navigation Company / one of the subscribers to The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire [1913], and he was on the Committee of the Halifax Tradesmen's Benevolent Society / the Blue Coat School
He kept beagles and bloodhounds, and raised Channel Islands cattle which won prizes at agricultural shows.
He married Annie Constance Dwyer.
Children:
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: John Selwyn [9th March 1925]; Annie Constance [19th March 1949].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £47,482.
See Church Stile, Sowerby, King's Head, Sowerby and White Horse, Triangle
| Rawson, Jonathan | Ref 76-92 |
| Rawson, Lancelot Bernard | Ref 76-17 |
Like his brothers – Charles Collinson and Edmund Stansfield - he went to live in Australia.
He remained in Australia, but his brothers returned to England.
He died at Rockhampton, Queensland
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| Rawson, Louisa | Ref 76-26 |
She married James Inglis.
She died at Scarborough.
See Skircoat House, Skircoat Green
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| Rawson, Paul | Ref 76-4 |
Born in Halifax
| Rawson, Peter John Selwyn | Ref 76-14 |
He was President of the Flyfishers Association. He was a Master of the Clothworkers Company in the City of London
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| Rawson, Philip Stansfield | Ref 76-33 |
In 1881, he married Joyce Henry.
Children:
| Rawson, Reginald Bertram | Ref 76-6 |
Born in Oldham.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 16th November 1914 (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax
| Rawson, Reuben | Ref 76-69 |
In 1863, he married Grace Spencer [b 1840] in the Bradford district.
They lived at 66 George Street, Thornton [1871]
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| Rawson, Richard | Ref 76-8 |
He was a member of Heptonstall Church & School / who was a wark? remover fustian ready made clothing [1911] / employed by R. B. Brown & Sons.
During World War I, he was called up as a Derby recruit [May 1916] and served as a Private with the 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
His brother Wilfred also served in the War.
Richard died 28th September 1916 (aged 18).
The Halifax Courier [21st October 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 10B, 11B & 12B], and on the Roll of Honour at Heptonstall Church
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| Rawson, Samuel | Ref 76-50 |
In 1847, he married Frances Anne Smelt.
Frances Anne was the daughter of Rev Charles Smelt Rector of Gedling, Nottinghamshire
Children:
| Rawson, Samuel | Ref 76-93 |
He was promoted to Captain.
In 1850, he married Elizabeth Dougall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of William Dougall RN
Children:
| Rawson, Samuel | Ref 76-12 |
| Rawson, Commander Selwyn Gerald Caygill | Ref 76-68 |
Third son of John Selwyn Rawson.
Born at Haugh End House [8th March 1902].
He served in both World Wars. He was a Commander in the Royal Navy, and was awarded the King Haakon VII Liberation Medal. He was awarded the OBE for his efforts in World War II.
From 1952, he was President of the Loyal Georgean Society.
On 8th April 1926, he married Doris Brown.
Children:
They lived at
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
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| Rawson, Sherard | Ref 76-53 |
In 1905, he married Althea Goodrich Tuspie
| Rawson, Stansfield | Ref 76-29 |
Born at Stoney Royd.
He was a wealthy banker / in charge of the Huddersfield branch of Rawson's Bank / JP / Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding / a member of a Committee supporting those affected by the Luddites [1813].
In 1802, he married Elizabeth Leach.
Children:
They lived at Ovenden Hall until 1803, when the family moved to Gledholt Hall, Greenhead, then to Savile Green, and then to Wasdale Hall, Cumberland which was built for him in 1829.
On the death of Christopher Rawson in 1849, he inherited a life interest in Stoney Royd, but he released this to his eldest son, Francis William.
In 1846, along with his brothers, John and Thomas Samuel, he invested £27,000 in a railway venture
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| Rawson, Stephen | Ref 76-79 |
| Rawson, Thomas | Ref 76-100 |
In [Q1] 1848, he married Susannah Greenwood [1823-1890] in Halifax.
Susannah died 13th July 1890 (aged 67) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 165] with her parents.
Details of Thomas's death / burial place are not yet known
| Rawson, Thomas Samuel | Ref 76-58 |
In 1814, he married Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth.
Children:
The family moved to Kent
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| Rawson, Thomas William | Ref 76-76 |
He was a land agent in Bradford [1851].
In 1840, he married Elizabeth Octavia Busfeild.
Children:
They lived at Prospect House, Bradford [1851]. His wife died a year after her husband
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| Rawson, William | Ref 76-2 |
He married Lucy.
Children:
On 2nd December 1817, clerk James Taylor recorded the children's births at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack
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| Rawson, William | Ref 76-70 |
He married Miss Jekyll from London.
Children:
| Rawson, Dr William | Ref 76-42 |
He was gentleman, surgeon, physician and apothecary of Shipley. He was Lord of the Manor of Shipley.
In December 1740, he married Judith Prescott.
Child: William
Their son, William, died at the age of 4 months in the same month as his father
| Rawson, William | Ref 76-41 |
Son of Christopher Rawson.
He was a partner in Rawson's Bank. He was one of the people who advanced money for the construction of Halifax New Market in 1790, and a trustee of the Halifax Market Company.
In 1791, he married Elizabeth Threlkeld.
They lived at Mill House, Triangle, and moved to Savile Green in 1806.
He died 26th August 1828.
There is a white marble monument to him by Westmacott in the south aisle of Halifax Parish Church.
See Halifax Market Company, Rawson, Rhodes & Briggs and St James's Church, Halifax
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| Rawson, Colonel William | Ref 76-40 |
He was a greengrocer / town crier.
Question: Does anyone know whether he was Town Crier for Halifax or for Elland?
He lived at
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| Rawson, William | Ref 76-13 |
| Rawson, William | Ref 76-22 |
| Rawson, William | Ref 76-101 |
He was a general broker [1861] / a furniture broker [1871].
In [Q1] 1846, he married Eliza Cliffe [1827-1875] in Halifax.
Eliza was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at
Eliza died 18th August 1875 (aged 48).
William died 22nd January 1905 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 809]
| Rawson, William | Ref 76-59 |
He kept the Market Tavern, Cow Green in Halifax.
He married [Q3] 1860 Martha Ann Jackson.
Martha Ann was the daughter of Richard Jackson
Children:
In October 1869, it was reported that
his license was refused at the recent Brewster Sessions
In October 1869, he was charged with having [on 18th October 1869] unlawfully used the Corporation gas. His supply had been cut off because he had not paid the bills, and he had connected a rubber tube to the gas main. He was fined £7 16/6d or 3 months' imprisonment.
Around Christmas 1869, his bull terrier bit him. The dog subsequently died, but Rawson's wound appeared to have healed. On 5th May 1870, he died from rabies. This was one of a number of cases of hydrophobia in the Halifax district over a period of 2 years.
William & Martha were buried at Warley Town Cemetery
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| Rawson, William | Ref 76-80 |
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He became a joiner.
He married Grace [b 1840].
Children:
They lived at
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| Rawson, William Henry | Ref 76-84 |
A landowner and woollen manufacturer at Triangle. He was involved in the family banking business and was Chairman of the Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Company [1856-1864].
In 1813, he was a member of a Committee supporting those affected by the Luddites.
In November 1828, the newspapers carried an item
Extraordinary Fecundity: A cow, the property of William Henry Rawson Esq., of Millhouse, near Halifax, has produced 7 calves in 2 years: 3 the first year, and 4 the second
He was one of the subscribers to John Horner's book Buildings in the Town & Parish of Halifax [1835].
In October 1806, he married Mary Priestley.
They were married on the same day as William Henry's brother John
Children:
They lived at
In 1832, he bought Brockwell.
In 1836, he bought School Field Croft.
He died at Haugh End House [5th January 1865].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200,000
[Resworn under £180,000]. The will was proved by his sons William Henry, John, and Frederick Edward.
Mary died 18th February 1870.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: William Henry [11th January 1865]; Mary [23rd February 1870].
See Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot
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| Rawson, William Henry | Ref 76-37 |
Born 4th August 1812.
A landowner and woollen manufacturer at Triangle – see W. H. Rawson & Company.
He was involved in the family banking business and was Chairman of the Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Company [18??-18??].
He was Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding.
In 1870, he occupied Old Lane Mill. He installed a patent Smoke Consumer at the mill in an attempt to reduce smoke pollution.
He was a benefactor.
On 19th April 1873, he and his brother, John, paid off the Vicar's rate for the township of Sowerby, at a cost of £3,200.
He was president of the Halifax Infirmary from 1872 to 1874. He subscribed £1,000 to the Royal Halifax Infirmary fund. Rawson Ward at the Royal Halifax Infirmary was named in his memory.
He converted a pub which he owned at Triangle into a club and reading room.
He married his cousin, Ellen Louisa, daughter of Amaziah Empson.
Children:
They lived at Mill House Lodge.
He died 8th July 1892.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £166,899 18/1d.
Probate was granted to son William Henry, daughter Constance Ellen, John Rawson, and Christopher Empson.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1892
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Ellen Louisa [23rd April 1890]; William Henry [12th July 1892].
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Robyn Lewis
| Rawson, William Henry | Ref 76-21 |
In 1875, he married Frances Jane Brooke [1851-1946].
Frances Jane was the daughter of John William Brooke of Armitage Bridge Mills near Huddersfield
They lived at Mill House Lodge.
They moved to Bramhope, Torquay where he died [1st December 1893].
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [5th December 1893]. Probate records show that he left effects valued at £79,945 13/6d
[Resworn £97,845 13/6d]. Probate was granted to his widow Frances Jane, his sister Constance Ellen Rawson, John Selwyn rawson & William Pickford
Members of the family are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1893.
In 1908, Frances Jane married (2) Charles Henry Spragge from Sibton Park, Suffolk
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| Rawson, Commander Wyatt | Ref 76-31 |
Third son of Christopher Rawson. Like his brother, Harry Holdsworth, he had a naval career. In 1874, he distinguished himself in the Third Ashanti War. In 1875 and 1876, he was 3rd Lieutenant on the North Polar Expedition ship Discovery.
In 1880, he married Maud Emily Hegan. daughter and Victoria Alexandrina [b 1882].
He served in Egypt and North Africa. He died at the age of 29 on board the Carthage as they were entering the harbour at Malta. Queen Victoria wrote to his wife, expressing a wish to be godmother to their second daughter, Victoria Alexandrina, who was born posthumously in 1882.
There is a memorial to him in the Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth
| Families |
| The Rawson family | Ref 76-978 |
The family originated in Bradford and migrated to the Halifax district around 1720 when the widow and youngest son of John Rawson moved here.
A number of descendants settled in Halifax in the early 18th century, and became woollen fabric and clothing manufacturers with mills and textile businesses and interests in many parts of the district. Other members of the family were involved in the banking business.
See: Haugh End, Sowerby / Holy Trinity Church, Halifax / Mill House Mill, Triangle / St George's Church, Sowerby / St James's Church, Halifax / St John the Divine, Thorpe / St Peter's Church, Sowerby / Thorpe Mill, Sowerby Bridge / The Goat Cart
This & associated entries use material contributed by Mark Andrew & Robyn Lewis
| The Rawson family: Arms | Ref 76-1336 |
Per fess wavy sable and azure, guttée d'or, a quadrangular castle with 4 towers argent, on a chief or, 3 ravens heads erased of the first
The family crest contains the raven, symbol of the origin of the surname, Ravenson – see Ravenscliffe, Rawnsley. There are 3 ravens on a shield, and the raven's head on a crest, with a gold annulet in its beak.
These were to be used by Christopher, his descendants, and siblings, and the descendants of his uncles Stansfield, William Henry, and Jeremiah.
The motto of the Rawsons of Halifax was
laus virtutis actiothe deed of virtue is its own praise
| Surname |
| Rawson surname | Ref 76-1 |
Earlier forms of the surname are Rauenchilson, Rauenson, and Ravenson.
Johannes Rawson is recorded in 1379.
There are 100 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Rawson, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for RawsonMarriages 1885, 1895, 1941
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 165
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