'Rawstorne1'
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Families covered: Rawstorne of Dutton, Rawstorne (Rosthorne) of Lum, Rawstorne (Rosthorne) of Newhall

John Rosthorne of Lum
1. Adam Rosthorne of Lum (d 1508)
  m. Helen Holt (dau of Atkin Holt of Battherston)
  A. Henry Rosthorne of Lum (d 1528)
  BLG1952 follows the line of Henry's younger brother, William. The following line comes from VCH (Lancshire, vol 5, Townships : Tottington).
  i. Adam Rosthorne of Lum (d 1562)
  a. Richard Rosthorne of Lum (d after 1579)
m. Anne of Agnes Nuttall (dau of _ Nuttal of Nuttall)
  (1) Richard Rosthorne of Lum (yur 1593)
  m. Eleanor widow of Richard, presumed mother of ...
  (A) Edward Rosthorne of Lum (d 20.12.1634)
  (i) Edward Rosthorne (dvp bur 16.03.1631-2?)
  (a) Edward Rosthorne or Rawstorne of Lum (bpt 23.05.1632)
  ((1)) Elizabeth Rawstorne (heir)
  m. (c1660) Thomas Bradshaw
  (2) Ellen Rosthorne
  m. Thomas Fish
  (3) Isabel Rosthorne
  m. _ Howarth
  (4) Alice Rosthorne
  m. George Nuttall of Golynrode
(5)+ other isuse - Adam (parson of Bircham), Lawrence
  B. William Rosthorne
  m. Margaret Hallewell (dau of Elmeric Hallewell of Clegespoole)
  i. Lawrence Rosthorne of Newhall and Hutton (a 1545)
  m1. Anne Purvishe (dau of Thomas Purvishe of Goldesmere) see here
a.+ issue including ancestor of Rawstornes of Lexden Manor
  m2. Elizabeth Elcocke (dau of John Elcocke of Stenfield)
  b. Edward Rosthorne of Newhall (d c1622)
  m. Alice Ditchfield (dau of Hamlett Ditchfield or Ditchford of Ditton)
(1) Lawrence Rosthorne or Rawstone of Newhall (dvp)
  m. Holcroft Hesketh (dau of Robert Hesketh of Rufford)
  (A) Alice Rosthorne or Rawstone
  m. (Robert) Plessington of Dimples Hall
  (2) Edward Rosthorne of Newhall, Sheriff of Lancashire (d c1644 / c1653)
  m. Catherine Holden (dau of Robert Holden of Holden)
  (A) Edward Rosthorne or Rosethorne of Newhall (d c1646 / 1655)
  m1. Helen Assheton (dau of Ratcliffe Assheton of Cuerdale)
  (i)+ "several children" (d young)
  m2. Mary Greenhalgh (dau of John Greenhalgh of Brandlesholme)
  BLG1952 reports that Edward had 3 daughters by this marriaga but does not name them. Dudgale identifies 2 of them as Katherine (m. William Lever of Kersall) & Mary (m. James Murray of Scotland). BLG1886 identiifies them as ...
  (ii) Katherine Rosethorne
  m. William Lever of Kirsall
  (iii) Mary Rosethorne
  m. _ Boswell
  (iv) Jane Rosethorne
m. James Murray of Scotland
  (B) Lawrence Rosthorne or Rawstorne of Newhall, Sheriff of Lancashire (b 1619, a 1664)
  m1. Elizabeth Murray (dau of Rev. George Murray of Bury)
  (i) Rachael Rawstorne (b 1646)
  m. Thomas Bradshaw of Lum
  m2. Mary Bold (dau of Richard Bold of Bold, widow of John Atherton of Atherton)
  (ii) Peter Rawstorne (b 1662, d young)
  m3. Marjory Fleetwood (dau of John Fleetwood of Penwortham by Anne Farrington)
  (iii) William Rawstorne of Newhall, Sheriff of Lancashire (a 1713, 2nd son of this marriage)
m. Isabella Atherton (dau of Sir Richard Atherton of Atherton by Isabella Holte)
  (a) Edward Rawstorne of Newhall (d unm)
  (b) Lawrence Rawstorne
  m1. (sp) Jane Langton (dau of Richard Langton of Broughton Tower)
  m2. Agnes Dent (dau of Robert Dent of Preston)
  ((1)) Lawrence Rawstorne of Newhall & Dutton, Sheriff of Lancashire (a 1776)
  m. Elizabeth Goldsmith Atherton (dau of Robert Gwillym of Bewsey & Atherton by Elizabeth, dau/heir of John Atherton of Atherton)
  ((A)) Lawrence Rawstorne of Newhall, Dutton and Penwortham, Sheriff of Lancashire (d 1850) had issue
  m. Margaret Ledward (dau of Edward Ledward of Everton)
  ((B)) William Rawstorne had issue
  m. Agnes Maria Buckley (dau of Edward Buckley of Buckley Hall)
  ((C)) Robert Atherton Rawstorne (d 12.05.1852, rector of Warrington) had issue
  m. (1823) Mary Gwillym (d 1842, dau of Richard Gwillym of Bewsey)
  ((D)) Mary Anne Rawstorne
  m. Count Piontkowski (Colonel)
  ((E))+ other issue - Elizabeth (d unm), Henrietta Maria, Agnes Isabella (d unm)
  ((2)) daughter (d young)
  (c) William Rawstorne (d 1790, rector of Badsworth, Yorkshire)
  m. Elizabeth Walker (dau/heir of Samuel Walker of Stapleton Park)
  ((1)) Edward Rawstorne in the East Indies
  ((A)) Charles Sackville Rawstorne
  ((2)) Lawrence Rawstorne in the East Indies
  ((A)) daughter
  m. _ Porteous ('of Scotland', Major)
  ((3)) Atherton Rawstorne in Leeds
  m1. _ Perkins (dau of _ Perkins of Netherton Hall)
  ((A)) Anne Isabella Rawstorne (d young)
  m2. (sp) _ Eastland of Lincolnshire
  ((4)) Richard Rawstorne in Leeds/Manchester (d unm)
  ((5)) William Rawstorne of Wakefield, Yorkshire
  m. Susan Wignall (dau of John Wignall)
  ((A))+ issue including Walker of Bradford, Catherine, Isabella
  ((6)) James Rawstorne (Captain)
  m. _ Gibson (dau of Captain _ Gibson)
  ((A)) James Rawstorne (RN, 2nd son)
  m. Harriet Atkins (dau of Captain _ Atkins of Ireland)
  ((B)) Mary Rawstorne
  m. _ Arnold (Captain RN)
  ((C)) Charlotte Rawstorne
  m. George Washington Givson (cousin)
  ((D))+ other issue - Fleetwood (d 1858), John George (Captain), Godfrey
  ((7)) John Rawstorne
  ((A)) John Thomas Rawstorne of Manchester had issue
  m. Catharine Frew of Ireland
((B)) William Henry Rawstorne of London had issue
  m. _ Johnson
  ((C)) Anna Maria Rawstorne (d unm)
  ((D)) Mary Rawstorne
  m. _ Fry
  ((8)) Elizabeth Rawstorne
  m. Rev. Stephen Rawlinson
  ((9)) Isabella Rawstorne
  m1. (12.11.1772) Sir Michael Pilkington of Chevet, Bart
m2. Thomas Hewetson (Major)
  (d) Mary Rawstorne
  m. Ralph William Grey of Backworth
  (e)+ other issue - Fleetwood (d 30.09.1746), James (dsp)
  (iv)+ other issue - Fleetwood (d young), Richard (d young), 2 daughters
  (3) Susan Rosthorne or Rosethorne
  m1. Robert Radcliffe
  m2. William Rookes of Rhodes Hall nead Bradford
  (4) Alice Rosthorne or Rosethorne
  m. John Booth of Booth
  (5) Joanna Rosthorne or Rosethorne
  m. Geoffrey Rushton of Antley
  (6)+ 3 sons and 3 daughters
  c.+ 1 son and 1 daughter
  ii.+ other issue - Thurstan, 3 daughters
  C. John Rosthorne
  m. Alice Hallewell (dau of Elmerie Hallewall)
  D.+ 5 daughters

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Rawstorne formerly of Balderstone Grange) with some support/input from Lancashire (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664, Rosethorne of New Hall), BLG1863 (Rawstorne of Penwortham), BLG1886 (Rawstorne of Penwortham)
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