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Families covered: Rawlinson of Cark Hall, Rawlinson of Graythwaite, Rawlinson of Greenhead, Rawlinson of London, Rawlinson of Stowlangtoft

                               
John Rawlinson of Greenhead in Colton, Lancashire (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509)
1. William Rawlinson
  m. (1509) _ Benson (dau of Robert Benson of Skellet)
A. John Rawlinson of Greenhead
  m. _ Sawtrey (dau of Miles Sawtrey of Low Graythwaite)
  i. William Rawlinson of Greenhead (d 1603)
  m. _ Pennington (dau of William Pennington of Colton-in-Furness)
a. William Rawlinson of Greenhead
  m. Margaret Curwen (dau of Walter Curwen of Mireside of family of Workington Hall)
  (1) Robert Rawlinson of Greenhead, Mireside & Cark Hall (d 1665)
  m. Jane Wilson (dau of Thomas Wilson of Haversham Hall)
  (A) Curwen Rawlinson of Cark Hall (d 1689)
m. Elizabeth Monk (b c1639, d 27.09.1692, dau of Nicholas Monk, Bishop of Hereford, brother of 1st Duke of Albemarle)
  (i) Christopher Rawlinson of Cark Hall (dsp)
  (ii) Moncke Rawlinson (b c1671, d 1692)
  (B) Anne Rawlinson
  m1. Christopher Crackenthorp of Newbiggin
  m2. George Bynard (physician)
  (C) Catharine Rawlinson
  m. Roger Moore of Middleton
  (i) Catherine Moore
  m. Clement Rigge of Hawkeshead
(ii) Ann Moore (dsp)
  m. William Aylmer (vicar of Wharton)
  (iii) Margaret Moore (dsp)
  m. Christopher Blake
  (iv)+ other issue (dsp) - Roger, Mary
  (D)+ other issue - William (dsp?), Elizabeth, Ellin, Dorothy, Jane
  (2) William Rawlinson of Buck Hall
  (A) Sir William Rawlinson (Lord Commissioner of the Great Seal)
  (B) Jane Rawlinson sister of Commissioner Sir William, dau of William 'of Greythwaite'
  m. Adam Storrs of Storrs Hall
  (i) Anne Storrs
  m. Anthony Askew of Kendal
  (3) Mary Rawlinson mentioned in Commoners
  m. John Burrough
  (4) Elizabeth Rawlinson mentioned in FMG
  m1. John ?? of Newhall
  m2. George Hatton of Thorpinsty
  (5) Margaret Rawlinson mentioned in FMG
  m. _ Rowell of Westmorland
  B. William Rawlinson of Toddilbank
  m. _ Sawtrey (dau of Miles Sawtrey of Low Graythwaite)
  i. Thomas Rawlinson of Graythwaite (a 01.1625)
  m(1). Bridget Sawtrey (dau of John Sawtrey of Graythwaite)
  a. William Rawlinson of Graythwaite & Rusland Hall (d 1680, elder son)
  m. Elizabeth Sawtrey (d 09.1683, dau of Anthony Sawtrey of Plumpton)
  (1) Thomas Rawlinson of Graythwaite
  m. (15.07.1663) Dorothy Hutton (dau of Thomas Hutton of Rampsick)
  (A) William Rawlinson of Graythwaite (b 23.07.1664, d 15.08.1734)
  m1. (05.12.1688) Margery Goldney (d 11.02.1699, dau of Adam Goldney of Chippenham)
  (i) John Rawlinson of Graythwaite (4th son)
  m. (01.06.1736) Elizabeth Willan (dau of Robert Willan of Castle Tower)
  (a) William Rawlinson of Graythwaite (b 22.09.1740, d 04.1808, eldest son)
  m. (16.04.1793) Catherine Waldie (d 1831, dau of John Waldie of Hendersyde Park)
  ((1)) John Rawlinson of Graythwaite (b 27.03.1798, d 1864) had issue
  m. (08.02.1831) Mary Romney (dau of Rev. John Romney of Whitestock Hall)
  (ii)+ 3 sons and 2 daus
  m2. (05.07.1702) Mary Benson (dau of Robert Benson of Carlisle, widow of Issac Willison of Penrith)
  (vii)+ 2 sons and 1 dau
(B) Abraham Rawlinson of Lancaster had issue
  m. (12.05.1695) Elizabeth Beck (dau of William Beck of Low Wray)
  (C)+ 5 daughters
  (2) Sir William Rawlinson 'of Hendon' (b 1640, d 11.05.1703, Serjeant-at-law)
  Wikipedia ("William Rawlinson (Commissioner)", 10.03.22) identifies William's family as follows.
  m1. ??
  (A) Elizabeth Rawlinson
  m. Gyles Earle
  (B) Ann Rawlinson (d 17.01.1700)
  m. (1694) John Aislabie
  m2. Jane Noseworthy (dau of Edward Noseworthy of Devon by Honora, dau of Sir John Maynard)
  (C) child (d infant)
  (3)+ other issue - John of Gray's Inn of Rusland Hall & Whittington Hall (dsp 06.1699), 8 daughters

 

 

The following family was probably connected to the above family as Le Neve reports that Daniel (d 1679) had a connection to the family of Graesdale, Lancashire.
?? Rawlinson
1/2. Daniel Rawlinson of London (b c1614, d 1679)
  m. Margaret
  A. Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (bpt 01.04.1647, bur 18.11.1708)
  m. Mary Taylor (bur 01.03.1724-5, dau of Richard Taylor of Turnham Green)
  i. Thomas Rawlinson (b 25.03.1681, dsp 06.08.1725, barrister, bibliophile)
  m. (22.09.1724) Amy Frewin ("his servant")
  ii.+ other issue - 14 others including Richard (b 03.02.1690, d 06.04.1755, cleric, antiquarian, bibliophile)
  B. Mary Rawlinson
  m. John Mazine
  C.+ other issue - Daniel, Elizabeth
2/1. ?? Rawlinson
A. Daniel Rawlinson of London (1st cousin of Lord Mayor Sir Thomas)
  m. Elizabeth
  i. Robert Rawlinson of Charlwood, Surrey (bpt 04.12.1680, bur 07.12.1747, cleric)
  m1. (05.08.1705) Margaret Ray (b 26.10.1677, bur 09.12.1714, dau of Richard Ray)
  a. Sir Thomas Rawlinson, later of Stowlangtoft (Suffolk), Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (b c1710, d 03.12.1769, younger son?)
  m. Dorothea Ray (b 31.07.1704, d 12.06.1743, dau of Rev. Richard Hay of Haughley)
  (1) Sir Walter Rawlinson of London & Stowlangtoft (b 1734, dsp 13.03.1805, MP)
  m. (02.02.1769) Mary Ladbroke (dau of Sir Robert Ladbroke)
  (2) Theodosia Rawlinson (bpt 29.06.1736, d infant)
  (3) Susannah Rawlinson (d 27.09.1816)
  m. (04.06.1765) Sir George Wombwell, 1st Bart of Wombwell (bpt 11.0.1736, d 02.11.1780)
  b.+ other issue (a 1736) - Robert (b c1706), Walter, Daniel, Richard
  m2. Mary Manningham (d 24.10.1752, dau of Thomas Manningham, Bishop of Chichester)
  f. Mary Rawlinson
  m. Francis Ellis

 

 

Possibly connected to the above family was ...
Henry Rawlinson of Grasyard Hall, Lancashire (b 08.04.1743, d 01.1786, MP)
m. (14.08.1765) Martha Tyzack (dau of Peregrine Tyzack of Newcastle-on-Tyne)
1. Abram Tyzack Rawlinson of Chadlington, Oxfordshire (b 31.07.1777, d 01.09.1845) had issue
  m. (18.08.1800) Eliza Eudocia Albinia Creswicke (d 06.1863, dau of Henry Martin Creswicke of Moreton-in-the-Marsh)
2. Maria Rawlinson (d 03.07.1824) probably of this generation
  m. (11.09.1790) Robert Hesketh of Rossall, North Meols, etc. (b 18.04.1764, d 22.03.1824)

Main source(s):
(1) For Rawlinson of Cark Hall : Commoners (vol 2, Rigge of Wood Broughton House), FMG (continuation, Rawlinson of Greenhead)
(2) For Rawlinson of Graythwaite : BLG1886 (Rawlinson of Duddon Hall)
(3) For Rawlinson of London (expanded 27.07.17 & 10.07.21) : Le Neve's 'Pedigrees of the Knights' (Rawlinson), MGH (NS4 vol 11 1906), Part 1 (March 1904), p17+) with some support from Wikipedia/Wikisource/DNB (various)
(4) For Rawlinson of Grasyard Hall : BP1934 (Rawlinson)
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