Family:Robert Rawlinson and Jane Wilson (1)

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Marriage[1][2][3] 23 Dec 1639
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Robert Rawlinson, of Cark Hall in Cartmel, & his wife, Jane née Wilson
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He married the prudent Jane Wilson (eldest daughter of Thomas Wilson of Heversham Hall in Westmorland, esq.) who died 1686, aged 66; and was buried in the same grave with him; by whom he left Curwen Rawlinsun, esq. his eldest and only son, who married.
—taken from 'RAWLINSON (Christopher)...' in A New and General Biographical Dictionary, ..., edited by William Tooke, William Beloe and Robert Nares, Vol. XIII. Published in 1798—S1
Robert Rawlinson, the nephew and heir of Robert Curwen, was born Dec. 11, 1610, he resided at Carke Hall, and was a barrister-at-law of Grays Inn, and justice of the peace for the counties of Lancaster and Chester. During the troubles of Charles I. he suffered much for his loyalty, but after the Restoration he was made Vice-Chamberlain of the City and County of Chester to Charles Earl of Derby. He married 23rd Dec. 1639, Jane, daughter of Thomas Wilson of Heversham Hall, ancestor of the present family of Dallam Tower. They had thirteen children, of whom only two daughters, Ann and Katherine, have left descendants surviving to the present time, in the families of Askew and Rigge. Robert Rawlinson died in 1665, aged 55, and his wife in 1686, aged 66, and they are buried in the same grave in the south transept of Cartmel Church.
—taken from 'CARK HALL' in Annales Caermoelenses or Annals of Cartmel, by James Stockdale, published in 1872.—S2
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  1. A New and General Biographical Dictionary; Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the present Period. wherein Their remarkable Actions and Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning, are Accurately Displayed, With a Catalogue of their Literary Productions. A New Edition, in Fifteen Volumes, greatly enlarged and improved. (edited by William Tooke, assisted by William Beloe and Robert Nares) Vol. XIII. London: 1798
    p. 32, footnote [n].

    Accessed on 16 Aug 2013 at: books.google.co.uk
    Note: It should be noted that this excerpt has been taken virtually word for word from the epitaph erected by Christopher Rawlinson (their grandson) in the south transept of Cartmel Church - and which is quoted in full in the Annales Caermoelenses or Annals of Cartmel, by James Stockdale. See next >

  2. Annales Caermoelenses or Annals of Cartmel, by James Stockdale. Ulverston: Wllliam Kitchin, Printer, Market Street. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1872 pp. 433-469 ‘CARKE HALL’
    pp. 442 & 459.
    « ... He married 23rd Dec. 1639, Jane, daughter of Thomas Wilson of Heversham Hall, ancestor of the present family of Dallam Tower. They had thirteen children, of whom only two daughters, Ann and Katherine, have left descendants surviving to the present time, in the families of Askew and Rigge. ...
    ...
    He married ye Prudent JANE WILSON (eldest Daug
    -ter of THOMAS WILSON of Haversham Hall in
    Westmorland Esq.) who dyed 1686 aged 66 & was
    buried in the same grave with him; by whom he left
    CURWEN RAWLINSON, ESQ., his eldest & only son
    (who married) .... »

    Accessed on 16 Aug 2013 at: books.google.co.uk
  3. Genealogical memoirs of the Carus-Wilson family, being an account (1320-1899) of the families of Carus of Kendal; Carus of Halton, co. Lancs.; Carus of Melling and Kirkby Lonsdale; Wilson and Carus-Wilson of Casterton, co. Westmorland; and Carus-Wilson of Penmount, co. Cornwall. Edited by Herbert Carus-Wilson and Harold I Talboys, Exeter College, Oxford. Hove: Printed by Emery and Son, 142 Church Road. 1899
    p. 30.

    « Jane b. 1620, m. 23 December, 1639, Robert Rawlinson, J.P., of Carke Hall, Cartmel, Vice-Chamberlain of the City and County of Chester to the Earl of Derby, [Monument in Cartmel Church.] and d. 1686. »
    Accessed on 17 Aug 2013 at: archive.org