Person:Curwen Rawlinson (1)

—Curwen Rawlinson of Cark hall in Cartmel in Com Lanc Esq^r member for that County aº 1688 died Aug 1689 at 48.—^S1

Biography & Family History

Robert was succeeded by his eldest son Curwen Rawlinson, of Carke Hall, who was born on the 3rd of June, 1641. A draft copy of articles of marriage remains, dated 1669, when he must have been aged twenty-eight, between him and Margaret, daughter of Thomas Gabetis of Crosby Ravensworth, in the county of Westmorland, Esquire. This marriage, for reasons not known, did not take place, and he subsequently married, on the 13th of June, 1677, Elizabeth, one of the two daughters of Nicholas Monk, Bishop of Hereford, brother to general Monk, Duke of Albemarle.

Curwen Rawlinson resided at Carke Hall, and probably enlarged the house by the addition of the part which is now occupied by the tenant of South Carke Hall Farm, for a stone escutcheon with the arms of Rawlinson and Monk impaled, being the arms of Curwen Rawlinson and his wife, stood in this part over a walled-up doorway, probably the then principal entrance, and was removed by the late Gray Rigge to Wood-Broughton, and placed over the entrance there.

Curwen Rawlinson died at Warrick the 29th August, 1689, aged 48, being at the time M.P. for Lancaster. His will, copied from the probate, Canterbury (in Mr. Rigge's possession), is dated 26th August, 1689.

—taken from 'CARK HALL' in Annales Caermoelenses or Annals of Cartmel by James Stockdale, published in 1872.—^S2

THE name of Rawlinson is not found amongst the free homagers of Furness, and it does not appear that any one of that name ever held any manor within the lordship ; yet, as Curwen Rawlinson was honoured by marriage with Elizabeth Monk, daughter of Nicholas Monk, lord bishop of Hereford, it is thought proper to introduce an account of that branch of the Rawlinsons into this Synopsis.

The Rawlinsons are of a long standing in High Furness, and were very numerous in the parish of Hawkshead and Colton. Alexander, the immediate predecessor of the last abbot of Furness, was of that name. The well-known Curwen Rawlinson has left a pedigree of his family from the reign of king Hen. VII. down to his own time; which is as follows.^‡

"John Rawlinson, in the time of Henry VII. was seised of a capital messuage and tenement, in Colton, called Greenhead, of the yearly rent of xxxvis. xid. and of Colton Mill, of the yearly value of vis. viiid. who had issue William Rawlinson, who, 1 Hen. VIII. married the daughter of Benson, of Skellet, and by her had issue two sons ; John, the eldest, and William of Toddilbank, between whom he divided his lands, as appears by the deed, 38 Hen. VIII. These two sons married two daughters of Myles Sawrey, of Low Graithwait; and another of their sisters, being Myles Sawrey's daughter, was married to ------ Benson, of Laughrigg.

"John Rawlinson had, by his wife, two sons, William and John, betwixt whom he divided the tenement and mill: but the mill was afterwards sold back.

"William Rawlinson, eldest son of the last John Rawlinson: married the daughter of William Pennington, of Colton, in Furness, by whom he had a son and heir, William Rawlinson. Of this William there is a tradition, that he built (or rather rebuilt) the parochial chapel of Colton, on the common belonging to his family. He died in the year 1603, and was succeeded by William Rawlinson, his son and heir, who married Margaret daughter of Walter Curwen, of Mireside, and by her had two sons Robert and William Rawlinson, owners of Buck Hall, in the county of Oxford, and two daughters, viz. 1. Elizabeth, married, first, to John, of Newhall ; afterwards to George Hutton, of Thorpinsty ; 2. Margaret, married to Rowel, in Westmorland. He died A. D. 1619.

"Robert Rawlinson, son and heir of William Rawlinson, as also heir to a fair estate of Mireside and Cark Hall, descended on him from Robert Curwen, gent, his mother's brother. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Wilson, of Heversham Hall, in Westmorland : by her he had issue Curwen Rawlinson, his eldest child, and six daughters, viz. 1. Anne, married, first, to Christopher Crakenthorp, of Newbiggen, in Westmorland, esq. her second husband was George Bynard, physician, at Bristow ; 2. Elizabeth ; 3. Catharine ; 4. Ellen ; 5. Dorothy ; 6. Jane. He had also a younger son, William Rawlinson, who was a student at St. John's College, Cambridge. The above named Robert Rawlinson was of Cark Hall and many years justice of the peace and quorum, and of Oyer and Terminer, for the counties palatine of Lancaster and Chester. In his youth he had studied the law, and was barrister at law of the honourable society of Gray's Inn. During the troubles of King Charles I. he suffered much for his loyalty. After the restoration of Charles II. he was vice-chancellor of the city and county of Chester to Charles earl of Derby, and died in 1665, aged fifty-five*."

Curwen Rawlinson, esq. son and heir, married Elizabeth Monk, second daughter and coheir of Nicholas Monk, lord bishop of Hereford, and Brother to George Monk, duke of Albemarle, son of Sir Thomas Monk, of Potheredge, in Devonshire, only son of Anthony Monk, of the same place, son of Thomas Monk, esq. by Frances Plantagenet, daughter and coheir of Arthur Plantagenet, viscount Lisle, son of king Edward IV. by whom he had issue Christopher Rawlinson, his heir, and Monk Rawlinson, who died 1692, aged twenty one.^†

Curwen Rawlinson was living November 29, 1688, but died soon after, in 1689, and was buried in the chancel of St. Mary's church, at Warwick, aged forty eight. He succeeded his father in the love and service of his country. He was burgess for Lancaster in the parliament convened Jan. 22, 1688. Elizabeth, his wife, died September 27, 1692, aged forty-three, and was buried in Cartmel church. They were succeeded by Christopher Rawlinson, their only child and heir, born 1677. He studied at Queen's College, Oxford, was a learned man, and particularly fond of the Saxon language : he published a version of Boetius de Consolatione Philosophiæ, in the Saxon tongue, and made a foundation for the support of a lesson in the said language for ever. He erected a mural monument of white marble, in Cartmel church, to the memory of his grandfather, father, and mother, A.D. 1706. He died without issue, and is said to be the last of the male line of the Plantagenets by the mother's side.

Arms. Gules, two bars gemelles between three escallops argent. Some of the name have, by mistake, assumed the arms of Rawlin, who gives, Sable, three swords in pale, two with their points downward, and the middlemost upward.

‡ The original is in the possession of Mr. T. Atkinson, of Dalton. * From the monuments in Cartmel church. † Sandford's Geneal.

—taken from: The Antiquities of Furness by Thomas West. A new edition with additions by William Close. Published in 1805—^S5

Note

A little later in this same work (on page 321), under 'Sandys, of Furness', there is a footnote referring to this Pedigree by Curwen Rawlinson, which states:

"Curwen Rawlinson, of Cark Hall, well acquainted with the Sandys, wrote the pedigree about 1656."

The "about 1656" is dubious considering that if that were accurate, Curwen Rawlinson drew up his pedigree when he was only about fifteen years old! He is recorded as having been born on 3 June, 1641; and there is a register of a christening at the parish church of Cartmell:

"Anno D^~ni 1641. ... Curwen son of Robert Rawlinson of Nether Carke gentlema^~ . . . 6 June"

—R.C.A.

'Curwen Rawlinson' by Joseph Nutting, line engraving, early 18th century - NPG D29991 - National Portrait Gallery, London ^S6

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 College of Arms ms 5.D.14, 108: 'The Pedigree of Adam Askew, Esquire, of Newcastle upon Tyne'.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 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.’.
3. ↑ The Registers of the Parish Church of Cartmel in the County of Lancaster - Christenings, Burials and Weddings, 1559-1661. Transcribed by Henry Brierlley, Wigan. ... Printed and published with the permission of Rev. R.B.P. Wells, M.A., Vicar. Rochdale : Printed for the Lancashire Parish Register Society, by James Clegg, at the Aldine Press, 1907
   p. 97.

   CARTMEL PARISH REGISTERS. / CHRISTENINGS. / 1640-1641.
   « Anno D~ni 1641. / … / 2 p. 98 (p. 97) … /
   Curwen son of Robert Rawlinson of Nether Carke / gentlema~ . . . 6 June »
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4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 'The History of Parliament'.

   « ... Rawlinson supported the country candidates at the Lancashire election of September 1679, and in 1685, when he was recommended to the electors of Lancaster by Albemarle, he stood down in favour of the Whig leader Lord Brandon (Hon. Charles Gerard). He returned a decided negative to the lord lieutenant’s questions on the repeal of the Test Act and Penal Laws, and in December 1688 he and Preston called out the militia and disarmed the local Papists. With Preston he defeated Brandon’s candidates at the general election and became the first and only member of his family to enter Parliament as a moderate Tory. He is not known to have spoken or to have sat on any committees in the Convention. He died at Warwick on 29 Aug. 1689. .... »
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5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 The Antiquities of Furness. Illustrated with Engravings. By Thomas West. A new edition with additions by William Close. Printed and sold by George Ashburner, … 1805
   pp. 317-320.

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6.   Collection of National Portrait Gallery, London.

   Portrait of: 'Curwen Rawlinson' by Joseph Nutting, line engraving, early 18th century. 2 7/8 in. x 1 7/8 in. (72 mm x 49 mm) paper size. Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford, 1931.
   Reference Collection: NPG D29991
   Sitter: Curwen Rawlinson (1642-1677), Nobleman. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Artist: Joseph Nutting (circa 1660-1722). Artist associated with 13 portraits. Portrait set: Fleming Collection: Fleming's Granger (volume 5) > npg.org.uk
   Note: Both the birth and death dates given for him here are not correct.—R.C.A.

7. ↑ Will of Curwen Rawlinson of Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire 06 February 1690 PROB 11/398 – written 26 Aug 1680 with codicil, proved 6 Feb 1690 at London.

   Description: Will of Curwen Rawlinson of Cark in Cartmel, Lancashire / Date: 6 Feb 1690 / Catalogue reference: PROB 11/398 / Dept: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury / Series: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers / Name of Register: Dyke Quire Numbers: 1 - 44 / Held by: The National Archives, Kew / Legal status: Public Record.
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