Person:William Rawlinson (9)
William Rawlinson, of 'Toddilbank' (Tottlebank)
b.Est 1515 Colton, Lancashire, England
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1509
  1. John Rawlinson, of 'Greenhead' in Colton, Lancashire
  2. William Rawlinson, of 'Toddilbank' (Tottlebank)Est 1515 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Rawlinson, of 'Toddilbank' (Tottlebank)Est 1515 -
  • W.  _____ Sawrey
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] William Rawlinson, of 'Toddilbank' (Tottlebank)
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] Est 1515 Colton, Lancashire, Englandprobably at 'Greenhead'
Marriage to _____ Sawrey
Residence[1][2] 1547 Colton, Lancashire, England'Tottlebank' in Furness Fells
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Rawlinson, of Greenhead, in Colton.
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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.‡
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... "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. ...."
‡ The original is in the possession of Mr. T. Atkinson, of Dalton.
—taken from: The Antiquities of Furness by Thomas West. A new edition with additions by William Close. Published in 1805—S1
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Rawlinson, of Tottlebank, in Colton.
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... William Rawlinson of Greenhead, temp. Hen. VIII, is said to have had two sons, John and William, between whom he divided his estate, William receiving Tottlebank; ... From a pleading of 1564 it appears that William Rawlinson mortgaged Tottlebank; ... The Baptist meeting was established in 1669 at the house of William Rawlinson of Tottlebank; ... In 1672 licence for a Congregationalist meeting in the house of William Rawlinson in Furness Fells was granted; ....
—taken from: 'The parish of Colton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. Published in 1914—S2
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. 317-18.

    Accessed on 16 Aug 2013 at: books.google.co.uk

    p. 318: "... William of Toddilbank ... as appears by the deed, 38 Hen. VIII. [1547] ...."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'The parish of Colton', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8 (1914), pp. 383-387.

    « ... Greenhead, near Colton Church, is supposed to have been the original seat of the Rawlinsons; they have been noticed at Cark Hall in Cartmel. (fn. 23) Tottlebank also belonged to Rawlinsons. (fn. 24) »
    « fn. 23 See the account of Holker.
    fn. 24 William Rawlinson of Greenhead, temp. Hen. VIII, is said to have had two sons, John and William, between whom he divided his estate, William receiving Tottlebank; West, op. cit. From a pleading of 1564 it appears that William Rawlinson mortgaged Tottltbank; Ducatus Lanc. (Rec. Com.), ii, 295. Other Rawlinsons occur at Longmire in Colton; ibid, iii, 341, 405. The Baptist meeting was established in 1669 at the house of William Rawlinson of Tottlebank; Cowper, op. cit. 122. In 1672 licence for a Congregationalist meeting in the house of William Rawlinson in Furness Fells was granted; Cal. S. P. Dom. 1672, p. 578. »
    Accessed on 19 Aug 2013 at: british-history.ac.uk

  3. ↑ Birth year estimated based on the marriage year of his parents, the fact that his brother John was older than him, and the fact that he must have been an adult by 1547 when he was called "William of Toddilbank" in a deed.
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