William John Rawston was born in 1833 in Little Walsingham and was the son of Richard Rawston (1812) and Susannah Smith. In 1841 he was living in Common Place, Little Walsingham. In 1851 he was a bricklayer and was living in the Robin Hood inn, Guild Street, Little Walsingham. He married Charlotte Hall around 1858. And, in 1861 and 1871, was living with her father, William Hall, in Knight Street. In 1881 he was working as a bricklayer and living in Knight Street. He was working as a journeyman bricklayer and was living in Knight Street in 1891. He died in Little Walsingham in 1893, aged 60.

Sources
• 1. International Genealogical Index. William John Rawston. Son of Richard Rawston and Susanna, born in Little Walsingham, 1833. • 2. 1881 Census. Knight Street, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Head. Age 48. Bricklayer. Born Little Walsingham. • 3. 1851 Census on CD-ROM. The Robin Hood Inn, Guild Street, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Son. Age 18. Bricklayer. Born Little Walsingham. • 4. Death Registers. Rawston, William John. Mar. 1893. 4b. 211. Walsingham. Aged 60. • 5. 1891 Census. Knight Street, Little Walsingham. Knight Street, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Head. Age 53. Bricklayer (Journeyman). Born Little Walsingham. • 6. 1861 Census. Knight St, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Son-in-law. Age 28. Bricklayer. Born Little Walsingham. • 7. 1861 Census. Knight St, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Son-in-law. Age 38. Bricklayer. Born Little Walsingham. • 8. 1841 Census. Common Place, Little Walsingham. William Rawston. Age 8. Born Norfolk.