Henry Rawston was born in 1837 in Little Walsingham and was the son of Richard Rawston (1812) and Susannah Smith. In 1851 he was working as a bricklayer and was living in the Robin Hood inn in Little Walsingham. He married Rebecca Plane around 1855. In 1861 he and his family were living with his father-in-law, Robert Plane, in the Bridewell, Little Walsingham. Henry was then working as a journeyman carpenter. In 1881 he was a builder and the licensee of the Robin Hood. From 1865 to 1896 he was the landlord of the Crown in Guild Street, Little Walsingham, and was a builder, contractor, wheelwright, lime-burner and general smith. He was listed as a carpenter in 1883. In 1901 he was a builder in Little Walsingham. In 1911 he was living with his sister-in-law Elizabeth Bush in Walsingham. He died in Walsingham in 1922.

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• 1. International Genealogical Index. Henry Rawston. Son of Richard Rawston and Susanna. Born in Little Walsingham, 1837. • 2. 1851 Census on CD-ROM. The Robin Hood Inn, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Son. Age 14. Bricklayer. Born Little Walsingham. • 3. 1881 Census. [The Robin Hood Inn], Guild Street, West Side, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Head. Aged 43. Builder and publican. Born Little Walsingham. • 4. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk 1892. Henry Rawston, The Crown, Little Walsingham. Innkeeper & builder, contractor, wheelwright, lime-burner & general smith. Guild Street. • 5. 1901 Census. Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Age 63. Carpenter & Wheelwright. Born Little Walsingham. • 6. William White's Directory of Norfolk, 1883. Little Walsingham. Rawston, Henry - builder, wheelwright, blacksmith and victualler, Crown, Guild Street. • 7. Norfolk Public Houses Website. Crown, Guild Street, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston (Henry Rawston & Sons 1890). Landlord from 1865-1896. • 8. 1871 Census. The Crown Inn, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Head. Age 34. Inn Keeper & Carpenter. Born Little Walsingham. • 9. 1861 Census. Bridewell, East Side, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Son-in-law. Age 24. Carpenter (Journeyman). Born Little Walsingham. • 10. 1891 Census. Crown Inn, Wells Rd, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Head. Age 56. Builder & Contractor & Licensed Victualler. Born Little Walsingham. • 11. Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1883. Little Walsingham. Rawston, Henry, The Crown, carpenter, Guild street. • 12. 1841 Census. Common Place, Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Age 5. Born Norfolk. • 13. Death Registers. Jun. 1922. Rawston, Henry. Walsingham. 4b. 313. Age 85. • 14. 1911 Census. Little Walsingham. Henry Rawston. Relative (Brother-In-Law). Age 74. Widower. Builder (Late). Born Little Walsingham.