NameRichard Rawston
Birth1812, Little Walsingham
Death1889, Little Walsingham
Birth1812
Spouses
Marriage24 Jul 1832, Little Walsingham
Notes for Richard Rawston
Richard Rawston was born around 1812 in Little Walsingham and was the son of William Rawston (1784) and Mary Ann Folker. He married Susannah Smith in 1832 in Little Walsingham. In 1841 he was living in Common Place, Little Walsingham, and working as a bricklayer. In 1845 he was the landlord of the Bull in Little Walsingham. In 1851, as well as being the landlord of the Robin Hood, he was a farmer of 16 acres of land, a bricklayer and the employer of five men and three boys. He was still at the Robin Hood in 1854. In 1861 he was living in Creake Road and working as a bricklayer employing men and boys. In 1871 he was still living in the Robin Hood as the head of a household, but was not the landlord. He was listed as a master bricklayer. By 1881 he was living in Egmere Road in Little Walsingham. He was living with a Maria Purdy in Egmere Road - probably a relation of his daughter Ann. He was listed as a bricklayer in 1883. He died in Little Walsingham in 1889, aged 77.
Sources
• 1. International Genealogical Index. Richard Rawston married Susanna at Little Walsingham in 1827 [Comment: Born in 1812 - is this feasible?]. Father of William, born 1833, Henry, born in 1837 & Ann, born 1838 in Little Walsingham. Mother Susanna. • 2. 1851 Census on CD-ROM. The Robin Hood Inn, Guild Street, Little Walsingham. Richard Rawston. Head. Age 39. Owner of 16 acres, employer of 5 men and 3 boys. Farmer, bricklayer and publican. Born Little Walsingham. • 3. 1881 Census. Egmere Road, Little Walsingham. Richard Rawston. Head. Age 68. Builder. [Living with Maria Purdy]. Age 71. Born Little Walsingham. • 4. White's Gazetteer of Norfolk, 1845. Richard Rawston listed as the landlord of the Bull in Little Walsingham. • 5. White's Gazetteer of Norfolk, 1854. Richard Rawston listed as the landlord of the Robin Hood, Little Walsingham. • 6. Death Registers. Rawston, Richard. Sep. 1889. 4b. 176. Walsingham. Age 77. • 7. The Robin Hood Inn, Creake Road, Little Walsingham. Richard Rawston. Head. Age 59. Bricklayer (Master) employing 5 men and 3 boys. Born Little Walsingham. • 8. 1861 Census. Creake Road, Little Walsingham. Richard Rawston. Head. Age 48. Bricklayer, 4 men & 4 boys. Born Little Walsingham. • 9. Norfolk Marriage Index. Richard Rawston & Susannah Smith, 24 Jul 1832, Little Walsingham. • 10. Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1883. Little Walsingham. Rawston, Richard, bricklayer, Guild st. • 11. 1841 Census. Common Place, Little Walsingham. Richard Rawston. Age 28. Brick Layer. Born Norfolk.