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Christopher Rawson                           1816-1896
Christopher was born on 26 November 1816, the son of Thomas Samuel Rawson and Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth, at Halifax, Yorkshire.
Ellen Frances Wright                          1818-1894
Ellen was born about 1818, the daughter of John Naylor Wright and Frances ?, at Litherland, Lancashire.
I have identified the following children.
  Frances Emily Born 14 Aug 1841   Lancashire  
Christopher Thomas Wright Born 20 Oct 1842   Lancashire Married Jane Forsythe Grant
Harry Holdsworth Born 5 Nov 1843   Lancashire Married Florence Alice Stewart Shaw
Evelyn Born 22 Sep 1846   Cheshire Married Sir Francis Walter de Winton
Ellen Kate Born 9 Mar 1848   Cheshire Died 16 Jan 1849
Blanche Born 7 Aug 1849   Surrey Married Ernest Edmund Royds
Wyatt Born 17 Aug 1853   Lancashire Married Emily Maud Hegan
Ella Born 13 Dec 1856   Kent  

Birth of Parents
Christopher Rawson b: 26 Nov 1816         Halifax, Yorkshire
son of Thomas Samuel Rawson and Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth

Ellen Frances Wright b: abt 1818         Litherland, Lancashire
daughter of John Naylor Wright Esq., of Beaumaris, and Frances ?

Marriage
19 Nov 1840
Christopher Rawson
Ellen Frances Wright 		Wales       1840 4Q Bangor 27 415

1841 Census HO107-567
 7 June 1841 Toxteth Park, Lancashire
      Born in this County?    
Christopher Rawson
Ellen Rawson
William Rawson		 Age 20
Age 20
Age 25 		Merchant

Merchant 		No
Yes
No		   26 Nov 1816
abt 1818
abt 18xx

Children
Frances Emily Rawson b: 14 Aug 1841  c: 27 Sep 1841             St John the Baptist, Liverpool, Lancashire
daughter of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright, Woolwich, Kent
Christopher Thomas Wright Rawson b: 20 Oct 1842                       Lancashire     1842 4Q West Derby 20 836
son of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright
Harry Holdsworth Rawson b: 5 Nov 1843     Walton on Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire     1843 4Q Liverpool 20 380 or 386
son of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright
Evelyn Rawson b: 22 Sep 1846  c: 3 May 1847             Roch-Ferry, Cheshire     1846 4Q Wirral 19 32_
daughter of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright
Ellen Kate Rawson b: 9 Mar 1848  c: 27 Apr 1848             Roch-Ferry, Cheshire     1848 2Q Wirral 19 375
daughter of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright   Died 16 Jan 1849
Blanche Rawson b: 7 Aug 1849               Surrey     1849 3Q Chertsey 4 96
daughter of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright

1851 Census HO107-1475 31 March 1851 St George Hanover Square, Middlesex
16 Maddox Street
Christopher Rawson
Ellen Frances (Wife)
Catherine Ann Rawson (Sister)
Frances Emily
Caroline Holdsworth (Aunt)
?? Holdsworth (Cousin) 		Age 34
Age 33
Age 28
Age 9
Age 49
Age 9 		Merchant East India Co. Halifax
Settersa
Rochdale
Liverpool
Gosport
East Ilsley 		Yorkshire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Hampshire
Berkshire 		26 Nov 1816
abt 1818
abt 1822
abt 1841
abt 1801
abt 1841

1851 Census HO107-1692 31 March 1851 Reading St Giles, Berkshire
Blenheim House
Christopher Rawson
Harry Rawson 		Age 8
Age 7 		Scholar
Scholar 		Not Known
Not Known 		20 Oct 1842
5 Nov 1843

Wyatt Rawson b: 17 Aug 1853  c: 5 Jan 1854             Lancashire     1853 3Q West Derby 8b 251
son of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright, the Hurst, Walton-on-Thames
Ella Rawson b: 13 Dec 1856               Woolwich, Kent
daughter of Christopher Rawson and Ellen Frances Wright     Died 2 Feb 1945

1861 Census RG9-4434 8 April 1861 Vessels, Royal Navy
"H.M.S. Encounter"
Harry H. Rawson (s)
Plus 174 others 		Age 17 Midshipman Walton on Hill Lancashire 5 Nov 1843

1871 Census RG10-32 3 April 1871 St George Hanover Square, London
5 Prince
Christopher Rawson
Ellen F. (Wife)
Harry H. (Son)
Plus 2 Lodgers 		Age 54
Age 53
Age 27 		Manager

Officer in Training 		Halifax
Litherland
Islington 		Yorkshire
Lancashire
Liverpool 		26 Nov 1816
abt 1818
5 Nov 1843

1881 Census RG11-1159 4 April 1881 Landport, Portsea, Hampshire
Wingsthorpe
Christopher Rawson
Ellen F. (Wife)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 64
Age 63 		Land Owner, J.P. Halifax
Litherland 		Yorkshire
Lancashire 		26 Nov 1816
abt 1818

1891 Census RG12-873 6 April 1891 Landport, Portsea, Hampshire
2 Clarence Parade
Christopher Rawson
Ellen F. (Wife)
Catherine A (Sister)(s)
Plus 5 Servants 		Age 74
Age 72
Age 66 		Living on own means

Living on own means 		Halifax
Litherland
Rochdale 		Yorkshire
Lancashire
Lancashire 		26 Nov 1816
abt 1818
abt 1822

Death
Ellen Frances (Wright) Rawson Died 5 Sep 1894, Age 75,       1894 3Q Petersfield 2c 77

Death
Christopher Rawson Died 19 Dec 1896, Age 80,       1896 4Q Petersfield 2c 100

The Times, Tuesday, Dec 22, 1896                         Death
RAWSON   On the 19th Dec., at Fern Bank, Petersfield, Christopher Rawson, aged 80 years.
LONDON   15 Mar 1897                         Probate
RAWSON, Christopher, of "Fern-Bank", Petersfield, Hants, died 19 December 1896, Probate, London, 15 March, to Sir Francis Walter de Winton G.C.M.G., C.B. major-general in Her Majesty's Army.   Effects £828 16s. 3d.