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Edward Creswell Rawson                   1858-1899
Edward was born about 1858, the son of Samuel Rawson and Frances Anne Smelt, at Parsloe, Essex. He entered Balliol College, Oxford University at age 19, on 18 Oct 1878, of the Indian Cival Service.
Marian Emma Duffield                       1859-1942
Marian was born about 1859, at Gibralter.
I have identified the following children.
  Charles Born abt 1883   India  
Geoffrey Grahame Born abt 1887   India Married Ella Cane
Stuart Milner Born abt 1892   London K.I.A. 1916

Birth of Parents
Edward Creswell Rawson b: abt 1858               Parsloe, Essex
son of Samuel Rawson and Frances Anne Smelt

Marian Emma Duffield b: abt 1859         Gibralter

Marriage
16 Mar 1881
Edward Creswell Rawson
Marian Emma Duffield 		Madras, India

Children
Charles Rawson b: abt 1883               India
son of Edward Creswell Rawson and Marian Emma Duffield
Geoffrey Grahame Rawson b: abt 1887               India
son of Edward Creswell Rawson and Marian Emma Duffield
Stuart Milner Rawson b: abt 1892               Ealing, London       1892 1Q Brentford 3a 97
son of Edward Creswell Rawson and Marian Emma Duffield

        1891 Census
13 Highland Road		 RG12-419 1 April 1891 Norwood, St. Mary, London
Samuel Rawson
F. Annie (Wife)
Sarah E.
Daisy G.
Frederick W.
Edward C,
Marian (DauLaw)
Charles (GrSon)
Geoffrey (GrSon)
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 72
Age 62
Age 47
Age 26
Age 24
Age 32
Age 31
Age 7
Age 3 		Wine Merchant

Hospital Nurse


Indian Civil Svc. 		Halifax
Gedling
Hong Kong
Shanghai 		Yorkshire
Nottingham
China
China
London
Essex
Gibralter
India
India 		15 Apr 1819
abt 1826
abt 1848
abt 1863
abt 1866
abt 1858
abt 1859
abt 1883
abt 1887

Death
Edward Creswell Rawson Died 2 Jan 1899, Age 39,       Madras, India
Burial: 3 Jan 1899, Waltair, Madras, India

The Times, Saturday, Jan 28, 1899                         DEATHS
  RAWSON - On the 2nd Jan., at Waltair, Madras, of acute Dysentry, Edward Creswell Rawson, C.S.I., sixth son of the late Samuel Rawson, of China, aged 39.

1901 Census RG13-563 1 April 1901 Kidbrooke, London
4 Woodville
Marian E, Rawson (Widow)
Geoffrey G. (Son)
Stuart M. (Son)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 41
Age 13
Age 9 		Living on own means (British Subject)

Ealing 		Gibralter
India
Middlesex 		abt 1859
abt 1887
abt 1891

IN Memory of
Lieutenant STUART MILNER RAWSON
20th Bn., Royal Fusiliers
Who Died Age 25
ON 20 July 1916

Son of Marion Rawson, of Ardmore, Asheldon Rd., Torquay,
and the late Edward Creswell Rawson
(Indian Civil Service).
REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Somme, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

Death
Marian Emma (Duffield) Rawson Died 11 Nov 1942, Age 79,       1942 4Q Kensington 1a 76

The Times, Thursday, Nov 12, 1942                     DEATHS
  RAWSON - On Nov. 11, 1942, in London, Marion, widow of Edward Creswell Rawson, I.C.S.   Cremation, Golders Green, on Monday at 10:30.   No flowers.
LLANDUDNO   22 Jan 1943                         Probate
RAWSON, Marian Emma, of Naval and Military Hotel, Harrington-road, South Kensington, London, widow, died 11 November 1942, Probate Llandudno 22 January, to Creswell Duffield Rawson C.B.E. D.S.O. brigadier H.M. army, and Geoffrey Grahame Rawson najor-general H.M. army.   Effects £449 4s.