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John Rawson                                        1744-1815
John was born on 1 December 1744, the eldest son of Christopher Rawson and Grace Rawson. Like his father, he was a trustee of the Halifax to Rochdale turnpike which was constructed in the 1820s. He inherited Stoney Royd House. He owned Whitegate, Siddal, Copperas House, Siddal, and property at Ashday, Southowram.
Nelly Stansfeld                                     1753-1837
Nelly was born about 1757, the only surviving daughter of David Stansfeld and Ellen Alred. On her coming-of-age, she received £3,000 from her father. She married John Rawson and went to live at Stoney Royd. She purchased Hope House, her family home, for her son Christopher on his marriage. She was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
I have identified the following children.
  Christopher Born 17 Dec 1777   Halifax Married Mary Anne Brooks
Stansfeld Born 23 Dec 1778   Halifax Married Elizabeth Leach
Grace Elizabeth Born 4 Apr 1780   Halifax Married John Waterhouse
William Henry Born 21 Oct 1781   Halifax Married Mary Priestley
John Born 24 Aug 1783   Halifax Elizabeth Markland,
Elizabeth Preston
Mary Anne Born 28 Jun 1785   Halifax Died 21 Jul 1804
Jeremiah Born 28 Mar 1787   Halifax Married Hannah Preston
Ellen Born 3 Jun 1789   Halifax Married Amaziah Empson
Catherine Born 22 Dec 1790   Halifax Died 9 Aug 1803
Thomas Samuel Born 20 Jan 1792   Halifax Married Sarah Colbeck Holdsworth
Delia Born 3 Dec 1794   Halifax Died 28 Mar 1813
Emma Born 9 Oct 1796   Halifax Married Christopher Saltmarshe

Birth of Parents
John Rawson b: 1 Dec 1744         Stonyroyd, Yorkshire
eldest son of Christopher Rawson and Grace Rawson

Nelly Stansfeld b: abt 1757         Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of David Stansfeld and Ellen Alred, Hope House

Marriage
6 Feb 1777
John Rawson
Nelly Stansfeld 		Halifax, Yorkshire

Children
Christopher Rawson b: 17 Dec 1777               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 6 May 1849 2Q Halifax 22 156
Stansfeld Rawson b: 23 Dec 1778               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 27 Nov 1856 4Q Whitehaven 10b 303
Grace Elizabeth Rawson b: 4 Apr 1780               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 19 Feb 1849 1Q Halifax 22 175
William Henry Rawson b: 21 Oct 1781               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 5 Jan 1865 1Q Halifax 9a 366
John Rawson b: 24 Aug 1783               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 19 Dec 1852 4Q Halifax 9a 285
Mary Anne Rawson b: 28 Jun 1785               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 21 Jul 1804
Jeremiah Rawson b: 28 Mar 1787               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 6 Sep 1839 3Q Halifax 22 136
Ellen Rawson b: 3 Jun 1789               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died May 1864 2Q Halifax 9a 355
Catherine Rawson b: 22 Dec 1790               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 9 Aug 1803
Thomas Samuel Rawson b: 20 Jan 1792               Halifax, Yorkshire
son of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 16 Apr 1860 2Q Bath 5c 520
Delia Rawson b: 3 Dec 1794               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld     Died 28 Mar 1813
Emma Rawson b: 9 Oct 1796               Halifax, Yorkshire
daughter of John Rawson and Nelly Stansfeld


Death
John Rawson Died 8 Jul 1815

Death
Nelly (Stansfeld) Rawson Died abt 1837       1837 4Q Halifax 22 157