~ INTRODUCTION ~

From the very beginning the object was to gather individuals with the surnames of Rawes, Raws, Rawse into branches and to connect them to 'The Family'. Many of these branches have over the years have been merged into ever larger branches and groupings of branches. The material relating to these branches and groupings are contained in folders with headings such as: Family, those related to myself. Branches, from contacts with families not, as yet, connected to my family. Parish Pedigrees, pedigrees built up out of parish registers. Miscellaneous, individuals or single generation families not as yet connected to other Rawes. Somerset House, relating to Wills. Census, individuals extracted from various Census'. National Registry, individuals recorded in birth, marriage & death records. Over the years branches (Lines) and groupings have been built up within each of the above categories followed by a miscellaneous section in each. A conclusion has been drawn in that members of the Rawes surname stem from different ancestors and are therefore unrelated. The following catalogue is laid out in the following format: branch headings are highlighted in CAPITALS and groups of branches are highlighted in RED. A clickable Pedigree in green will appear when the group or single branch is published.

~ PEDIGREES ~

MSWord format:- The creating of the pedigrees went through a process of being hand drawn many times and then being converted to a somewhat cumbersome, all the time being enlarged and enhanced. The format of the MSWord pedigrees follows a strict format of two pages in depth but can extend to dozens of pages in length. Only the length of the pedigree is flexible. Example:- Page 1:- line 024 = great great great great grandfather. line 043 = great great great grandfather. line 064 = great great grandfather. line 090 = great grandfather. line 112 = grandfather. Page 2:- line 002 = father. line 018 = self. line 036 = son. line 060 = grandson. line 074 = great grandson. The lines then follow through to the following pages and so on, always at two pages depth. The older and more adaptable (1997-2003) version of MSWord (doc) is used. Some computers may not read the pedigree as well as others, in some cases one will need to increase the 'page width' in the Word program.

~ FAMILY ~

Volume one WETSLEDDALE LINE: Richard RAWES, yeoman of High House, Shap Fells, Westmorland, buried 1725, the same day as his son Robert, at Selside Chapel, Kendal parish. Richard is the postulated father of William Rawes, of Wetsleddale Hall, Shap, yeoman and slate quarry manager who died in 1768. Pedigree THE WILSON'S: starts with John WILSON of Hollin Hall, Nether Stavely, Westmorland, in the late seventeenth century. His grandson Robert lived at Hollin Root in Longleddale and was one of the first pioneers of the slate industry in the Lake District. Robert's daughter Isabel, married William Rawes of Selside and Robert's grandson William Wilson, c1783-1873, Dean & Bursar of Queen's College, Oxford. AUGUSTUS LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, 1740-1809, son of William Rawes of Wetsleddale. Robert was a slate merchant and for a time, mined at Ballockelish, Argyle, Scotland. Amongst the members of this branch are Henry Augustus Rawes, of London, 1826-1885, a Catholic Divine, who has an entry in the National Biography, William Rawes, 1763-1827, schoolmaster of Kepier Grammar School, Houghton le Spring, Co. Durham. William Rawes, born 1796, Vicar at Easington, Co. Durham. Richard Rawes, 1778-1849, landowner in Wetsleddale, and Mayor of Kendal 1832/3. THE HUDSON'S: Mary RAWES, born 1769, daughter of Robert Rawes of the Augustus Line, married Joseph Hudson, Farmer of Swindale, Westmorland. HUDSON'S OF THORNEY BANK: A branch of the HUDSON family. HUDSONS'S OF EAST FARM: A branch of the HUDSON family. THE DOUTHWAITE'S: A family closely connected to the Hudson's. GREENHOW LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, 1771-1848, of Shap parish, Slate Merchant and Schoolmaster. He was the son of Robert Rawes of the Augustus Line. THE HODGSON'S: the HODGSON family were long settled in the Shap area and are closely connected to the Rawes's. The most notable member of this family is the Rev. John Hodgson, 1779-1845, styled the Historian of Northumberland. His mother was Betty Rawes, daughter of William Rawes of Wetsleddale Hall. BROMLEY LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, 1742-1814, of Bromley, Kent, son of William Rawes of Wetsleddale Hall. Richard founded the Rawes academy in Bromley. Notable members of this branch are Robert Booth Rawes, 1785-1841, Headmaster of the Rawes Academy and an apparent model for Dicken's Mr. Pickwick! Richard Rawes, 1784-1831, Captain in the Hon East India Company Service and immortalised by having a Camellia named after him. Richard, along with his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth Rebecca and Thomas Carey Palmer of Bromley, imported some of the first Camellias into England from China.

Volume two WILLIAM WILSON LINE: starts with William Wilson RAWES, 1745-1813, of Shap parish, Slate Merchant and son of William Rawes of Wetsleddale . A son of his, William Rawes, 1778-1854, was an Officer of Excise at Warrington, Cheshire. Another son Richard Rawes, 1785-1848, served in the Hon East India Company Service as a ships purser. Richard sailed a couple of times with his cousin Captain Richard Rawes. A prominent member of this branch is William Wilson Rawes, 1816-1887, who became Deputy Inspector General of the Madras Establishment, India. This William's sister Mary Ann, born 1819, married Admiral Goldsmith. WEARDALE LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1800-1887, of Weardale, Co. Northumberland, grandson of William Wilson Rawes of the William Wilson Line. BESLEY LINE: starts with Richard Edward RAWES, 1831/2-1911, son of Purser Richard Rawes of the William Wilson Line. Richard emigrated to Australia and was one of the original settlers in the Kiewa Valley, NSW. BELMONT HOUSE LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, 1841-1923, of Tow Law, Co. Northumberland, son of John Rawes of the Weardale Line. AUCKLAND LINE: starts with William RAWES, 1846-1909, of Shildon, Co. Durham. RUDD LINE: Starts with Esther, born 1772, the daughter of William Wilson RAWES (Wm Wilson Line) of Wetsleddale. LOWIS LINE: starts with Lancelot RAWES, 1789-1856, of Shap, Officer of Excise. Lancelot was the son of William Wilson of the William Wilson Line. THE DIXON'S: starts with the marriage of Isabella RAWES, 1834-1893, of the Lowis Line, and James Dixon, 1820-1885 of Mislet in Applethwaite, Westmorland. DICK RAWES LINE: This line starts with Richard, or Dick RAWES was born in circa 1825/28. He names his father as Lancelot Rawes, Farmer. His baptism cannot be found but it is fairly certain that Lancelot is one and the same as Lancelot Rawes of the Lowis Line. He was a shepherd of 25 acres at Tailbert in the parish of Shap. He was immortalised in ' Shappe in bygone Days' by Rev. Whiteside, as a typical fellsman. He was also a pugilist. He left a daughter Mary and son Lancelot. SWINDALE LINE: starts with Gerrard RAWES, 1747-1825, Yeoman & Slater of Swindale, Westmorland, son of William Rawes of Wetsleddale. Gerrard's son Richard, 1794-1834, is mentioned in the Gentlemans Magazine as dying suddenly on the Harrow Road, London. Another son, Joseph Rawes, 1797-1880, possibly taught at the Bromley Academy in Bromley, Kent. MORRIS LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, 1794-1834, of the Swindale Line. HODGSON LINE: starts with Betty RAWES, 1755-1809, of Rosgil, Shap, Westmorland. Betty was a daughter of William Rawes of Wetsleddale and mother of the Rev. John Hodgson. John Hodgson, 1779-1845, eventually settled in Hartburn, Co. Durham. He was a notable historian and was the first to identify the Roman wall with the Emperor Hadrian. He wrote a history of Northumberland.

Volume three SEATOLLER LINE: starts with Lanty RAWES, 1759-1810, Slate Merchant of Borrowdale, Cumberland and son of William Rawes of Wetsleddale. Notable members of this branch are Robert Lancaster Rawes, 1794-1858, Secretary to the Royal College of Surgeons and James Rawes, 1796-1851, who emigrated to Portugal and founded the firm, Rawes & Co. KIRKBY LINE: starts with William RAWES, 1808-1882, Slater of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire. William was the son of William Rawes of the Seatoller Line. FLEMING LINE: starts with Lancelot RAWES, born 1810. Lancelot was the son of William Rawes of the Seatoller Line. PENRITH LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1834-1910, Whitesmith of Penrith. James was the son of Lancelot Rawes of the Fleming Line. STAVELY LINE: starts with John RAWES, born 1813, son of William Rawes of the Seatoller Line. CAIRNS LINE: starts with John Charles RAWES, 1872-1942, a Baker in Birmingham and son of John Rawes of the Stavely Line. COACHMAN LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, Innkeeper, son of William Rawes of the Sealtoller Line. Includes William Rawes, Coachman of Ulverston. WILSON LINE: starts with Wilson RAWES, 1822-1903, Wood Turner in Bradford and son of William Rawes of the Seatoller Line. WINONA LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1914-1979, emigrated to Canada. James was grandson of Wilson Rawes of the Wilson Line. POSTLETHWAITE LINE: start with Postlethwaite RAWES, 1848-1909, Postmaster in Ambleside, Westmorland, son of Richard Rawes, 1826-1894, a Cooper in Langdale and of the Seatoller Line. ADELAIDE LINE: starts with William RAWES, born 1852, a Soldier, son of Richard Rawes, of the Seatoller Line. RATCLIFFE LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1855-1931, Tailor of Todmarden, Lancashire, son of Richard Rawes, of the Seatoller Line.

Volume four NEWLING LINE: starts with Lancelot RAWES, 1861-1942, Schoolmaster in Send Hill, Surrey, son of Richard Rawes of the Seatoller Line. Prominent members of this family are Dr. Michael Wooldridge, MP., one time Minister in the Australian Parliament and Alan Newling, 1896-1948, Author of 'Hardy Fruit Growing'. JP LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1863-1907, Slate Mining Manager in Langdale and son of Richard Rawes of the Seatoller Line. ONTARIO LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, 1867-1946, of Elterwater, Cumberland, son of Richard Rawes of the Seatoller Line. JAMAICA LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1788-1864, son of Lanty Rawes, of the Seatoller Line. John spent some time in Jamaica before returning to England and settling as a Schoolmaster in Rydal in the Lake District. A member of this family, Annie Rawes, 1872-1856, of Grasmere, Cumberland, was responsible for collecting and preserving much historical material on the Rawes's.

Volume five JOSEPH & DINAH: starts with Joseph RAWES, 1790-1840, a Weaver in Keswick, Cumberland and son of Lanty Rawes of the Borrowdale Line. PORTUGAL LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1796-1851, Merchant in Oporto, Portugal and founder of Rawes & Co. James was a son of Lanty Rawes of the Borrowdale Line. OPORTO LINE: starts with Francis Curteis RAWES, 1839-1925, Director of Rawes & Co. of Oporto and son of James Rawes of the Portugal Line. LISBON LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1841-1911, Director of Rawes & Co. of Lisbon, Portugal and son of James Rawes of the Portugal Line.

~ BRANCHES ~

Volume six RUSSELL LINE: starts with William RAWES, died c1803, of Sherborne, Co. Dorset and grandson of another William Rawes. This branch or family appears to have no connection with the northern Rawes' and is probably related to the west country surname of Rawles. An heraldic shield, with a crest of an upright mailed arm holding a spiced mace, belongs to this family. Early members were landowners and included merchants and Vicars. The Welstead Line, mentioned below, is probably connected to this family, see also the Wake's. Pedigree THE METFORD'S: Elizabeth RAWES, 1779-1855, daughter of William Rawes of the Russell Line married into the Metford family of Glastonbury. WELSTEAD LINE: starts with James RAWES, c1812-1887, House Agent of Sherborne, Co. Dorset. James appears to be the son of James Rawes of Sherborne who died in 1837. (Russell Line) KENDAL LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, c1780-1862, Coal Dealer in Kendal. Pedigree PLUMGARTHS LINE: starts with Robert RAWES of Plumgarths, Coal Dealer, Farmer & Soda-water manufacturer, 1804-1880, son of Robert Rawes of the Kendal Line. WOOD'S & PHILIPSON'S: Agnes RAWES, 1816-1879, daughter of Robert Rawes of the Kendal Line, married into the Wood and Philipson families. SEPTIMUS LINE: starts with Septimus RAWES, 1821-1874, Coal Merchant of Kendal and son of Robert Rawes of the Kendal Line. HASLINGDEN LINE: starts with William Ernest RAWES, 1881-1956, of Rawstonstall, Lancashire. William was from the Kendal Line. THORNBORROW LINE: starts with Joseph Thornborrow RAWES, 1905-1986, of Colne, Lancashire and son of William Ernest Rawes of the Haslingden Line. KITS LINE: starts with Christopher RAWES, 1872-1939, Bookmaker in Kendal and son of Robert Rawes of the Kendal Line. CLEMENT LINE: starts with Jane RAWES, born 1848, the daughter of Robert Rawes of the Kendal Line. DRIVER LINE: starts with Jacob RAWES, 1814-1886, who settled in Pennington, Lancashire as an Engine Driver. Jacob was the son of Robert ROWS, Weaver of Kendal. Robert is believed to be the same as Robert Rawes of the 'Kendal Line', born circa 1781 and dying Mealbank 1863. ROMNEY LINE: starts with Jacob RAWES, 1856-1929, an engine driver of Dalton in Furness, Lancashire. Jacob's grandson was a Freeman of the City of London. Jacob Rawes is from the Driver Line. JACOB LINE: starts with Jacob RAWES, born 1887 in the Ulverston area. Jacob was the son of Jacob Rawes of the Romney Line. He emigrated to Australia. SYNAGOGUE LINE: starts with Samuel RAWES, c1842-1874, a Carpenter of Rotherhithe, London. Samuel was a foundling; it is not known why he was given the surname of Rawes. Pedigree

Volume seven SILVERDALE LINE: starts with John RAWS/ROWE, died 1803, Husbandman of Silverdale, Lancashire. Pedigree HEYSHAM LINE: starts with John RAWES, who married at Heysham on 7th July 1800 to Anne Middleton. Pedigree MANGLER LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1806-1847, Stonemason in northern Lancashire, son of John Rawes and Anne Middleton of the Heysham Line. FREDERICK LINE: starts with John RAWES, Stonemason of Lancaster, son of John Rawes 1806-1847. JOINER LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, Joiner of Lancaster, 1838-1896. Thomas was the son of John and Ann Rawes of the Mangler Line. BIRMINGHAM LINE: starts with Edward RAWES, 1867-1934, Cabinet Maker in Small Heath. Edward was from the Joiner Line. WEST DERBY LINE: starts with William RAWES, 1840-1920, who lived in the West Derby district of Liverpool and was a son of John Rawes of the Mangler Line. HARPER LINE: starts with Charles RAWES, 1872-1940, of the West Derby district of Liverpool and son of William Rawes of the Mangler Line. KIRKDALE LINE: starts with James RAWES 1873-1935, an Electrician who lived in Kirkdale, Lancs. He was the son of William Rawes of the West Derby Line. HAMPSHIRE LINE: starts with William RAWES 1861-1923, of Everton, Liverpool, son of William Rawes of the West Derby Line. MCSALLY LINE: Commences with John Edward RAWES 1865-1909, of Liverpool, son of William Rawes of the West Derby Line. VAREY LINE: starts with Edward RAWES, 1844-1913, Joiner & Undertaker in Lancaster and son of John Rawes of the Mangler Line. GEORGE WILSON LINE: starts with George RAWES, 1870-1933, of Skerton, Lancashire and son of Edward Rawes of the Varey Line. HOLT LINE: starts with John Holt RAWES, Gas Stoker in Blackpool in 1940. Born Lancaster NR 22 April 1917. It is assumed that he was the illegitimate son of Hannah, daughter of George Wilson Rawes. HARRY LINE: starts with Harry RAWES, 1879-1917, of Lancaster. Killed in the Great War, Harry was the son of Edward Rawes of the Varey Line. CARTMEL LINE: A line descending from Thomas RAWES/ROSE, of Lancaster, born Heysham in 1811. Son of John & Ann Rawes of the Heysham Line. ORTON LINE: starts with Lancelot RAWES, died 1737, of Barugh, Orton, Westmorland. It is assumed that this family is connected to the Shap Rawes' but the exact relationship is not known. Lancelot was a farmer and mill keeper and is ancestor of a long line of Rawes'. Pedigree FAWCETT MILL LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1739-1815, Yeoman of Raisgil and Fawcett Mill, Orton. John was a son of Gerard Rawes of the Orton Line. ALVESTON LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1801-1887 who owned Fawcett Mill, Orton. John became a Vicar and settled in Alveston, Gloucestershire. John was from the Orton Line. Members of this branch became Civil Servants. NEVILLE LINE: starts with Gerard RAWES, 1783-1847, farmer of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland and later of London. Gerard was descended from the Orton Line. Members of this branch emigrated to Australia. THE LANGFORD'S: Mary RAWES, born 1829, daughter of Gerard Rawes of the Neville Line, married George Langford of Hurdle Flat, Australia from whom are descended a family of Langford's. THE BAILEY'S: Mary Eliza RAWES 1863-1956, daughter of Thomas Rawes of the Neville Line, married Richard Bailey, Farmer and Glazier of Victoria, Australia from whom are descended a family of Bailey's. CANNON LINE: starts with Gerard RAWES/RAWS/ROSE of Beetham, who was married in Burton in Kendal on 6th November 1773 to Margaret Cannon. He is probably connected to the Sedburgh Line. Pedigree SHOEMAKER LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, born 1780, Shoemaker and Freeman of Caton, Lancashire. Robert is probably connected to the Cannon Line and is ancestor of a long line of Rawes and Raws NANCY LINE: starts with Robert RAWES of Oldham, son of Robert Rawes of the Shoemaker Line. RAWS LINE: starts with William RAWES, 1818-1904, Linen Draper and Tailor of Bacup, Co. York and son of Robert Rawes of the Shoemaker Line. This branch emigrated to Australia. LENNON LINE: starts with Sir William Lennon RAWS, 1878-1958, President of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and other posts. William was knighted in 1926. Sir William was the son of John Gerrard Raws of the Raws Line. WALTON LINE: starts with William RAWS, born 1856 in Melbourne and emigrated to England. William was son of John Raws of the Shoemaker Line. GOLDTHORPE LINE: starts with Goldthorp RAWS, 1859-1922, Director of Goldthorp Raws & Son, Rubber Merchants. Goldthorp was the son of John Raws of the Shoemaker Line. RACEHEAD LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, of Shap Parish, married in 1758. Pedigree HOSSOCK LINE: starts with Gerrard RAWES, 1763-1839, Tailor in London and son of Richard Rawes of the Racehead Line. THE HOSSOCK'S: starts with James HOSSOCK, born c1720, of London. Mary, daughter of James & Elizabeth Hossock and granddaughter of James Hossock, Gerrard Rawes, 1763-1839. MISSISSIPPI LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, 1821-1865, of Natchez City, Mississippi. Robert was born in Bremen, Germany and was the ancestor of a large family of American Rawes'. The nomenclature of Robert's family, suggests that Robert may be related to the Lake District Rawes' although there are other incidences of Raws in Germany. Pedigree

~ PARISH PEDIGREES ~

Volume eight SHAP PASS RAWES: starts with Gerard RAWES, buried 1625, of Fawcett Forest, Westmorland. Gerard is almost certainly the progeniter of the eastern Lake District Rawes' and probably lived at High House to the north of the rocky area known as Fawcett Forest. Pedigree HUCK LINE: the Huck's have lived at Borrowbridge and Hollowgate since at least the mid-16th century. John Huck married Margaret RAWES at Crosby Ravensworth in 1718. FURNESS LINE: starts with Elizabeth RAWES, buried 1697, of Shap. She married John Furness of Wastdale Head and Hulsmoor, Shap. TODD LINE: starts with Gerard RAWES, of Shap Parish. Possibly a brother of William Rawes of Wetsleddale. Pedigree ANTHONY LINE: starts with Anthony RAWES, born 1781, son of William Rawes of the Todd Line. MORPETH LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, c1839-1916, of Morpeth, Northumberland, son of William Rawes of the Anthony Line. COATES LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, 1788-1858, Farmer of Shap, son of William Rawes of the Todd Line. RENSHAW LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, 1831-1902, Farmer, son of Thomas Rawes of the Coates Line. THE HAWKESWORTH'S Thomas RAWES, 1831-1858, of the Renshaw Line, married Margaret Hawkesworth of Shap. PERTH LINE: starts with Edward RAWES, 1865-1929, who emigrated to Western Australia and farmed at Corrigan. Edward came from the Renshaw Line. CROSTHWAITE LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, of Borrowdale, who married at Kirkoswald in 1780. For a long time it was thought that Richard was the son of Lanty Rawes of Seatoller, but it is known that Lanty's son Richard died young. Pedigree BROMFIELD LINE: Joseph ROSS of Moor Row, Bromfield, Cumberland, appears to be the originator of this line. He was buried 13th November 1804 aged 74. The historian of this pedigree, and the Fishmonger Line is Margaret McGuigan. The Fishmonger Line is descended from this line. Pedigree FISHMONGER LINE: this is an interesting branch or line as, although research is still on going, it appears to indicate a transitional stage between one surname and another, or at least the spelling. Richard Rawes, 1804-1868, of Kendal, the originator of this branch, was the son of John Rose or Ross, of Crosthwaite, Cumberland (Bromfield Line), who was settled in a village called Bromfield in Cumberland. Richard's mother appears to have twice remarried by the time of John's death in 1826, when Richard was 22, John was a soldier. Neither Ross, Rose or Rawes are local to the area so it is possible that accents confused the names or perhaps Richard or more likely Mary, deliberately changed their name to Rawes. BICKERSTAFFE LINE: starts with Edward RAWES, born 1829, Sailor living in Bickerstaffe, son of Richard Rawes of the Fishmonger Line. SPIVEY LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, born 1811, Weaver of Lepton, Lancashire. Thomas however was not a 'Rawes' by birth. He was the natural son of Charles Stoddart, Shoemaker, and Mary Rose née Wray/Ray of the Fishmonger Line. LEWIS LINE: starts with Harry RAWSE of Bradford, 1888-1964, son of Harry Rawes of the Spivey Line. MCGUIGAN LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1871-1918, Fishmonger of Kendal and son of William Rawes of the Fishmonger Line. ROOSE LINE: starts with Charles ROSS of Crosthwaite cwm Lyth, Kendal, having children in the 1760's. His son Jonathan moved to Orton where he reared a family under the name of Roose. This branch may not be related to Rawes. SEDBURGH LINE: starts with Richard RAWES, buried 1717, Glazier of Sedburgh. Richard's son Gerrard was paid for painting sentences in Heversham church. A notable member of this branch was James Rawes, 1716-1785, Vicar of Chedworth, Gloucestershire. James's wife Susanna, has a memorial in the parish church at Cirencester. Pedigree SWARTHMOOR LINE: starts with John RAWS/RAUS, of Swarthmoor, Lancashire. Pedigree COVENTRY LINE: starts with John RAWES of Coventry, buried 1809. Pedigree EAMONT BRIDGE LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES/ROSE of Eamont Bridge born circa 1828. Pedigree MISCELLANEOUS: assorted collection of unplaced individuals.

~ MISCELLANEOUS ~

Volume nine HARTSOP LINE: starts with John RAWES, of Hartsop, buried 1568. See John's will in the file, Wills. Pedigree BOWNESS LINE: starts with Myles RAWES of Bowness, Westmorland, buried 1623. Pedigree CROSSES LINE: starts with John RAWES of the Crosses, Westmorland, died 1597. Pedigree WINDERMERE LINE: starts with Stephen RAWES of Windermere, Westmorland, died 1575. Pedigree HAWKESHEAD LINE: starts with William RAWES of Hawkeshead, Lancashire, buried 1581. Pedigree THE WAKE'S: starts with James Wake, baptised 1769, of Bruton, Somerset. James's son Cornelius married Mary RAWES Baker of Castle Cary. This lady probably comes from the southern Rawles's. See the Russell Line. GERMAN RAWS: there are a number of early (16th century) incidences of the name in Germany. There is no known connection with the English Rawes/Raws'. Pedigree MISCELLANEOUS: assorted collection of unplaced individuals.

~ SOMERSET HOUSE ~

Volume ten INNKEEPER LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, c1792-1872, Innkeeper in Monkswearmouth, Co. Durham. Thomas owned property in Sedgefield, Co. Durham. Pedigree COLMAN LINE: starts with Thomas RAWES, 1818-1879, Innkeeper in Consett, Co. Durham and son of Thomas Rawes of the Innkeeper Line. WORTH LINE: starts with William Wilson RAWES, 1875-1959, of Consett and Monkseaton, Co. Durham and son of Thomas Colman of the Colman Line. LORD LINE: starts with Henry RAWES of Lancaster, died 1839. Pedigree MAYVILLE LINE: starts with Hermann H ROHRS of the Wirral, Cheshire, died 1922. The family were from Germany and had lived in the country from at least 1873. They anglisized their name to Raws at the beginning of WW1. Pedigree OLD HUTTON LINE: starts with Robert RAWES, married in Kendal 1815. Pedigree PONTEFRACT LINE: starts with John RAWES, 1868-1953, of Pontefract, Lancashire. John is possibly connected to the Old Hutton Line. BLAND LINE: starts with Robert RAWES of Lancaster, died 1943, the son of John Rawes of the Old Hutton Line. LANCASTER LINE: starts with James RAWES, 1910-1976, of Lancaster and son of Robert Rawes of the Bland Line. TOMLINSON LINE: starts with Sarah Ann RAWS who married John Tomlinson. Sarah and John emigrated to Victoria, Australia. Pedigree RAVENSTONEDALE LINE: starts with Robert RAW, of Tarn in Ravenstonedale. He married Ann Banks in 1783. Pedigree SHERBURN LINE: starts with John RAW, Husbandman of Sunderland, born 1790. Pedigree MISCELLANEOUS: assorted collection of unplaced individuals.

~ CENSUS ~

Volume eleven MALTA LINE: starts with John RAWES, born circa 1785. His widow Elizabeth Ann was living in Heversham in 1851 with her family. Pedigree SPOONER LINE: starts with George RAWS of Quernmore, Lancashire, born circa 1785 and married Mary Spooner in 1815. There are possibilities as to parents but proof is needed. Pedigree WEARING LINE: starts with George RAWS, born at Quernmore, Lancaster, circa 1824 and son of John Raws of the Spooner Line. He was part of a large family involved in the cotton industry around Quernmore and Lancaster, almost all named 'Raws'. ROWES: A line descending from Robert ROWES of West Derby. Liverpool. Born Lancester. MISCELLANEOUS: assorted collection of unplaced individuals.

~ NATIONAL REGISTRY ~

Volume twelve COWARD LINE: starts with John RAWES, Lorryman of Kendal, born Milnethorpe 1885. He was a Rawes by his mother, father unknown. MISCELLANEOUS: assorted collection of unplaced individuals.