Strange Baptisms
 

I'm trying to find a baptism for Thomas Rawstorne, my 4greats grandfather.

There is a baptism for someone of his name in Calcutta in 1806. If it is him, he also has an older brother, so possibly more family to find. :)

Thomas was baptised aged 11 years 2 months, son of the late Lieut Col Rawstorne (thanks Reverend, a name would have helped or even mentioning Mum?). William was 12 months older.

The interesting thing is that there were 24 children baptised that day. Of that 24, 20 were the children of the late Rank/Position Surname and most were older children ie 5 or older.

Off to push Jr on the swings then to search the burial registers in the hope the late Lieut Col Rawstorne was buried with his rank, and Christian name, written down.

Sounds like they got a minister and rounded up all the kids and had them done together.....lol

It does Libby, but the number of dead fathers surprised me.

I've pretty much decided in my head that Lieut Col R is mine as I have googled him and there seems to be money in the family and Thomas is, of course, not mentioned anywhere. Although Lieut Col does have a son William.

Don't know if this is him?

The Morning Post 12th June 1804

Royal Lancs Militia 1st battalion Lawrence Rawstorne esq to be Lieutenant Colonel. Promoted.

Perhaps the children were at an orphanage? Therevwereva couple of them in Calcutta at the time for the children of regular soldiers and another for officers' offspring. Most of the children on that baptismal list seem to have officers as fathers.

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlin...u00000000.html

RAWSTORNE, Edward. (1745/46-1801) Major General.
Colonel Comdt. Cavalry.b 1745/6. Cadet 1764. Admitted
1 Sept. 1764. Ensign 6 March.1765. Lieut. 14 Dec. 1766.
Capt.14 Oct.1769. Major 9 Jan.1781. Lt. Col 14 Feb 1787.
Col. 3 May 1796. Maj. Gen. 1800. d. Berhampore 7 July
1801.

Eldest son of Rev.William Rawstorne,52 years rector
of Badsworth,Yorks.and Elizabeth his wife,dau.
of Samuel Walker,of Stapleton Park,Yorks. Brother
of Lawrence Rawstorne q.v His daus. m. William
INNES and Thomas WARD,qq.v.

Services: Sailed for India in the Vansittart 4 Mar.
1764,aged 18.Ensign 1st Bengal Eur.Regt.;resigned
his Commissionduring the "Batta mutiny"
15 May 1766. Dismissed Jan. 1767 for his mutinous
support of Sir Robert Fletcher q.v.:restored 7 July
1767.Capt. comdg.28th Bn Sepoys in Dec.1777;
Capt. Comdt. of Kalpi fort in 1778. Apptd. to
comd. 21st N.I. 1st Jan.1781; comdg.at
Fatehgarh in June 1781; comdg.27th N.I. in Apr.
1786.Fur.30 Oct.1786 till 20 Aug. 1790. Lt.Col.
comdg. 6th Eur.Bn.
in Feb. 1796; transfd. as Col. to 2nd Bengal Eur.
Regt.1796. Apptd. Col. Comdt. of newly-formed
Cav. Bde. of four regts. 2 June 1797;comdg. at
Berhampore May 1799 till death.
Refs: Burks Landed Gentry,4th edn.,p.1255,s.n.
Rawstorne,of Penwortham Priory,Lincs. G.M.
1802, i. 584.

RAWSTORNE,Lawrence (1750/51-1805).Lieut.
Colonel,4th N.I. b.1750/51.Cadet 1778.
Arrived in India 2 Oct.1778.Ensign Oct.1778.
Lieut 20 Nov.1778.Capt.1 June 1796.Major
10 Aug. 1801. Lt. Col. 30 June 1804.
d.Aligarh 16 Oct.1805.

2nd son of Rev. Rawstorne and Elizabeth his wife.
Brother of Edward Rawstorne,q.v. m.(?) His dau.
m.Charles PORTEOUS,q.v.

Services: Sailed for India in the Nassau 1 Mar.
1778,aged 27.Apptd.Adjt. 28 Bn.Sepoys
22 March.1780.Fur.16 Dec.1784. till Nov.1788.
Lieut. 5th Bengal Eur.Bn. in Dec.1788 and in
1790; 12th Bn. Sepoys in 1792; 6th Eur. Bn.
in Feb. 1796.Transfd. as Capt. to 5th N.I.;
as Major to Bengal Eur.Regt.;as Lt. Col. to
2/4th N.I. (? Second Mahratta War;defence of
Delhi Oct. 1804; Lt.Col. comdg. 2/4th N.I.)

Sorry, I popped out to do the school run!

Merry I would say that is him.

Shona I've seen that information you posted. Notice it doesn't mention any children, besides a nameless daughter? I've looked up the daughter's marriage and he is an officer.

I'm going to have a look at that orphanage link now. Thanks Shona

Name: Lawrence Rawstorne
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 26 Feb 1750
Baptism Place: Badsworth, York, England
Father: Rev. Rawstorne
FHL Film Number: 1542086
Reference ID: items 7-11 p 11

There do seem to be quite a few Lawrence Rawstornes, but this links up with the above baptism and Shona's post from Rootschat:

Cambridge University alumni:


Name: William Rawstorne
College: SIDNEY
Entered: 1730
Died: 24 Aug 1790
More Information:
Adm. pens. (age 17) at SIDNEY, May 7, 1730. 4th s. of William, Esq., of New Hall, Bury, Lancs. B. there. School, Sedbergh, Yorks. Matric. 1730. Migrated to St John's, Nov. 13, 1732. B.A. 1733-4; M.A. 1737. Fellow of St John's, 1735-40. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 19, 1736; priest. R. of Chipping, Lancs., 1738. R. of Badsworth, Yorks., 1738-90. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Walker, of Stapleton Park, Yorks. Died Aug. 24, 1790. Brother of Edward (1721) and James (1737). (Scott-Mayor, III. 446; G. Mag.)