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Robert Rawstorne

1824 – 1902

British Archdeacon

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About Robert Rawstorne

Lived 1824 – 1902 (aged 77–78).

Robert Atherton Rawstorne (4 March 1824 – 4 September 1902) was the Archdeacon of Blackburn from 1885 to 1899.

Ecclesiastical career Rawstorne was born in 1824, the son of Rev. Robert Atherton Rawstorne, who served as rector of Warrington for 24 years. The Rawstorne family hailed from Lancashire, where they owned Penwortham Priory and Hutton Hall. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1846, was ordained deacon in 1848 and as a priest in 1849 by James Prince Lee, Bishop of Manchester. He served as a proctor in convocation for the Archdeaconry of Blackburn from 1880 to 1885, as rural dean of Blackburn from 1880 to 1887, and as Archdeacon of Blackburn from 1885 to 1899.

Family Rawstorne married Cecilia Feilden, daughter of Joseph Feilden of Witton Park, in 1854.

His second son, Henry Fielden Rawstorne (1859–1924) married Mabel Katharina Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner (died 1892), the only child and heir of Sir John Brocas Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner, 4th and last Baronet of Roche Court, in 1887. Their daughter, Mabel Dorothy Rawstorne (1889–1936), was the second wife of Vice-Admiral Sir William Fane De Salis (1858–1939).

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Important facts

Born
1824
Birth century
Died
1902
Education
Brasenose College
Positions held
Vicar
Also known as
Robert Atherton Rawstone, Reverend Robert Atherton Rawstone, Robert Atherton Rawstorne

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Rawstorne?

British Archdeacon

When was Robert Rawstorne born?

Robert Rawstorne was born in 1824.

When did Robert Rawstorne die?

Robert Rawstorne died in 1902.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Rawstorne

· Wikidata: Q14945569

· DBpedia: Robert Rawstorne

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