G'day You will be pleased to hear that for years this is the first time i have seen RAWLINSON on the Lincs list You see my Grandmother was Jessie Maud RAWLINSON b. 1878 in Swineshead which is in the southern part of Lincs. I have been in au since 2nd April 1962 and now live in Southend near Mount Gambier South Australia will be 80 this year Later this week I will look at the RAWLINSON information I have collected - on one page I did see a George RAWLINSON so will Look further this week and after tomorrow Bridget DRAPER WILKINSON born in Lincoln England on 30.07.1936 Still have relative there by Jessie Maud RAWLINSON Married George Fredrick WARD about 1900. Will check the date. Enough well almost as Grandmas had a brother Charles Alan RAWLINSON and you will never guess but he died and was buried In Warrambool Vic. in 1966. Unfortunately I never knew about him until it was too late. Maybe we are distantly related you never know do you Best wishes Bridget ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bet you never expected to hear from somebody in Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Gill [mailto:elizgill@melbpc.org.au] Sent: Tuesday, 26 April 2016 2:57 PM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] RAWLINSON in Stamford All Saints I seem to have come to a dead end with my RAWLINSON ancestry. My ancestor Mary Rawlinson was the daughter of George Rawlinson and Diana HOPE and was baptised in Stamford All Saints on 28 Jan 1769. George and Diana were married on 18 April 1768, also at Stamford All Saints. Diana was buried in 1806 and George in 1820, both at Stamford All Saints. His burial record shows that George was 88 years old, so born circa 1732. In a newspaper report of his death he is described as being formerly a slater, which I presume would be similar to a current day roof tiler. In his marriage entry to Diana Hope, George is described as a widower, and I have found a marriage of a George Rawlinson and Dorothy KILBURNE on 29 December 1763 at Seaton, Rutland. There is a burial record for a Dorothy Rawlinson at Stamford All Saints on 30 July 1766, shortly after the baptism of her second son. I cannot find a baptismal record for George, but there is a burial record for another George Rawlinson, also in Stamford All Saints, on 23 November 1784 who could possibly be the other George's father. This George is described as a "Wardsman". My problem is the George Rawlinson who was buried in 1784 the father of the other George Rawlinson and, if so, what is a Wardsman. I originally thought it could be a church appointment (i.e. a Church Warden or such) but have been told it was a term used for men who worked in a Workhouse (were in charge of a Ward). I have been unable to find any records of a Workhouse in the area at that time. I would be very thankful for any suggestions. Elizabeth Gill in Melbourne