Raw
In 1841, Mary Raw is living with the family of her daughter Mary,
and her husband William:
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
WARRINER William | 55 | Farmer | Yks |
WARRINER Mary | 40 | | Yks |
WARRINER William | 15 | | Yks |
WARRINER David | 13 | | Yks |
WARRINER Edward | 11 | | Yks |
WARRINER Joseph | 9 | | Yks |
WARRINER Roger | 6 | | Yks |
WARRINER Robert | 3 | | Yks |
RAW Mary | 75 | Independent | not Yks |
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Mary was born Mary Taylor, the daughter of Joseph Taylor, farmer of
West Auckland. She married Isaiah Raw, son
of David. Isaiah and Mary had eight children:
- Sarah: born 30 January 1786, baptized 12 February 1786
- John: baptized 18 July 1790, buried 10 November 1807
- Joseph: baptized 28 October 1792, buried 22 August 1793
- Jane: baptized 27 July 1794, died 16 July 1824, buried 6 August 1824
- Mary: baptized 25 January 1797, died 27 March 1880 (Liverpool)
- Hannah: baptized 16 June 1799
- Nelly: baptized 9 May 1802
- Elizabeth: baptized 20 July 1806
Isaiah Raw died 12 June 1825, aged 65, and was buried in Redmire with
his daughter Jane. Jane's metal-plated headstone describes her death
`after a lingering illness borne with truly Christian fortitude and
resignation to the will of her maker in the 30th year of her age.'
Another Raw family lives nearby, headed by David Raw, a shoemaker:
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RAW David | 50 | Shoemaker | Yks |
RAW Ellen | 50 | | Yks |
RAW Ann | 10 | | Yks |
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David Raw was born in 1790. On 24 March 1830, he married Eleanor Davison, daughter of Christopher
Davison and Ann Naylor. Eleanor was baptized 3 March 1789 in Redmire.
Ann Raw was their only daughter, born 18 May 1831 and baptized in
Redmire 19 June 1831.
There is only one Raw family in Redmire in 1851. David Raw had died
on 4 January 1849, leaving his daughter Ann and widow Ellen:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RAW Ellen | Head, Widow | 61 | Farmer 8 acres | Redmire |
RAW Ann | Daughter | 19 | | Redmire |
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By 1861, David and Ellen's daughter Ann had married James
Stringer-Calvert, and had a son, David Raw Stringer-Calvert,
all now living with Ellen:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RAW Ellen | Head, Widow | 70 | | Redmire |
CALVERT James S. | Son in law, Married | 27 | Lead Miner | Redmire |
CALVERT Ann S. | Daughter, Married | 28 | | Redmire |
CALVERT David R.S. | Grandson | 3 | | Redmire |
DAVISON Grace | Sister, Unmarried | 53 | | Redmire |
PARKINSON Dorothy | Lodger, Widow | 79 | Landed Proprietor | Richmond |
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1871 is the last census showing Ellen Raw, as she died on 2 January 1872.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RAW Ellen | Head, Widow | 82 | Farmer | Redmire |
CALVERT James S. | Son in Law, Married | 38 | Labourer | Redmire |
CALVERT Ann S. | Daughter, Married | 39 | | Redmire |
CALVERT David R.S. | Son | 13 | Scholar | Redmire |
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A stray Raw is seen in the 1881 census:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
STOREY Frances | Head, Widow | 70 | Farmer 8 Acres | Kirby Fleetham |
STOREY George | Son, Married | 29 | Lead miner | Redmire |
STOREY Mary | Son's wife, Married | 27 | | Low Row |
STOREY John | Grandson | 3 | | Redmire |
STOREY Frances | Granddaughter | 2 | | Redmire |
STOREY George | Grandson | 1m | | Redmire |
RAW Margaret | Visitor, Unmarried | 34 | Housekeeper | Low Row |
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Margaret appears on the 1871 census in Low Row, giving her birthplace
as Melbecks.
©2004 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert, Christine Amsden, Larraine Williams