John RAWSON 1 [553]

  General Notes:

John Rawson came from Durham England on the ship "British Empire" which sailed from London 26 October, 1852 and arrived at Geelong on 8 March 1853. He was said to be a Gardener and on disembarking the family went to Mr. W. Downie at New Town for 3 months for a wage of 156 pounds with rations. On board were
John Rawson, 35, Durham C of E could read & write Gardener,
Mary Rawson 36 " " " " "
John 13, James 11, Amelia 9, Anne 6,
another child, Mary was born probably at Inverleigh after they arrived in Australia.

John married Mary HUNTER [550] [MRIN: 177], daughter of Walter HUNTER [552] and Jane KENDLE [551]. (Mary HUNTER [550] was born on 31 Jul 1816 in Gateshead, Durham, England ¹¹¹⁴ and died in 1877 in , Victoria, Australia ¹¹¹⁵.)