The Mystery of the Missing Marshalls

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s again Annie.

Unfortunately my Disks for St: Mary’s Parish Church stops at 1837. 

But as soon as the Records Office reopens again & the rush as died down
I’ll have a look at the original Baptism Registers for you.

MIKE.

[Annie65115]

BINGO!! 

Turns out that Aunt Harriet from leicester was indeed born Harriet Rawson, who married a solicitor!

So I'm sure that she must have sponsored Emma through school 

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. I don't suppose I can ever be certain of a few things but all this info has put together an interesting story.

The Rawson surname hasn't been in my direct line since 1822, but strangely my grandmother had a definite idea, almost akin to a folk memory, that Rawson featured somewhere in the family past and had some sort of link to money! Isn't it both strange and helpful how these whispers get passed down the generations!

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s again. ….Annie.

I trawled the St: Mary’s Parish Baptisms Registers 1827. ~ 47.

For the baptism of your Emma Rawson / Marshall.
But I drew a blank ….sorry
The only Rawson Baptism found was this one :~

1830.
Page. No. 110.
Entry No’. 879…….May. 6th.

Joseph. Son of William & Mary RAWSON.
Abode. London Road.
A Hosier.

Conducted by Rev’d D. Farncourt. Vicar.
Enter on Register by Wm. J. Foster. Curate.

But to confirm the Burial details I found in my last post

St: Mary’s Parish Burials :~

1839.

Entry No’. 411.

Mary Ann Marshall.
Abode. :~ Welford Road.
4th. January.
Aged. 36.
Wm. Farncourt. Vicar.

1844.

Entry No’. 1797.

Sophia Marshall.   
Abode :~ Great Wigston.
24th. November.
Aged. 22.

George ? Surname not clear to have even a guess
Curate of St: Margaret’s Parish Church.

MIKE.

[RickyC]

Hello Annie,

A bit late I'm afraid - but here goes.......

I have followed this thread with great fascination.

Tonight I will be sleeping in the ex-Girl's Boarding School in Hoton.
As you know this school was run by the Cooper family - two sisters and a brother. The age range was from 5 up to 19 years of age. Cost per annum from £10 to £15.
The Coopers came from Ruddington, and some of their archives are kept in the old school (now Ruddington Museum)

The Spooky bit is that my surname is Cooper, but no relation to the Leicester Coopers. I started on this path by following the UGLOW family tree.

RickyC from Wirral and IOM

[Annie65115]

Hello Ricky,

this is quite an old thread now and I have progressed my Rawson line enormously from this.

Emma may indeed have been looked after by Aunt Harriet but the Rawsons were wealthy Leic manufacturers - Harriet marrying a solicitor was not a fluke and Emma wasn't a poor working class girl after all!

I have more info that will be of interest if your Uglow line descends from Emma - let me know if you're interested.

[RickyC]

Hi Annie,

Just got back from my stay in the old Boarding School in Hoton.
There were two Boarding Schools for young Ladies in Hoton -
One was run by the Potters and the other was run by the Coopers
(two sisters and a brother[Linguist, traveller and Latin teacher]).
The Coopers had a pony and trap; and would run back and forth visiting their
parents and relations at Ruddington.
If Emma went to the Coopers School - I would have expected her Aunt to also send her children to the same school if they were girls ?
My examination of the Coopers building showed that there was a large water tank at the top of the building, and also another large tank of water under the back yard. The pattern of the flagstones indicated that there was a "Horse Mill" on top of the tank in the back yard - perhaps pumping water up to the other tank in the house. There is a modern house next door built on the site of outhouses from the Coopers house. In common with the Potters schoolhouse, they are both Georgian and show the top of a  tower staircase externally.
.....At Ruddington itself - it's old Victorian schoolhouse is now a Museum containing exhibits and archives. Even the old school desks.

My interest in all this centres on Hoton and associated people, and not on any particular Family Trees. So - Emma has popped up quite by coincidence.
Nevertheless I find Emma's tale to be quite fascinating, and would welcome any further information you have on her schooldays.

Ricky Cooper - currently researching the Cowpers of Burton-in-Wirral prior to 1600.