[1] He was born on 8 April 1743, son of Abraham Rawlinson and Ellen Godsalve, and died 28 January 1786.
Henry Rawlinson was a slave trader and owned property in the West Indies.
He is referred to in records as "of Grassyard Hall, Caton",[1] which was the family estate near Lancaster.
[2][3] His father was uncle to Abraham Rawlinson (1738–1803), MP for Lancaster, and these two first cousins were sometimes confused in records of parliament.
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