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RAWLINS, STEDMAN, son of Henry Rawlins, St. Kitts, West Indies, and Elizabeth Wilkes; b. 24 Aug 1782; adm. 15 Apr 1796; in school list 1797, third form list 1798; probably “Rawlings” who played cricket v. Eton at Lords 31 Jul 1800, 31 Jul 1801; Lieut., 27th Foot 27 Nov 1799; living 1804; m. 22 Aug 1803 Ann Taylor (IGI). [Note however Stedman Rawlins, eldest son of Stedman (sic) Rawlins, St. Kitts, deceased, adm. Middle Temple 29 Oct 1801; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Oct 1801, aged 17] [a Stedman Rawlins was Governor of St. Kitts in 1816] [looks as if two individuals of same name have become confused]

RAWLINS, JAMES; b.; adm. (aged 9) May 1730; left 1733.

RAWLINS, EDWARD, son of Robert Rawlins, London; b.; adm.; KS 1669; Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 4 Jul 1672, matr. 1673; migr. to Peterhouse, adm. pens. 3 Apr 1675, Ramsey Scholar 4 Jun 1675; BA 1675/6; MA 1680.

RAWLINS, ---; b.; adm.; left 1807.

Rawlings, Reginald Price, son of Edward Rawlings, of Westminster; b. March 7, 1882; adm. May 6, 1897 (G); left July 1900; served in Great War I; Lieut., Navy and Army Canteen Board; m. June 17, 1909, Maud, daughter of Herbert Irwin Frederick Calrow, of South Kensington.

Rawlings, Percy Townley, brother of Reginald Price Rawlings (q.v.); b. Sept. 22, 1887; adm. as K.S. Sept. 26, 1901; elected to Trin Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies) July 1906, matric. Michaelmas 1906; B.A. 1909; 2nd Lieut. R.E. (Spec. Res.) Jan. 21, 1911; employed under the Sudan Govt. Dec. 19, 1912; Capt. R.A.F. April 1, 1918, Technical Officer; served in Great War I; mentioned in despatches; D.S.C. Aug. 29, 1917; killed while flying at Farnborough, Hants, in the Tarrant Triplane, of which he was part-designer, on its first trial May 26, 1919.

RAVIS, THOMAS, son of Thomas Ravis, Malden, Surrey, and Mary, widow of Robert Benson, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, and Knaresborough, Yorks., and dau. of Thomas De Lisle, Reigate, Surrey; b. c. 1560; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 6 Jul 1575, Westminster Student to 1591; Ravis and Edward Carew (qv) were at first refused admittance to their Studentships, but were ultimately admitted after an appeal to Lord Burghley; BA 1578; MA 3 Mar 1581/2; BD 1589; DD 1595; Proctor 1588; ordained 1582; Vicar of All Hallows, Barking, London 27 Dec 1591 – May 1598; Prebendary of Westminster 2 Feb 1592/3-1607; Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1596 – 1604/5 (the first OW to hold that preferment); Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Univ. 1596-8; Vicar of Islip, Oxfordshire 7 Jul 1598; Vicar of Wittenham Abbas, Berks., Oct 1598; attended Hampton Court Conference 1604; one of Oxford Committee deputed to translate part of New Testament; consecrated Bishop of Gloucester 17 Mar 1604/5; translated to London 18 May 1607; a determined opponent of nonconformity; m. Alice, sister of Rev. Robert Tinley DD (subsequently wife of Sir John Borlase, Kt, Master of the Ordnance); d. 14 Dec 1609. DNB.