On or before 1st April 1647 Thomas Rawlinson was born to Daniel Rawlinson Vintner [aged 33]. He was baptised on 1st April 1647 at St Dionis Backchurch.
On 12th October 1670 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 23] was admitted a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Vintners.
In 1679 [his father] Daniel Rawlinson Vintner [aged 65] died.
On 6th August 1686 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 39] was knighted at Windsor, Berkshire [Map].
In 1687 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 39] was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Vintners.
In July 1690 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 43] was appointed colonel of the trained bands.
In or before 1693 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 45] and Mary Taylor were married. They had fifteen children.
In 1696 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 48] was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Vintners.
On 1st December 1696 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 49] was elected alderman of the ward of Baynard's Castle [Map].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1705 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 57] was elected Lord Mayor of London.
On 21st July 1705 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 58] was appointed Colonel of the White Regiment.
On 22nd October 1705 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 58] was appointed President of Bridewell and Bethlehem hospitals.
Before 18th November 1708 Thomas Rawlinson [aged 61] died. He was buried on 20th November 1708 at St Dionis Backchurch.
Before 1st March 1725 [his former wife] Mary Taylor died. She was buried on 1st March 1725 at St Dionis Backchurch.
[his son] Reverend Robert Rawlinson of Charlwood in Surrey was born to Thomas Rawlinson. He married Margaret Ray.
Grandfather: Unnamed Rawlinson
father: Daniel Rawlinson Vintner