Born: September 28, 1850, Shiplake-on-Thames, England. Died: 1920, Allan Bank, Grasmere, Cumbria, England. Buried: Crosthwaite, Cumbria, England. | ![]() |
Rawnsley was the son of Rev. R. D. B. Rawnsley, sometime Prebendary of Lincoln, England. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford (B.A. 1875, M.A. 1883, D. 1875, P. 1877). He served as curate of St. Barnabas, Bristol, 1875-77; vicar of Low Wray, Lancashire, 1878-1883; and vicar of Crosthwaite, Cumbria, beginning in 1883. He became Rural Dean of Keswick in 1883, Honorary Canon of Carlisle in 1891, and Proctor in Convocation in 1905. Drummond was very active in conservation in the Lake District, and encouraged young Beatrix Potter with her drawings, which eventually became part of Peter Rabbit.
After serving 34 years at Crosthwaite, Drummond retired to Grasmere in 1917. His works include:
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