William Rawle

• Birth date       1855 at Clifton, Bristol
• Baptism          1 August 1855  St. Andrew's, Clifton, Gloucestershire
• Married           Clara Beswick Oct-Nov-Dec 1881 at Ormskirk, Lancashire
• Death date      11 July 1904 at Moss Side, Manchester (suicide)

The brother-in-law of Charles Henry Heathcote, William Henry Rawle was born in 1855 at Clifton, Bristol. By 1879 he was employed as an assistant to Smith and Heathcote at 88 Mosley Street and in the mid-1880s joined Heathcote in partnership. This partnership ended in 1897, his subsequent commissions almost exclusively for the Roman Catholic Church.

William Rawle died on 11 July 1904

The obituary in the Builders Journal was less circumspect regarding William Rawles's death.  - Mr. W. H. Rawle, architect, of Manchester, forty-nine years of age, was found dead recently in a house at Moss Side, where he resided, having apparently shot himself through the head with a revolver, which lay by his side. It was stated at the inquest that the deceased had been disappointed owing to some professional work he had not received. A verdict of “Suicide whilst insane” was returned by the jury. [Builders Journal 20 July 1904 page 31]

Address
1895    William Henry Rawle architect (Heathcote & Rawle) Collyhurst Chambers 6 Princess Street
1897    William Rawle (Heathcote & Rawle) 18 Richmond Grove East, Longsight

Residence
1883    William Henry Rawle architect 95 South Street, Longsight
1886    William Henry Rawle architect 18 Richmond Grove East Longsight
1895    William Henry Rawle architect 18 Richmond Grove East Longsight
1903    William Henry Rawle architect 72 Fairlawn Street, Moss Side.

Death Notice     Manchester Guardian Wednesday 13 July 1904.
Obituary    Builder v87, 23 July 1904, page 99  
Obituary    Building News 15 July 1904 Page 72
Obituary    Builders Journal 20 July 1904 page 31