The eldest of the four children of Josiah Pitman (b 1865) and Annie Irwin Cairnes, she was born in Yarrawonga in 1891. Her parents remained living in Yarrawonga so how and why she came to Melbourne to live is unknown, but it seems it is in Melbourne that she met Richard Rawson (b 1891) whom she married in February 1913.

An article from a local newspaper, that describes a function to acknowledge their shift from Derrinallum to Boort, shows that she and her husband were well regarded, and involved in the management of a range of community activities. Josiah John Rawson (b 1922) was the fifth child (the fourth was stillborn) and information on her other children can be found here.The eldest of the four children of Josiah Pitman (b 1865) and Annie Irwin Cairnes, she was born in Yarrawonga in 1891. Her parents remained living in Yarrawonga so how and why she came to Melbourne to live is unknown, but it seems it is in Melbourne that she met Richard Rawson (b 1891) whom she married in February 1913.