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Ambrose William Rayner 1852–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1852

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: Jul 1940

Death Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia

Father: Richard Rayner

Mother: Sarah Hurst

Spouse(s): Mary Newcombe

Children(s): Sarah Rayner, Ilah Rayner, Winifred Rayner, Elsie Rayner, Hilda Rayner, Roy Rayner, Herbert Rayner

The story of Ambrose William Rayner began in 1852 in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia. Ambrose William Rayner married Mary Ann Newcombe, and had children including Elsie Mabel Rayner, Herbert William Rayner, Hilda Ella Rayner, Ilah May Rayner, Roy Stanley Rayner, Sarah Maude Rayner, Winifred May Rayner. Ambrose William Rayner passed away in 1940 in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Ambrose William Rayner began in 1852 in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Ambrose William Rayner married Mary Ann Newcombe, and had children including Elsie Mabel Rayner, Herbert William Rayner, Hilda Ella Rayner, Ilah May Rayner, Roy Stanley Rayner, Sarah Maude Rayner, Winifred May Rayner.
  • Ambrose William Rayner passed away in 1940 in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rayner
1794–1871
Birth Location: Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
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Sarah Hurst
1817–1907
Birth Location: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Newcombe
1857–1941
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Sarah Rayner
1880–1881
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
SR
Ilah Rayner
1881–1967
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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Winifred Rayner
1884–1972
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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Elsie Rayner
1886–1972
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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Hilda Rayner
1888–1963
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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Roy Rayner
1897–1973
Birth Location: –
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Herbert Rayner
1877–1938
Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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Ambrose Rayner's Ancestors

Self
Ambrose Rayner
1852–1940
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Richard Rayner
1794–1871
Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Sally) Hurst
1817–1907
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Billy Goodman
1794–1859
Wootton, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Mary (Anne) Keep
1792–1866
Wootton, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Hurst
1772–1851
Elizabeth Goodman
1772–1796
Richard Keep
1763–1817
Elizabeth Hull
1764–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hurst
1740–1780
Ann Bavin
1742–1785
Thomas Keep
1724–1768
Ann Bates
1730–1763
William Hull
1737–1785
Mary Nottingham
1734–1787

Ambrose Rayner's Descendants

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Ambrose (William) Rayner (30 Jul 1852–Jul 1940) m. Mary (Ann) Newcombe (1857–Jun 1941)
  1. 1. Sarah (Maude) Rayner 1880–1881
  2. 2. Ilah (May) Rayner 1881–1967
  3. 3. Winifred (May) Rayner 1884–1972
  4. 4. Elsie (Mabel) Rayner 1886–1972
  5. 5. Hilda (Ella) Rayner 1888–1963
  6. 6. Roy (Stanley) Rayner 1897–1973 m. Ivy (Ada) Clissold 1900–1970
    1. 1. Horace (Ambrose Walter) Rayner 1918–1988
    2. 2. Leonard (Norman) Rayner 1926–1928
    3. 3. Ada (Joyce) Rayner 1923–2003 m. Stanley (Lennon) Mawson 1915–2005
  7. 7. Herbert (William) Rayner 1877–1938 m. Ethel (May) Armistead 1884–1956
    1. 1. Norma (Mavis) Rayner 1920–2007
    2. 2. Clarence (Walter) Rayner 1918–1974 m. Edith (Christina) Parish 1925–1954
    3. 3. Ambrose (Herbert James) Rayner 1910–1996 m. Ellen Locherty 1910–1975
    4. 4. Leslie (Richard Owen) Rayner 1911–1978
    5. 5. Olga (Ella Irene) Rayner 1907–1989
    6. 6. Iris (May) Rayner 1906–1906
    7. 7. Lindsay (Ernest) Rayner 1921–1992 m. Hilda (May) Mawson 1921–2005
    8. 8. Alan Rayner 1925–
    9. 9. Lorna (May) Rayner 1913–2007

Ambrose Rayner's Timeline

3 Records

1852
30 Jul 1852
Birth of Ambrose William Rayner in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia
Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia
1940
3 Jul 1940
Age 88
Death of Ambrose William Rayner in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1940
Jul 1940
Age 88
Burial of Ambrose William Rayner in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1940
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1940
    Event Place: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
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