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Elizabeth Rayner 1542 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 May 1573

Death Location: Birch, Essex, , England Age 28

Father: Sir Rayner

Mother: Elizabeth Tanner

Spouse(s): Sir Greene

Children(s): Lady Greene

In 1542, Elizabeth Rayner entered the world in Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, born to Sir Henry Edmund Rayner and Elizabeth Tanner. Elizabeth Rayner married Sir John Greene, and had children including Lady Amy Greene. Elizabeth Rayner passed away in 1573 in Birch, Essex, , England Age 28.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Elizabeth Rayner entered the world in Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, born to Sir Henry Edmund Rayner and Elizabeth Tanner.
  • Elizabeth Rayner married Sir John Greene, and had children including Lady Amy Greene.
  • Elizabeth Rayner passed away in 1573 in Birch, Essex, , England Age 28.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Rayner
1515 – 1590
Birth Location: Ottrinden, Kent, England
SR
Elizabeth Tanner
1542 – 1573
Birth Location: Colchester Borough, Essex, England
ET

Spouses(s)

Sir Greene
1540 – 1594
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, , England
SG

Children(s)

Lady Greene
1570 – 1612
Birth Location: Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
LG

Elizabeth Rayner's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Rayner
1542 – 1573
Birth Place: Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Henry Edmund Rayner
1515 – 1590
Ottrinden, Kent, England
Elizabeth Tanner
1542 – 1573
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Rayner
1500 – 1580
Ottrinden, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Winwood
1500 – 1580
Kent, England
George (William) Tanner
1497 – 1560
Essex, England
Margaret Tregarthen
1503 – 1558
Essex County, England
Great-Grandparents
William Rayner
1480 – 1550
Rebecca Little
1480 –
William Winwood
1480 – 1550
Marry Little
1475 – 1530
(Surtyche) Tanner
1470 – 1540
Rose Kyrkeby
1466 – 1500
John Tregarthin
1460 – 1503
Lady Trethurffe
1480 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Rayner's Descendants

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Elizabeth Rayner (1542 – 11 May 1573) m. Sir (John) Greene (1540 – 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Amy) Greene (1570 – 03 Nov 1612) m. Sir (John William Alexander James) Cummings (Apr 1568 – 1634)
    1. 1. Lady (Jane) Cummings (ABT 1580 – May 1626) m. Randall Bigelow (1580-1589 – 07 May 1626)
      1. 1. John Bigelow (1616 – 12 May 1685) m. Mary Warren (1627 – Abt 1662)
        1. 1. Joshua Bigelow (5 Nov 1655 – 21 Feb 1744) m. Elizabeth Flagg (1662 – 9 Aug 1729)

Elizabeth Rayner's Timeline

13 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Elizabeth Rayner in Berkshire, England
Berkshire, England
1542
1542
Birth of Elizabeth Rayner in Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1545
1545
Age 3
Birth of Elizabeth Rayner in Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
1545
1545
Age 3
Birth of Elizabeth Rayner in Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1573
11 May 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Rayner in Birch, Essex, England
Birch, Essex, England
1573
11 May 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Rayner in Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
1573
11 May 1573 // 5 Nov 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Rayner in Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England
1573
5 November 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Rayner in Essex, England
Essex, England
1573
11 May 1573
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth Rayner in Birch, Essex, , England Age 28
Birch, Essex, , England Age 28
1574
21 Jun 1574
Age 32
Burial of Elizabeth Rayner in London, England
London, England
1607
Sep 1607
Age 65
Burial of Elizabeth Rayner in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1636
01 Dec 1636
Age 94
Elizabeth Rayner was baptized in Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
1898
11 Sep 1898
Age 356
Elizabeth Rayner was baptized in Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Birch, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1636
    Event Place: Parish Church of Waltham-Abbey, Waltham-Abbey, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1573
    Event Place: Birch, Essex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/GEO/A/002/MS04792

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1573
    Event Place: Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1573 // 5 Nov 1573
    Event Place: Great Birch, Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1573
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1573
    Event Place: Birch, Essex, , England Age 28

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1574
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/GEO/A/002/MS04792
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1607
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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