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William Gibson Rayner 1531 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 March 1606

Death Location: Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Rayner

Mother: Alice (Raynor)

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In 1531, William Gibson Rayner entered the world in Elland, Yorkshire, England, born to John Scarboro ( Lord ) Rayner and Alice Adellsonne Posthuma de Leversedge (Raynor). William Gibson Rayner passed away in 1606 in Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1531, William Gibson Rayner entered the world in Elland, Yorkshire, England, born to John Scarboro ( Lord ) Rayner and Alice Adellsonne Posthuma de Leversedge (Raynor).
  • William Gibson Rayner passed away in 1606 in Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England.

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William Rayner's Ancestors

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William Rayner
1531 – 1606
Birth Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Scarboro ( Lord ) Rayner
1500 – 1532
Liversedge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Adellsonne Posthuma de Leversedge) (Raynor)
1503 – 1585
Littletown, Liversedge, Birstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Nicholas (William) Rayner
1460 – 1530
Yorkshire, England
Lady (Alice) Sherburne
1462 – 1507
Nitton, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Isaac (Norcross) Posthuma
1480 – 1503
Littletown, Liversedge, Birstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Hanchett
1480 – 1503
Lambourne, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of William Gibson Rayner in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England
1606
18 March 1606
Age 75
Death of William Gibson Rayner in Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England
Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1606
    Event Place: Liversedge Manor, Birsthall, Yorkshire, England

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