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WILLIAM Rayner 1536 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 August 1583

Death Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Wilfride Rainor

Mother: Margaret Rayner

Spouse(s): Cecily Bombye

Children(s): Elizabeth Rayne

In 1536, WILLIAM Rayner entered the world in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Wilfride Rainor and Margaret Rayner. WILLIAM Rayner married Cecily Isabell Bombye, and had children including Elizabeth Rayne. WILLIAM Rayner passed away in 1583 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1536, WILLIAM Rayner entered the world in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Wilfride Rainor and Margaret Rayner.
  • WILLIAM Rayner married Cecily Isabell Bombye, and had children including Elizabeth Rayne.
  • WILLIAM Rayner passed away in 1583 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilfride Rainor
1510 – 1567
Birth Location: Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Rayner
1510 – 1566
Birth Location: Morley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Cecily Bombye
1540 – 1601
Birth Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Rayne
1582 – 1619
Birth Location: Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England
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WILLIAM Rayner's Ancestors

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WILLIAM Rayner
1536 – 1583
Birth Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Wilfride Rainor
1510 – 1567
Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Rayner
1510 – 1566
Morley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM Rayner's Descendants

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WILLIAM Rayner (1536 – 27 August 1583) m. Cecily (Isabell) Bombye (08 Feb 1540 – May 1601)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Rayne (28 Oct 1582 – Aft. 1619) m. Nicholas Bell (1 August 1574 – 23 Sep 1671)
    1. 1. Anna Bell (1620 – ) m. William Langstaffe (1620 – 1669)
      1. 1. Ann Langstaffe (1642 – abt 1678) m. Thomas Penington (1640 – abt 1679)
        1. 1. Ann Penington (4 Apr 1678 – ) m. Robert Leech (1671 – 1749)

WILLIAM Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of WILLIAM Rayner in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1583
27 August 1583
Age 47
Death of WILLIAM Rayner in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1583
    Event Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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