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William Rayner 1798 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1798

Birth Location: Risby, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 December 1879

Death Location: McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Rayner

Mother: Sarah Allerton

Spouse(s): Mary Harding

Children(s): Eliza Rayner, Samuel Rayner, Charlotte Rayner, Frances Rayner, Mary Reyner, Ann Rayner, Susannah Rayner, George Rayner, Ellen Rayner, Henry Rayner, John Rayner, Jane Reyner, William Rayner

The story of William Rayner began in 1798 in Risby, Suffolk, England. In 1851, William Rayner resided in Stansfield, Suffolk, England. William Rayner married Mary Ann Harding, and had children including Eliza Rayner, Samuel Rayner, Charlotte Rayner, Frances (Fanny) Rayner, Mary A Reyner, Ann Rayner, Susannah Rayner, George Rayner, Ellen Rayner, Henry Rayner, John Rayner, Jane Reyner, William Rayner. William Rayner passed away in 1879 in McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rayner began in 1798 in Risby, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1851, William Rayner resided in Stansfield, Suffolk, England.
  • William Rayner married Mary Ann Harding, and had children including Eliza Rayner, Samuel Rayner, Charlotte Rayner, Frances (Fanny) Rayner, Mary A Reyner, Ann Rayner, Susannah Rayner, George Rayner, Ellen Rayner, Henry Rayner, John Rayner, Jane Reyner, William Rayner.
  • William Rayner passed away in 1879 in McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rayner
1758 – 1834
Birth Location: Horningsheath Suffolk, England
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Sarah Allerton
1746 – 1807
Birth Location: Ousden Suffolk England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Harding
1807 – 1890
Birth Location: St Edmunds, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Eliza Rayner
1825 – 1891
Birth Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
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Samuel Rayner
1835 – 1932
Birth Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
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Charlotte Rayner
1837 – 1889
Birth Location: Stansfield, Suffolk, England
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Frances Rayner
1863 – 1866
Birth Location: Mudgee, , New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Reyner
1843 – 1828
Birth Location: Gulgong, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
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Ann Rayner
1843 – 1872
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
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Susannah Rayner
1833 – 1908
Birth Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
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George Rayner
1834 –
Birth Location: Stansfield, Suffolk, England
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Ellen Rayner
1840 –
Birth Location: Stansfield, Suffolk, England
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Henry Rayner
1841 – 1933
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
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John Rayner
1845 –
Birth Location: Stansfield, Suffolk, England
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Jane Reyner
1845 – 1883
Birth Location: Broombee, nr Mudgee, NSW
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William Rayner
1847 – 1938
Birth Location: St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.
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William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1798 – 1879
Birth Place: Risby, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Rayner
1758 – 1834
Horningsheath Suffolk, England
Sarah Allerton
1746 – 1807
Ousden Suffolk England
Grandparents
Samuel Rayner
1710 – 1792
St Andrews, Suffolk, England
Ann (M) WRIGHT
1715 – 1792
Horningsheath, Suffolk, England
Sarah Challis
1714 – 1782
Denham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rayner
1690 – 1778
John Challis
1670 – 1720
Elizabeth Brebon
1672 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rayner
1652 – 1700
Frances Bunyod
1655 – 1700

William Rayner's Descendants

1.
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William Rayner (11 Mar 1798 – 15 December 1879) m. Mary (Ann) Harding (16 Sep 1807 – 20 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. Eliza Rayner (6 January 1825 – 3 June 1891)
  2. 2. Samuel Rayner (14 November 1835 – 6 December 1932) m. Mary (Ann) Rayner (28 Oct 1838 – 1894)
    1. 1. Eliza Rayner (7 Aug 1856 – 2 Jan 1923)
    2. 2. Edward Raynor (1858 – 19 Oct 1946)
    3. 3. Samuel Rayner (2 December 1859 – 8 September 1912) m. Emma (Jane) Pitt (1858 – 1926)
      1. 1. Herbert (Allan) Rayner (1883 – 28 December 1949) m. Alice Keightley ( – 10 January 1966)
        1. 1. Hilton Rayner
      2. 2. Ethel (Florence) Rayner (22 Apr 1885 – 27 Oct 1956)
      3. 3. Elsie (May) Rayner (25 Jan 1887 – 13 May 1961)
      4. 4. Leah (Maude) Rayner (30 Oct 1888 – 26 Aug 1923)
      5. 5. Horace (Leslie) Rayner (2 June 1890 – 11 March 1975) m. Eliza (Ivy Gladys) McCORMACK (25 September 1894 – 19 March 1982)
        1. 1. Harold (Leslie) Rayner (3 March 1916 – 19 June 1984)
        2. 2. Sylvia (Irene) Rayner (17 June 1917 – 9 August 1985) m. Albert Morgan (1949 – 2004)
        3. 3. Vera (May) Rayner (14 December 1919 – 1 April 1997)
      6. 6. Lila (Grace) Rayner (1891 – 1928) m. John Potter
        1. 1. Melba (Lorraine) Potter (abt 1914 – )
      7. 7. Mabel (Ann) Rayner (abt 1894 – 25 November 1967) m. Eugene Auld ( – 26 September 1960)
        1. 1. Enid (Mabel) Gallagher (22 July 1921 – 21 September 1997)
        2. 2. Bruce (Eugene) Auld (25 October 1922 – 30 November 2001)
        3. 3. Clifford (Lancelot) Auld (7 March 1925 – 9 April 2009)
      8. 8. Amy (Beatrice) Rayner (1895 – 30 May 1955) m. Thomas Conran m. Edward Steele (abt 1901 – Abt 1970) m. Edward Steele (abt 1901 – Abt 1970)
        1. 1. Molly
        2. 2. Gerald
        3. 3. Max
        4. 4. Jean
        5. 5. Marie
        6. 6. Molly
        7. 7. Gerald
        8. 8. Max
        9. 9. Jean
        10. 10. Marie
    4. 4. Jane Rayner (10 Aug 1867 – 17 Sep 1945)
    5. 5. Fanny Rayner (25 Dec 1869 – 9 Jan 1930)
    6. 6. William Rayner (abt 1872 – )
  3. 3. Charlotte Rayner (abt 1837 – 30 Jun 1889)
  4. 4. Frances ((Fanny)) Rayner (15 Oct 1863 – 23 Jul 1866) m. Patrick (James) Welsh (10 Jun 1834 – 21 Apr 1912)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) WELSH (4 Jun 1859 – 21 Mar 1944)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Welsh (23 May 1861 – 15 April 1940)
    3. 3. James Welsh (1864 – 31 Jan 1936)
    4. 4. Edward (Clarence) Welsh (20 Nov 1865 – 17 July 1948)
    5. 5. Charles (Augustus) Welsh (1868 – 20 Oct 1941)
    6. 6. Patrick Welsh (22 Feb 1870 – 10 June 1957)
    7. 7. Frances Welsh (21 May 1872 – 2 Apr 1951)
    8. 8. Jane Welsh (1874 – 1 Sep 1952)
    9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Welsh (4 Jun 1879 – 7 November 1947)
    10. 10. Olive (Blanche Romnius) Welsh (23 Apr 1882 – 6 Feb 1972)
  5. 5. Mary (A) Reyner (1843 – 24 Feb 1828)
  6. 6. Ann Rayner (20 Jul 1843 – 28 Feb 1872)
  7. 7. Susannah Rayner (28 Dec 1833 – 11 Oct 1908)
  8. 8. George Rayner (abt 1834 – )
  9. 9. Ellen Rayner (abt 1840 – )
  10. 10. Henry Rayner (15 Jun 1841 – 6 Jun 1933)
  11. 11. John Rayner (abt 1845 – )
  12. 12. Jane Reyner (02 Sep 1845 – 1 May 1883) m. John Lachlan
    1. 1. John (Sydney) Lachlan (1872 – )
    2. 2. Ernest (V) Laughlin (abt 1877 – 1922) m. Norah O'Malley (abt 1876 – 4 September 1948)
      1. 1. Nora (Pearl) Hogan (1903 – 10 March 1945)
  13. 13. William Rayner (29 Sep 1847 – 23 Sep 1938)

William Rayner's Timeline

3 Records

1798
11 Mar 1798
Birth of William Rayner in Risby, Suffolk, England
Risby, Suffolk, England
1851
1851
Age 53
William Rayner resided here in Stansfield, Suffolk, England
Stansfield, Suffolk, England
1879
15 December 1879
Age 81
Death of William Rayner in McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1798
    Event Place: Risby, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Stansfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1879
    Event Place: McDonalds Creek, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
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