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William Simpson Rayner 1801–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1801

Birth Location: Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1883

Death Location: Saint-Eleanors, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: Edward Raynor

Mother: Mary Watson

Spouse(s): Sophia Cannon

Children(s): Virginia Rayner, Sophia Rayner, Nelson Rayner, Edwin Rayner, Susannah Rayner, William Rayner, Mary Rayner, Charles Rayner

William Simpson Rayner was born in 1801 in Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Edward John Raynor And Mary Watson. William Simpson Rayner married Sophia D Cannon, and had children including Charles James Rayner, Edwin Parker Rayner, Mary Jane Rayner, Nelson Rayner, Sophia Elizabeth Rayner, Susannah Rayner, Virginia Rayner, William Rayner. William Simpson Rayner passed away in 1883 in Saint-Eleanors, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Simpson Rayner was born in 1801 in Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Edward John Raynor And Mary Watson.
  • William Simpson Rayner married Sophia D Cannon, and had children including Charles James Rayner, Edwin Parker Rayner, Mary Jane Rayner, Nelson Rayner, Sophia Elizabeth Rayner, Susannah Rayner, Virginia Rayner, William Rayner.
  • William Simpson Rayner passed away in 1883 in Saint-Eleanors, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1801–1883
Birth Place: Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Edward John Raynor
1775–1847
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Watson
1776–1850
Whithersfield, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rayner's Descendants

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William (Simpson) Rayner (10 Aug 1801–11 Dec 1883) m. Sophia (D) Cannon (1797–21 Aug 1885)
  1. 1. Virginia Rayner 1832–1920 m. John (Andrew) Nickerson 1833–1920 m. Daniel Sowerby 1820–1902
    1. 1. Zella (May "May") Sowerby 1871–1957
    2. 2. Charles Sowerby 1868–1935
    3. 3. Daniel (James Gilbert) Sowerby 1879–1945
    4. 4. May Sowerby 1871–1957
  2. 2. Sophia (Elizabeth) Rayner 1835–1911 m. Artemus Crossman 1842–1928
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Crossman 1867–
    2. 2. Josephine Crossman 1869–1945
    3. 3. Henrietta Crossman 1874–1957
    4. 4. Albert (Rayner) Crossman 1870–
    5. 5. Charles (H.) Crossman 1872–1957
    6. 6. Virginia Crossman 1878–
    7. 7. Annie (Bell) Crossman 1883–1973
  3. 3. Nelson Rayner 1844–1933 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Pine 1845–
    1. 1. William (A) Raynor 1893–1946 m. Harriet Pooler 1890–
  4. 4. Edwin (Parker) Rayner 1839–
  5. 5. Susannah Rayner 1830–
  6. 6. William Rayner 1829–
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Rayner 1837–1924 m. John (G) Rodd 1834–1872
    1. 1. John (George Cameron) Rodd 1869–1924 m. Leona ("Laura" Mae) Woodbury 1881–1939
  8. 8. Charles (James) Rayner 1833–1856

William Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1801
10 Aug 1801
Birth of William Simpson Rayner in Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1883
11 Dec 1883
Age 82
Death of William Simpson Rayner in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1801
    Event Place: Little Wratting, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Eleanors, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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