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William Rayner 1807–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1807

Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England

Death Date: January 1879

Death Location: Halstead, Essex

Father: Robert Rayner

Mother: Ann Harden

Spouse(s): Eliza Sharp

Children(s): Eliza Rayner, William Rayner??, Benjamin Rayner, George Rayner, Richard Rayner, Emily Rayner, Frederick Rayner, Maria Rayner

William Rayner was born in 1807 in Halstead, Essex, England, the child of Robert Rayner And Ann Harden. In 1851, William Rayner resided in Halstead, Essex, England. William Rayner married Eliza Sharp, and had children including Benjamin Rayner, Eliza Rayner, Emily Rayner, Frederick Rayner, George Rayner, Maria Rayner, Richard Rayner, William Rayner. William Rayner passed away in 1879 in Halstead, Essex.

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Biography

  • William Rayner was born in 1807 in Halstead, Essex, England, the child of Robert Rayner And Ann Harden.
  • In 1851, William Rayner resided in Halstead, Essex, England.
  • William Rayner married Eliza Sharp, and had children including Benjamin Rayner, Eliza Rayner, Emily Rayner, Frederick Rayner, George Rayner, Maria Rayner, Richard Rayner, William Rayner.
  • William Rayner passed away in 1879 in Halstead, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rayner
1776–1844
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Ann Harden
1776–1845
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Sharp
1808–1878
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Eliza Rayner
1832–1914
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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William Rayner??
1830–1900
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Benjamin Rayner
1835–1878
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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George Rayner
1839–
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Richard Rayner
1841–1901
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Emily Rayner
1845–
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Frederick Rayner
1847–1911
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
FR
Maria Rayner
1828–1903
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1807–1879
Birth Place: Halstead, Essex, England
Parents
Robert Rayner
1776–1844
Essex, England
Ann Harden
1776–1845
Essex, England
Grandparents
Mary Green
–1794
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rayner's Descendants

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William Rayner (abt 1807–January 1879) m. Eliza Sharp (abt 1808–January 1878)
  1. 1. Eliza Rayner 1832–1914 m. Robert Felton 1827–1902
    1. 1. Elijah Felton 1864–1927 m. Emma Orme 1863–1895
      1. 1. Emma (Alice) Felton 1887–1962 m. John (Ernest) Fairweather 1887–1964
        1. 1. William (John) Fairweather 1910–1984
        2. 2. John (Elijah) Fairweather 1911–1980
        3. 3. Ruby (Jessie) Fairweather 1913–2006
        4. 4. Alice (Ethel) Fairweather 1916–
        5. 5. Alfred (George) Fairweather 1918–1983
        6. 6. Grace (J) Fairweather 1924–
        7. 7. Ronald (D) Fairweather 1933–1968
        8. 8. Doris (Lilian) Fairweather 1921–1940
      2. 2. Ruby (Esther) Felton 1889–1983 m. Albert (Edward) Everett 1888–
        1. 1. Arthur (George) Everett 1911–1984
        2. 2. Grace (Ruby) Everett 1915–1995
        3. 3. Joan (Ethel) Everett 1920–2000
        4. 4. Albert (Frederick Elijah) Everett 1909–1984
      3. 3. Elijah (Charles) Felton 1891–1893
      4. 4. Eva (Ethel) Felton 1894–1895
    2. 2. Herbert Felton 1868–1963 m. Martha (Harriet) Bagshaw 1872–1951
      1. 1. Martha (Eliza) Felton 1891–1960 m. William (Charles Henry) Brooks 1890–1967
        1. 1. William (Charles Henry) Brooks 1911–1977 m. Ethel (Frances) Horton 1914–1990
        2. 2. Herbert Brooks 1914–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Felton 1895–1957 m. Frederick (Thomas) Hutson 1899–1943
        1. 1. William (Francis) Hutson 1919–1993
        2. 2. Charles (C) Hutson 1925–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (M E) Hutson 1922–
      3. 3. William (Robert) Felton 1898–1984 m. Ada (Louisa) Carey 1899–1984 m. Mary Farrington 1902–1967
        1. 1. William (Frederick James) Felton 1920–
        2. 2. Herbert (Richard) Felton 1925–1951 m. Isabella (M) Boak 1925–
        3. 3. George Felton 1928–1947
        4. 4. Jeannette Felton 1937–1941
      4. 4. Rose (Hannah Maria) Felton 1900–1985 m. William (Francis) Hutson 1895–1949
        1. 1. Rosemary (N) Hutson 1925–
        2. 2. Frederick (T) Hutson 1927–2008
        3. 3. Edna (Violet) Hutson 1938–1939
        4. 4. John (Hubert) Hutson 1920–
      5. 5. Ellen (Catherine) Felton 1911–
    3. 3. Esther Felton 1870–1960 m. Herbert (John Jarrett) Smith 1874–1938
      1. 1. Maud (Esther) Smith 1905–1996 m. Nicholas (Thomas) Richardson 1902–1995
      2. 2. Constance (Emma) Smith 1906–1972 m. John (William) Thompson 1907–
      3. 3. Herbert (John Robert) Smith 1909–1966 m. Elsie (Rose) Gilbert 1909–1981
      4. 4. Leslie (Walter) Smith 1912–1978 m. Rosamond (Gladys Kate) Burgess 1907–1995
    4. 4. Lewis (J) Felton 1876–1947 m. Emma (Maria) Hoy 1869–1954
      1. 1. Jessie (Maud) Felton 1906–1998 m. William (George) Berry 1908–1990
      2. 2. Robert (Walter) Felton 1909–1993 m. Mary (Frances) Wakefield 1914–1973
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Felton 1856–1883 m. Lewis (William) Harman 1857–1942
      1. 1. William (Lewis) Harman 1878–1959 m. Rose (Louisa Le) Blanc 1875–1943
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Harman 1880–1946 m. George (Edward) Hudson 1880–1950
    6. 6. Eliza Felton 1859–1862
    7. 7. Esther Felton 1857–1862
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Felton 1862–1863
    9. 9. Robert Felton 1873–1967 m. Ada (Kate) Hillman 1877–1941
      1. 1. Leslie (Robert) Felton 1899–1980 m. Dorothy (Rose) Harris 1901–1980
      2. 2. Eric (Leonard) Felton 1916–1990 m. Violet Fluck 1915–1996
    10. 10. George Felton 1866–1959 m. Adeline Crowder 1866–1953
      1. 1. Frederick (Lewis) Felton 1896–1983 m. Dorothy (May) Freeman 1912–1999 m. Violet (Nellie Evelyn) Jermy 1902–1983
        1. 1. Doreen (Olive) Felton 1930–2000 m. John Bagshaw 1928–1983 m. Robert (James) Wicksteed 1920–2003
        2. 2. Norman (Lewis Garfield Felton Flight) Sergeant 1924–1945
      2. 2. Daisy (Olive) Felton 1897–
      3. 3. Percy (Garfield) Felton 1911–1918
      4. 4. Ivy (Lilian) Felton 1895–1990 m. Francis (James Cooke) Tucker 1895–1977
        1. 1. Raymond (Garfield) Tucker 1920–2009 m. Dorothy (Minnie) Clothier 1925–1995
        2. 2. Francis (George) Tucker 1926–2013
      5. 5. George (Robert) Felton 1891–1907
      6. 6. William (James) Felton 1893–1972 m. Margaret Potts 1910–1980
      7. 7. Clara (Adeline) Felton 1894–1894
      8. 8. Elsie (Rose) Felton 1899–1901
      9. 9. Arthur (Edward) Felton 1900–1900
      10. 10. Stanley (Frear) Felton 1902–1902
      11. 11. Ernest (Bramwell) Felton 1904–1905
      12. 12. Albert (Sydney 'Bert') Felton 1903–1990 m. Gladys (Dorothy) Coles 1904–1971
        1. 1. Michael (Haliwell) Felton 1936–2014
  2. 2. William Rayner?? 1830–1900 m. Emma Butcher 1832–1890
    1. 1. Eliza Rayner 1858–
    2. 2. Jessie Rayner 1869–
  3. 3. Benjamin Rayner 1835–1878 m. Emma Jeggo 1835–
    1. 1. Herbert Rayner 1860–
    2. 2. Florence Rayner 1863–
    3. 3. Isabella Rayner 1864–
    4. 4. Maud Rayner 1866–
    5. 5. Ada (E) Rayner 1868–
    6. 6. Agnes Rayner 1872–
    7. 7. Alfred Rayner 1874–
  4. 4. George Rayner 1839–
  5. 5. Richard Rayner 1841–1901 m. Charlotte (Ann) Hudgell 1844–1890
    1. 1. Ada (Maud) Rayner 1870–
    2. 2. Walter (Francis) Rayner 1880–
    3. 3. George (H) Rayner 1866–
    4. 4. Caroline Rayner 1864–
    5. 5. Amy Rayner 1872–
    6. 6. Charlotte Rayner 1873–
    7. 7. Ernest Rayner 1876–
    8. 8. Albert Rayner 1878–
  6. 6. Emily Rayner 1845– m. Thomas Miller 1840–1918
    1. 1. Ada Miller 1869–
    2. 2. Alice Miller 1870–
    3. 3. Harry Miller 1871–
    4. 4. George Miller 1873–
    5. 5. Horace Miller 1877–
    6. 6. Herbert Miller 1879–
    7. 7. Arthur Miller 1881–
    8. 8. Flora Miller 1885–
    9. 9. Sidney Miller 1889–
  7. 7. Frederick Rayner 1847–1911 m. Esther Smith 1849–1896 m. Hannah (Maria) Thompson 1856–1912
    1. 1. Ernest Rayner 1873– m. Mary Eleanor 1874–
      1. 1. Doris (Vere) Raynor 1905–
    2. 2. Edith Rayner 1877–
    3. 3. Ethel (Maud) Rayner 1879–
    4. 4. Elsie Rayner 1883–
    5. 5. Edgar Smith 1889–1949 m. Phoebe (Muriel) Smith 1893–
  8. 8. Maria Rayner 1828–1903 m. Henry Cook 1827–1902
    1. 1. Susannah Cook 1850–
    2. 2. Eliza Cook 1853–
    3. 3. Emily Cook 1856–
    4. 4. Emma Cook 1858–
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Cook 1862–
    6. 6. Henry (John) Cook 1867–
    7. 7. George Cook 1869–

William Rayner's Timeline

6 Records

1807
abt 1807
Birth of William Rayner in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1807
1 January 1807
William Rayner was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1851
1851
Age 44
William Rayner resided here in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1861
1861
Age 54
William Rayner resided here in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1871
1871
Age 64
William Rayner resided here in Halstead, Essex, England
Halstead, Essex, England
1879
January 1879
Age 72
Death of William Rayner in Halstead, Essex
Halstead, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1807
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1697; Folio: 40; Page: 13; GSU roll: 830744
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1110; Folio: 144; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542755
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1784; Folio: 232; Page: 33; GSU roll: 207433
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 January 1807
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1784; Folio: 232; Page: 33; GSU roll: 207433

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1110; Folio: 144; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542755

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1697; Folio: 40; Page: 13; GSU roll: 830744

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1879
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
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