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William James Rayner 1847–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1847

Birth Location: St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.

Death Date: 23 Sep 1938

Death Location: Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Raynor

Mother: Mary Harding

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Patterson

Children(s): William Rayner, Lillian Rayner, James Rayner, Eva Rayner, Mary Rayner, Olive Rayner, Emily Rayner, Adria Rayner, Sydney Rayner, Matilda Rayner

In 1847, William James Rayner entered the world in St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl., born to William Raynor And Mary Ann Harding. William James Rayner married Elizabeth C Patterson, William Rayner, and had children including Adria Maria Rayner, Emily Rayner, Eva Maude Amelia Rayner, James Ernest Victor Rayner, Lillian Sarah Rayner, Mary Elizabeth Rayner, Matilda Maude Rayner, Olive Beatrice Rayner, Sydney Lenby Rayner, William John Rayner. William James Rayner passed away in 1938 in Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1847, William James Rayner entered the world in St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl., born to William Raynor And Mary Ann Harding.
  • William James Rayner married Elizabeth C Patterson, William Rayner, and had children including Adria Maria Rayner, Emily Rayner, Eva Maude Amelia Rayner, James Ernest Victor Rayner, Lillian Sarah Rayner, Mary Elizabeth Rayner, Matilda Maude Rayner, Olive Beatrice Rayner, Sydney Lenby Rayner, William John Rayner.
  • William James Rayner passed away in 1938 in Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Raynor
1798–1879
Birth Location: Crackfield, Suffolk, England
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Mary Harding
1807–1890
Birth Location: St Germans, Norfolk, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Patterson
1845–1904
Birth Location: Curban, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

William Rayner
1868–1956
Birth Location: McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Lillian Rayner
1876–1963
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
LR
James Rayner
1883–1968
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
JR
Eva Rayner
1886–1975
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
ER
Mary Rayner
1888–1973
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
MR
Olive Rayner
1891–1981
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
OR
Emily Rayner
1866–1916
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
ER
Adria Rayner
1870–1884
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
AR
Sydney Rayner
1878–1967
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
SR
Matilda Rayner
1881–1892
Birth Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
MR

William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1847–1938
Birth Place: St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.
Parents
William Raynor
1798–1879
Crackfield, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Harding
1807–1890
St Germans, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Rannow
1758–1834
Horningsheath Suffolk, England
Sarah Allerton
1746–1807
Ousden Suffolk England
William Harding
1785–1819
Risby, Suffolk, England
Harriet Phillips
1783–1848
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Rayner
1710–1792
Ann WRIGHT
1715–1792
Henry Atterton
1715–1771
Sarah Challis
1714–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rayner
1690–1778
Henrietta Callise
1690–
#Thomas Wright
1687–1767
Anne TURNER
1690–1788
John Challis
1670–1720
Elizabeth Brebon
1672–1729

William Rayner's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Rayner (29 Sep 1847–23 Sep 1938) m. Elizabeth (C) Patterson (24 April 1845–15 April 1904)
  1. 1. William (John) Rayner 1868–1956 m. Mary (Johanna) Harvey 1875–1945
    1. 1. Herbert (Clive) Rayner 1911–1997 m. Emily (Isabel) Davis 1911–1991
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Keith) Rayner 1935–2007
      2. 2. Nola Rayner 1931–1985 m. Allan (John) McGovern 1922–1998
        1. 1. Diane (Kaye) McGovern 1951–2018
      3. 3. Ronald (Beverly) Rayner 1937–1999 m. Norma (Jean Bailey) (Feeney) 1932–2011
      4. 4. Dorothy Rayner 1933–2016 m. Norman (Alick) MORRIS 1925–1985
    2. 2. Arthur (Lawrence) Rayner 1894–1971 m. Alice (Rose) Ingledew 1894–1945 m. Doris (Brigid) Noonan 1901–1988
    3. 3. Clarence (Reginald) Rayner 1896–1945 m. Edith (Lillian) Watson 1896–1986
    4. 4. Leslie (Earle) Rayner 1897–1980
    5. 5. Amy (Elizabeth Margaret) Rayner 1899–1962 m. Ernest Player 1891–1956 m. Alfred Ridout 1878–1957
    6. 6. John ('Jack') Rayner 1904–1964 m. Edith (Lillian) Meagher 1902–1969
    7. 7. Ivy (Mary) Rayner 1905–1996 m. Cecil (Aubrey) McGrath 1903–1963
    8. 8. Reginald Rayner 1919–1960
    9. 9. Joyce Rayner 1921–1921
    10. 10. William (James Elijah) Rayner 1892–1924 m. Emily (Ida) Ritchie 1891–1966
      1. 1. Joseph (Carl) Rayner 1920–1992
    11. 11. Doris (A) Rayner 1901–1920
    12. 12. Daphne (Iris) Rayner 1913–2007 m. Cecil (James Norman) Mills 1908–
    13. 13. Alma (Margaret) Rayner 1893–1912
    14. 14. Lillian (Mary) Rayner 1916–1990 m. Reginald (Albert) Fitzgerald 1913–1993
      1. 1. David (Frederick) Fitzgerald 1933–1988
  2. 2. Lillian (Sarah) Rayner 1876–1963
  3. 3. James (Ernest Victor) Rayner 1883–1968
  4. 4. Eva (Maude Amelia) Rayner 1886–1975
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Rayner 1888–1973
  6. 6. Olive (Beatrice) Rayner 1891–1981
  7. 7. Emily Rayner 1866–1916
  8. 8. Adria (Maria) Rayner 1870–1884
  9. 9. Sydney (Lenby) Rayner 1878–1967
  10. 10. Matilda (Maude) Rayner 1881–1892

William Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1847
29 Sep 1847
Birth of William James Rayner in St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.
St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.
1938
23 Sep 1938
Age 91
Death of William James Rayner in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1847
    Event Place: St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1938
    Event Place: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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