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William Rayner 1865–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 7 Jun 1921

Death Location: Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Father: Henry Rayner

Mother: Elizabeth Rowe

Spouse(s): Emma Youren

Children(s): Herbert Rayner, Emily Rayner, Sophia Rayner, Mary Rayner, Louisa Rayner, Daisy Rayner, Adeline Rayner, Edith Rayner, Walter Rayner, Ruby Rayner

In 1865, William Rayner entered the world in Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia, born to Henry Augustus Rayner And Elizabeth Ann Rowe. William Rayner married Emma Youren, and had children including Adeline Victoria Rayner, Daisy Maud Rayner, Edith Florence Rayner, Emily May Rayner, Herbert Francis Rayner, Louisa Rebecca Rayner, Mary Elizabeth Rayner, Ruby Pearl Rayner, Sophia Elizabeth Rayner, Walter William Rayner. William Rayner passed away in 1921 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1865, William Rayner entered the world in Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia, born to Henry Augustus Rayner And Elizabeth Ann Rowe.
  • William Rayner married Emma Youren, and had children including Adeline Victoria Rayner, Daisy Maud Rayner, Edith Florence Rayner, Emily May Rayner, Herbert Francis Rayner, Louisa Rebecca Rayner, Mary Elizabeth Rayner, Ruby Pearl Rayner, Sophia Elizabeth Rayner, Walter William Rayner.
  • William Rayner passed away in 1921 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Rayner
1834–1919
Birth Location: New Norfolk, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
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Elizabeth Rowe
1837–1919
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Youren
1867–1946
Birth Location: Bealiba, Victoria, Australia
EY

Children(s)

Herbert Rayner
1892–1956
Birth Location: Kensington, Victoria, Australia
HR
Emily Rayner
1887–1964
Birth Location: Flemington, Victoria, Australia
ER
Sophia Rayner
1889–1944
Birth Location: Flemington, Victoria, Australia
SR
Mary Rayner
1891–1954
Birth Location: Kensington, Victoria, Australia
MR
Louisa Rayner
1894–1980
Birth Location: Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
LR
Daisy Rayner
1897–1981
Birth Location: –
DR
Adeline Rayner
1900–1992
Birth Location: Essendon, Victoria, Australia
AR
Edith Rayner
1902–
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
ER
Walter Rayner
1905–1980
Birth Location: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
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Ruby Rayner
1905–1964
Birth Location: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
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William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1865–1921
Birth Place: Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Henry Augustus Rayner
1834–1919
New Norfolk, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Elizabeth (Ann) Rowe
1837–1919
Tavistock, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Rayner) Jnr
1792–1862
Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
Sophia (Bartlett) Cullen
1798–1835
Australia
Thomas (Henry) Rowe
1812–1875
Lezant, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Ann.) Barrett.
1818–1878
Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William Snr
1767–1850
Elizabeth Goldsmith
1765–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rayner's Descendants

1.
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William Rayner (1865–7 Jun 1921) m. Emma Youren (1867–1946)
  1. 1. Herbert (Francis) Rayner 1892–1956 m. Eliza (Anne) Avery 1892–1952
    1. 1. Leslie (William) Rayner 1918–1974
    2. 2. George (Francis) Rayner 1925–1972
    3. 3. Dorothy (Adeline) Rayner 1916–1998
  2. 2. Emily (May) Rayner 1887–1964
  3. 3. Sophia (Elizabeth) Rayner 1889–1944
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Rayner 1891–1954
  5. 5. Louisa (Rebecca) Rayner 1894–1980
  6. 6. Daisy (Maud) Rayner 1897–1981
  7. 7. Adeline (Victoria) Rayner 1900–1992
  8. 8. Edith (Florence) Rayner 1902–
  9. 9. Walter (William) Rayner 1905–1980
  10. 10. Ruby (Pearl) Rayner 1905–1964

William Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1865
Birth of William Rayner in Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia
Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia
1921
7 Jun 1921
Age 56
Death of William Rayner in Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Myrtle Creek, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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