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William John Rayner 1868–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1868

Birth Location: McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 12 Sep 1956

Death Location: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Rayner

Mother: Elizabeth Patterson

Spouse(s): Mary Harvey

Children(s): Herbert Rayner, Arthur Rayner, Clarence Rayner, Leslie Rayner, Amy Rayner, John Rayner, Ivy Rayner, Reginald Rayner, Joyce Rayner, William Rayner, Doris Rayner, Daphne Rayner, Alma Rayner, Lillian Rayner

William John Rayner was born in 1868 in McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William James Rayner And Elizabeth C Patterson. In 1943, William John Rayner resided in Kandos, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. William John Rayner married Mary Johanna Harvey, and had children including Alma Margaret Rayner, Amy Elizabeth Margaret Rayner, Arthur Lawrence Rayner, Clarence Reginald Rayner, Daphne Iris Rayner, Doris A Rayner, Herbert Clive Rayner, Ivy Mary Rayner, John Jack Rayner, Joyce Rayner, Leslie Earle Rayner, Lillian Mary Rayner, Reginald Rayner, William James Elijah Rayner. William John Rayner passed away in 1956 in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William John Rayner was born in 1868 in McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William James Rayner And Elizabeth C Patterson.
  • In 1943, William John Rayner resided in Kandos, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William John Rayner married Mary Johanna Harvey, and had children including Alma Margaret Rayner, Amy Elizabeth Margaret Rayner, Arthur Lawrence Rayner, Clarence Reginald Rayner, Daphne Iris Rayner, Doris A Rayner, Herbert Clive Rayner, Ivy Mary Rayner, John Jack Rayner, Joyce Rayner, Leslie Earle Rayner, Lillian Mary Rayner, Reginald Rayner, William James Elijah Rayner.
  • William John Rayner passed away in 1956 in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rayner's Ancestors

Self
William Rayner
1868–1956
Birth Place: McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William James Rayner
1847–1938
St. John the Baptists, Mudgee, N.S.W., Ausl.
Elizabeth (C) Patterson
1845–1904
Curban, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
William Raynor
1798–1879
Crackfield, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Harding
1807–1890
St Germans, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Colgan
1815–1856
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Rannow
1758–1834
Sarah Allerton
1746–1807
William Harding
1785–1819
Harriet Phillips
1783–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Rayner
1710–1792
Ann WRIGHT
1715–1792
Henry Atterton
1715–1771
Sarah Challis
1714–1782

William Rayner's Descendants

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William (John) Rayner (17 Jan 1868–12 Sep 1956) m. Mary (Johanna) Harvey (12 Aug 1875–25 Apr 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

William Rayner's Timeline

4 Records

1868
17 Jan 1868
Birth of William John Rayner in McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia
McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia
1891
1891
Age 23
William John Rayner was married in Mudgee, New South Wales
Mudgee, New South Wales
1943
1943
Age 75
William John Rayner resided here in Kandos, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Kandos, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
1956
12 Sep 1956
Age 88
Death of William John Rayner in Woonona, New South Wales, Australia
Woonona, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1868
    Event Place: McDonalds Creek, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Mudgee, New South Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Kandos, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Woonona
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1923-1958

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Woonona, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1923-1958
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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