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This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was a woollen manufacturer [1817], and established Allen Rayner & Company.
He married Elizabeth [1819-18??].
Children:
They lived at Newlands, Rastrick [1871]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Sue Abel
Born in Low Moor.
He was
a general labourer [1881] /
a yarn scourer of Salterhebble [1884] /
a yarn scourer of Cartgate, Wibsey [1890] /
a worsted yarn scourer [1891] /
an iron foundry labourer [1901] /
a boiler maker's labourer [1911].
In 1884, he married (1) Ellen Smith [1858-1889] at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
Ellen died in 1889.
In 1890, he married (2) Lily Smith [1868-1???] at Bradford
Cathedral.
Children:
They lived at 9 Bristol Street, Skircoat, Halifax [1891, 1901]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He married Betty [1774-1841].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Born in Warley.
His mother, Hannah, died [1840] giving birth to his brother
Mark.
By 1854, Benjamin, his father, aunt Jane, and brother
Mark had emigrated to America.
In 1861, the family were living in Ripley, Indiana.
Benjamin married Unknown
in Indiana.
Children:
The family moved to Kansas and then Oklahoma.
He died in Custer, Oklahama in 1908
This & associated entries use material contributed by Deirdre Linton
She married (2) Michael Waterhouse
He was said to be a strong man in a circus and a Grenadier guard
In a feat of strength, he once pulled a loaded cart up Clifton Common.
He is reputed to have been inspected by Adelaide, wife of
William IV who commented on his impressive physique with
to which he supposedly replied
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Best
Born in Rastrick.
He was educated at Crossley & Porter School.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with B Battery
174th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died 8th October 1918.
He was buried at Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France [Grave Ref IV E 17].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax,
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial
He died 8th October 1918.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
She was murdered in Clifton Wood on New Year's Eve 1832.
No-one was ever charged with the crime.
William Parry wrote a poem about the incident
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Best & Kai Roberts
Born in Halifax.
He was
educated at Rishworth School /
employed by J. Hoyle [1915].
During World War I,
he enlisted [December 1917], and served as Flight Cadet with the
204th Training Depot Station / Leading Aircraftman
Royal Air Force.
He was killed in an air crash
[17th October 1918] (aged 18).
The engine failed as he took off for a flight.
Seeing trees ahead, he tried to get back to the aerodrome, but he
lost speed and nose-dived to earth.
His thigh was broken and he died before the ambulance arrived to take
him to hospital
The Halifax Courier He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Stainland
[North Part old ground].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
and on the Memorial at Rishworth School
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
This & associated entries use material contributed by Sheridan Fryer
Son of Allen Rayner
Born in Rastrick.
He was
a worsted spinner [1871] /
organist & choirmaster at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [1872-1909].
His sisters erected a memorial for him in St Matthew's
Born in Halifax.
He emigrated to Australia.
In 1866, he married Emily Jane Newberry.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Tricia Parry
He died Q4 1913 (aged 48)
Born in Clifton [29th October 1861].
He was
a wire drawer [1881] /
a thick wire drawer [1911].
In [Q2] 1884, he married Martha Ann Crooks [1860-1943] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 49 Abbey Walk South, Halifax [1911].
Martha Ann died 27th October 1943 (aged 83).
George Harry died 20th March 1947 (aged 86).
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NL-A10]
He was a wire drawer [1881, 1884].
In
He married Alice [1831-1???].
Children:
They lived at 5 Shoesmith's Buildings, Skircoat [1881]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 31st Vet. Hosp.
Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
He died 23rd December 1918 (aged 30).
He was buried at Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine & Israel [Grave Ref C 30].
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddenden
He amalgamated with the business of his father-in-law, James Milne.
The business was at 5 Corn Market, Halifax.
Rayner took over after Milne's death.
He retired and his brother-in-law Jonathan Wilkinson Foster took
over the business and moved to Crown Street, Halifax
In 1819, he married Rachel Milne in Halifax.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Hingston & Tricia Parry
He was
landlord of the Duke of York, Stainland [1845, 1851] /
a farmer of 9 acres (employing no labourers) [1851].
In 1859, he declined to take up the Duke of York licence again.
In [Q1] 1844, he married Jane Walker [1818-18??].
She had a daughter: Eliza Walker [b 1839]
Children:
He was a mechanic [1901]
He married Rosa Wood [1865-1903].
Child: Edward Lloyd
They lived at 130 Brook Street, Rastrick [1901]
Born 22nd August 1823;
baptised at Halifax Parish Church [25th December 1823].
He is recorded as
an upholsterer /
a naval outfitter and contractor [1894].
On 8th October 1849, he married Ellen Walker [1825-1876]
at St Peter's Church, Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Children:
He expanded the family drapery business in a different direction.
The company supplied uniforms for the White Star Line.
It may have been that the Halifax business was thriving & getting
orders from the shipping companies in Liverpool.
He was living & working in
Liverpool /
Manchester [1851].
There is today [2016] a company Miller Rayner in Southampton
whose business includes the supply of uniforms to merchant navies and
airlines & shipping lines
This & associated entries use material contributed by Tricia Parry
Born in Southowram.
He was
a tailor [1851] /
a master tailor [1871].
In [Q2] 1846, he married Nancy Gledhill [1826-1909] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 28th May 1907 (aged 82).
Nancy died 20th November 1909 (aged 83).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with daughter-in-law Emma Rayner
On 11th October 1854, he married Catherine Dyson [1830-1910]
at All Hallows' Almondbury
He acquired Mark Blackburn's Granny Hall Estate.
He lived at Slead House, Brighouse [1866]
He became Town Clerk of Liverpool.
See
Abraham Hirst
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Blackburn & Derrick Habergham
He lived at 46A Ripon Street, Parkinson Lane, Halifax.
He was a regular soldier with 3 years' service in the
East Lancashire Regiment.
He served with the
Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)
in Malta.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 2nd Battalion
Scottish Rifles.
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
for
He was killed by gunshot after looking over the parapet [22nd June 1915] (aged 23).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He worked in the family's confectionery business at 25 Bethel Street, Brighouse [1906].
He travelled around the district selling
from a cart pulled by a pony
Born in Halifax.
He was an insurance agent [1911].
In [Q3] 1883, he married Emma Butterworth [1861-1926] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Emma died 17th June 1926 (aged 65)
and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with Joshua's parents.
A Joshua G. Rayner died in Leicester [Q4 1942] (aged 79)
Born in Heptonstall.
His mother, Hannah, died giving birth to Mark.
By 1854, Mark, his father, aunt Jane, and brother
Benjamin had emigrated to America.
They were living in Ripley, Indiana [1861].
Mark married Unknown
in Ripley.
Children:
He died in Ripley in 1892
This & associated entries use material contributed by Deirdre Linton
By 1834, members of the family had come to the Hebden Bridge / Warley
area.
He was a blacksmith [1841].
He married Hannah [18??-1840].
Children:
Hannah died in childbirth at Heptonstall.
His niece Mary Rayner married John Midgley.
In 1841, Moses was living at Kings Head, Stansfield with his
elderly mother Mary Rayner and sister Jane [b 1826] (a
spinner).
In 1851, son Mark was living with his grandparents back in
Ramsgill.
Moses, his mother, sister and son Benjamin were living
in Northowram.
His mother died in late 1851.
He decided to emigrate, and Moses, Jane, Mark
and Benjamin all emigrated to America by 1854.
In 1861 Moses, Jane and Mark were living in
Ripley, Indiana.
Jane looked after her brother until he died there [in 1889].
They are buried in Ripley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Deirdre Linton
He was
a dyer [1851] /
a wool dyer [1861].
Around 1837, he married Mary [1809-1874].
Children:
They lived at
Radcliffe died 13th August 1864 (aged 51).
Mary died 6th January 1874 (aged 65).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/76]
He was
a stuff weaver [1841] /
a warp dresser [1851].
On 1st December 1822, he married Mary Ann Walker [1806-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
In her will, she left bequests to a large number of local
organisations and institutions.
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £19,339
He was
a wire drawer [1871].
Around 1849, he married Adaline [1831-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Thomas died between 1871 & 1881
During World War I,
he joined the
Royal Navy
at the age of 16.
He
he served as an Able Seaman
on the Submarine E9.
He was on the E9, under Lieutenant-Commander Max K. Horton,
when it sank the German Cruiser Hela [1914]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Son of Elizabeth & Thurstan Raynor.
Born at Elmsett, Suffolk, England.
In 1638, he married (2) Martha Wood
in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
In 1862, he was declared bankrupt
He was manager at a house furnishing store.
In [Q2] 1899, he married Caroline Bottomley [1867-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 11 Kingsley Place, Halifax
Walter died Q3 1951 (aged 79)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
See
William Royde
In 1804, he married Betty Chew of Birstall.
Children:
They lived at Well Lane, Clifton
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Best
Born in Huddersfield.
He was
a woollen piecer [1851] /
a wool dyer [1861] /
a dyer [1871].
In [Q1] 1862, he married Ruth Thornton [1839-1904] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was Ruth's sister [?] Sarah
Thornton [b 1850].
Ruth died 3rd May 1904 (aged 65)
& was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/75].
William died 20th December 1908 (aged 69)
and was interred at Blackpool Cemetery
Rayner, Alan Ref 329-712
Recorded in 1868, when he was
Constable at Rastrick
Rayner, Alan Dyson Ref 329-10
Landlord of the Bottomley's Arms, Shelf [1959-1962]
Rayner, Allen Ref 329-5
Born in Rastrick.
Elizabeth was born in Westmorland
Rayner, Arthur Ref 329-139
Son of Isaac Rayner.
Ellen was the daughter of Thomas Smith, grinder.
She was a domestic servant at Harrison Road, Halifax
Lily was born in Sheffield, the daughter of Thomas
Smith (deceased), cutler.
She was a domestic servant of Cartgate, Wibsey,
Rayner, Benjamin Ref 329-32
Of Brighouse.
Rayner, Benjamin Ref 329-598
Elder son of Moses Rayner.
Rayner, Mrs Cecilie Ref 329-586
She married (1) William Rayner.
Rayner, Crispin Ref 329-1528
Son of William Rayner and brother of Elizabeth Rayner.
Now then, you're a fine figure of a man
I am that, Mrs Queen
Rayner, Edward Lloyd Ref 329-596
Son of John Charnock Rayner.
Rayner, Elizabeth Ref 329-864
Aka Liz.
Of Clifton.
Rayner, Eric Bottomley Ref 329-209
Son of Walter Rayner.
Rayner, Fairburn Ref 329-622
First conductor of the Clifton Subscription Band.
He also conducted the Brighouse & Rastrick Temperance Brass Band
[1901-1902]
Rayner, Fredric Ref 329-4
Or Fredrick.
Rayner, George Ref 329-624
Minister of Hartshead [1486]
Rayner, George Alfred Ref 329-407
Son of John Rayner.
It is not known whether Emily Jane was an immigrant
Rayner, George H. Ref 329-3
Vicar of Bradshaw.
Rayner, George Harry Ref 329-6
Son of Thomas Rayner.
Martha was born in Ashton-under-Lyne [1st August 1860]
Rayner, Isaac Ref 329-138
Born in Elland.
Rayner, Isaac Ref 329-530
Son of Fanny & Thomas Rayner of Broadfold, Midgley.
Rayner, John Ref 329-834
Halifax draper.
Rachel was the daughter of James Milne
Rayner, John Ref 329-849
Born in Sowerby.
Jane was born in Stainland, the daughter (or daughter-in-law)
of Rachel and John Walker.
Rayner, John Charnock Ref 329-260
Born in Rastrick.
Rosa was born in Malton
Rayner, John James Ref 329-405
Son of John Rayner.
Ellen came from Fleetwood
Witnesses to the marriage included John James's
father John & brother William Henry
Rayner, Joseph Ref 329-11
(Possibly) son of Robert Rayner.
Nancy was born in Southowram
Rayner, Joseph Ref 329-1317
Solicitor in Brighouse [1856].
Rayner, Joseph Ref 329-575
DCM.
taking command of the platoon at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Rayner, Joseph Sykes Ref 329-1358
Of Brighouse.
Rayner's Genuine Ice Creeam
Rayner, Joshua Gledhill Ref 329-13
Son of Joseph Rayner.
Emma was born in Rochdale
Precise details of his death / burial place are not yet known
Rayner, Mark Ref 329-601
Son of Moses Rayner.
Rayner, Moses Ref 329-597
From Ramsgill, North Yorkshire.
Rayner, Radcliffe Ref 329-9
Born in Marsden.
Mary was born in Huddersfield
Rayner, Robert Ref 329-12
Born in Southowram.
Mary Ann was born in Southowram
Rayner, Sarah Bowman Ref 329-271
Of Brighouse.
Rayner, Thomas Ref 329-7
Born in Halifax.
Adaline was born in Clifton
Rayner, Thomas Smith Ref 329-141
Son of Arthur Rayner.
Rayner, Thurston Ref 329-665
Or Raynor.
Rayner, W. Ref 329-796
Worsted manufacturer at Northowram.
Rayner, Walter Ref 329-200
Born in Leeds.
Caroline was born in Manchester
Rayner, William Ref 329-587
He married Cecilie
Rayner, William Ref 329-758
Of Spark House, Norland.
Rayner, William Ref 329-1529
Of Clifton.
Rayner, William Ref 329-8
Son of Radcliffe Rayner.
Ruth was born in Stainland
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