Samuel Rayner (1835 - 1932)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Samuel Rayner was born on Saturday, 14th November 1835, the son of William Rayner and Mary Ann (Harding) Rayner, at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Samuel immigrated^[1] with his parents on the barque "Resource", arriving at Port Jackson (Sydney) on 24 Jun 1837.

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Samuel married^[2] his first cousin, Mary Ann Rayner on Tuesday, 31st July 1855 in St John the Baptist's Church, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. Together they had 12 children:

1. Eliza (Rayner) Sharp
2. Samuel Rayner
3. Mary Lucy Rayner
4. Frances Rayner
5. Emily Rayner
6. Jane (Rayner) Madigan
7. Fanny (Rayner) Arnold
8. Edward Rayner
9. Elizabeth Rayner
10. Rebecca Rayner
11. James Rayner
12. Ina May (Rayner) Clarke

Samuel passed away^[3] on Tuesday, 6th December 1932 at Mullamuddy^[4], near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, aged 97 years, 22 days, and is interred^[5] in Mudgee Cemetery, Anglican, B.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thu 8 Dec 1932, Page 1, DEATHS^[6].

DEATHS

Mr. Samuel Rayner

The death occurred on Tuesday morning of Mr. Samuel Rayner, a very well-known and highly respected resident of the district, at his residence at Mullamuddy . Mr. Rayner, who was 97 years of age, is survived by one son, Mr. E. Rayner, of Mullamuddy, and three daughters, Mrs J. Madigan, (Dunedoo) and Misses Mary and Elizabeth Rayner (Mullamuddy). Messrs. W. Rayner (of McDonald's Creek), and H. Rayner, (Randwick), are brothers. The above-mentioned relatives, with the exception of Mr. H. Ray ner, were present at the funeral which took place yesterday morning at the Mudgee Cemetery. Prior to the interment a service was held at St. John's Church of England, Mudgee.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thu 8 Dec 1932, Page 4, VENERABLE CLAN^[7].

VENERABLE CLAN

Long Lived Rayner Family

The late Samuel Rayner (who died this week), was head of a highly-respected Muilamuddy family and was a member of a clan noted for Iongevity. At the time of his lamented death he had reached the great age of 96 years, and there are others in the family who are getting on. His youngest brother Mr. William Rayner, who was present at the funeral, has watched 87 summers come and go, while Mr Harry Rayner, another brother residing at Randwlck, has passed the 92nd milestone on life's journey. Harry, by the way. was for a great many years one of Australia's leading trainers.

Another mourner was Miss Mary Rayner, the eldest daughter, who is 71 years of age.

Very few families are as well known throughout the Mudgee district as the Rayners, and in the days of old they could easily put a cricket team In the field— in fact, they can do so to-day.

Sources

• Space: The Rayner Roots Branches and Twigs 1740 ~ 1987 by Harold and Frances Atkins. Page 78, 238.

1. ↑ Space:Voyage_of_the_Resource_to_Port_Jackson_24_Jul_1837
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 01 Jun 2022), Index entry for SAMUEL RAYNER and MARY A REYNER; District: NJ; Registration Number: 577/1855 V1855577 43B
3. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 01 Jun 2022), Index entry for RAYNER SAMUEL; Parents: WILLIAM & MARY A; District: MUDGEE; Registration Number: 20276/1932
4. ↑ Space: The Rayner Roots Branches and Twigs 1740 ~ 1987 by Harold and Frances Atkins. Page 78, 238.
5. ↑ Australian Cemetery Index Inscription #8647014 - Samuel Rayner: accessed 1 Jun 2022
   See also: Find A Grave: Memorial #48553392
6. ↑ 1932 'DEATHS', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 8 December, p. 1. , viewed 13 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160965789
7. ↑ 1932 'VENERABLE CLAN', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 8 December, p. 4. , viewed 13 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160965898