George Charles Rainford (1837 - 1922)

Born 2 Nov 1837 in St.Johns Square, Haymarket, London, Middlesex England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Clifton) Rainford — married 2 Jul 1870 in Kankakee, Illinois

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1922 at age 85 in Frankfort, Will, IL

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Biography

When George Charles Rainford was born on 2 November 1837, his father, George, was 27 and his mother, Harriet, was 21. He emigrated with his family at age 11, arriving in Joliet, Illinois USA. ^[1] His mother died shortly afterward and his father remarried. He married Mary Clifton on 2 July 1870 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. They had five children in 10 years. He died on 15 November 1922 at the age of 85, and was buried in Manteno, Illinois, USA.

Birth Non-conformist baptism record states 2 Nov 1837 birth Birth Index said "St Jas, Westminster."

Baptism^[2] Birth date 02 Nov 1837 Baptism date 12 Nov 1837 Church St Mary Deanery Westminster Parish: Horseferry Road, Westminster Church: St Marys

Naturalization

Date: 8 SEP 1868

Place: Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Note: Book 4, page 465

Parents

Husband: George Rainford

Wife: Harriet Strickland

Child: George Charles Rainford

Child: Richard E Rainford

Child: Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Rainford

Child: Harriet Catherine Rainford

Child: Richard Edward Rainford

Child: Robert Rainford

Marriage:

Date: 3 SEP 1834

Place: St Marys, Lambeth, Surrey, England

• Non conformist baptism in Horseferry Road Parish, Westminster
• Fact: Arrival (28 May 1849)
• Fact: Residence (1850) Joliet, Will, Illinois
• Fact: Residence (1860) Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Naturalization (8 September 1868) Book 4, page 465 Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
• Fact: Land Purchase (29 December 1869) bought land for ,500 from Robert Corlett and Harriet (his sister) Wesley Township, Will, Illinois, USA
• Fact: Residence (1880) Wesley, Will, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Wesley, Will, Illinois, USA
• Fact: Residence (1920) Widowed and living with the family of Walter Rainford and his wife Bertha. Wesley, Will, Illinois, USA
• Fact: Burial (18 November 1922)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth date: abt 1838 Birth place: Arrival date: 28 May 1849 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: London, England Detail Year: 1849; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_79; Line: 40; List number: 579. Web address http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=1023512035&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=PRS/ROMCATH/BAP/WESTM/0164660

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 January 2018, 16:58), entry for George Charles Rainford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJPC-XC3); contributed by various users.

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