See also

Family of Harry Rayner and Florence Elizabeth Bowtle

  • Husband:

  • Harry Rayner (1874-1941)

  • Wife:

  • Florence Elizabeth Bowtle (1872-1949)

  • Children:

  • Basil James Rayner (1900-1974)

  •  

  • Hilda Florence Rayner (1903-2001)

  •  

  • Clifford Harry Rayner (1908-1985)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 3 Dec 1899

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England1

  •  

  • also read on 10th and 17th December 1899. Harry a bachelor of Long Melford, Florence a spinster of this parish

  • Marriage:

  • 1 Jan 1900

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England1,2,3

  •  

  • Harry a butcher of Long Melford, Florence of this parish, both single, groom's father Thomas Arnold Rayner a deceased boot maker, bride's father James Bowtle a bricklayer. Married by banns and witnessed by Frederick Bowtle, Jessie Bowtle and James Bowtle

Husband: Harry Rayner

  • Name:

  • Harry Rayner2,3,4,5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • butcher7,8,9,10,11

  • Birth:

  • 11 Apr 1874

  • Tinter Yard, Halstead, Essex, England5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

  •  

  • son of Sarah Ann Rayner a silk weaver

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 6)

  • The Causeway, Halstead, Essex, England12

  •  

  • son as Harry Arnold attending school and living with his widowed mother Sarah. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 16)

  • 72 Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a butchers assistant and living with Austin and Emma Blandon and their family. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 26)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a butcher and living with his wife Florence, and son Basil. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 36)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a butcher and living in four rooms with his wife Florence, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Halstead Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 2 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a butcher at home and living in four rooms with his wife Florence, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 65)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • a married and retired butcher living with his wife Florence. Born on 11th April 1874

  • Death:

  • Q3 1941 (age 67)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England13

Wife: Florence Elizabeth Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Florence Elizabeth Bowtle14,15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James Bowtle (1839, bur.1903)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Elizabeth Potter (1839?-1885)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housekeeper16

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jun 1872

  • Great Bardfield, Essex, England4,8,9,10,11,14,16,17

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Aug 1872 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Essex, England1,4,15

  •  

  • daughter of James Bowtle (bricklayer) and Hannah Elizabeth of Great Bardfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England17

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Hannah, brothers, Herbert, Frederick, Frank and Basil, and sister Jessie. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • High Street, Great Bardfield, Essex, England16

  •  

  • daughter working as a housekeeper and living with her widowed father James, sister Jessie, and brother Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Harry, and son Basil. Born in Great Bardfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Harry, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Bardfield Essex and married for eleven years with three children, all of whom are still alive

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48 yrs 0 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in four rooms with her husband Harry, sons Basil and Clifford, and daughter Hilda. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 67)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Harry. Born on 10th June 1872

  • Death:

  • Q1 1949 (age 76)

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England18

Child 1: Basil James Rayner

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Spouse: Susannah Mayes, 1908?, age 10

  • Name:

  • Basil James Rayner4,19,20,21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Susannah Mayes (1898-1963)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • butcher then a butcher's salesman10,22

  • Birth:

  • 20 Nov 1900

  • Long Melford, Suffolk, England8,9,10,19,21,22

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Harry and Florence. Born in Long Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 10)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Harry and Florence, brother Clifford, and sister Hilda. Born in Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 20 yrs 7 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a butcher at home and living in four rooms with his parents Harry and Florence, brother Clifford, and sister Hilda. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 38)

  • 3 Oxford Terrace, Oxford Street, Exning, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • married butcher's salesman living with his wife Susannah, a closed record (presumably daughter Freda), son Alec and a visitor. Born on 20th November 1900

  • Administrator:

  • 17 Sep 1963 (age 62)

  •  

     

    Basil James Rayner was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Susannah Mayes on Tuesday on 17 September 1963 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Q2 1974 (age 73)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

Child 2: Hilda Florence Rayner

  • Name:

  • Hilda Florence Rayner4,23,24,25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Reginald Joseph Crissell (1904-1984)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • corset machinist10

  • Birth:

  • 23 Mar 1903

  • Long Melford, Suffolk, England9,10,23,26

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Harry and Florence, and brothers Basil and Clifford. Born in Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 18 yrs 3 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a corset machinist for Riddell corset manufacturer and living in four rooms with her parents Harry and Florence, and brothers Basil and Clifford. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 36)

  • New Farm Cottages, Horkesley Heath, Essex, England26

  •  

  • married doing unpaid doestic duties and living with her husband Reginald, two closed records (one of whom is presumably daughter Brenda), and an Irene A Coxon b1934. Born on 23rd March 1903

  • Death:

  • Nov 2001 (age 98)

  • Sudbury "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Child 3: Clifford Harry Rayner

  • Name:

  • Clifford Harry Rayner4,27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alice Rosa Benstead (1907-2011)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter and joiner28

  • Birth:

  • 26 Feb 1908

  • Long Melford, Suffolk, England9,10,27,28,29

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 3)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Harry and Florence, brother Basil, and sister Hilda. Born in Melford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 13 yrs 4 mns)

  • Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Harry and Florence, brother Basil, and sister Hilda. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 31)

  • 115 Dale Avenue, Edgeware, London, England28

  •  

  • a married carpenter and joiner living with his wife Alice. Born on 26th February1908

  • Death:

  • Q4 1985 (age 77)

  • Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England29,30

  •  

  • as Clifford Harold Rayner

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2.

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3.

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4.

Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

5.

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9.

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10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG15 piece:9304 registration district:205 sub-district:4 enumeration district:9, 10, 11 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 5 November 2022.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6671H page:17 line:42 letter code:TZGF. Cit. Date: 8 November 2022.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1941 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1201. Cit. Date: 8 November 2022.

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30.

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