See also

Family of Walter Raynham and Sarah Edwards

Husband: Walter Raynham

  • Name:

  • Walter Raynham1 2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer, farm steward and a farm bailiff4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 1827 (app)

  • Chelsworth, Suffolk, England1 4 5 6 7

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 43)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household as Walter Rainham working as a farmer of 60 acres employing 1 man and 1 boy and living with his wife Sarah, sons John, Walter and Henry, and daughter Catherine. Born in Chelsworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 52)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Sarah, daughters Catherine, Eleanor and Minnie, and son Alfred. Born in Chelsworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 63)

  • Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farm servant (steward) and living with his wife Sarah, son Alfred, and daughters Eleanor and Minnie. Born in Chelsworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 70)

  • The Tye, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farm bailiff and living with his wife Sarah, son Alfred, and daughter Minnie. Born in Chelsworth Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q3 1901 (age 74)

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England1 3

Wife: Sarah Edwards

  • Name:

  • Sarah Edwards1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Edwards (1806-1868)

  • Mother:

  • Catherine (1815?-1892)

  • Birth:

  • 1837

  • Cockfield, Suffolk, England1 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 34)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife as Sarah Rainham living with her husband Walter, sons John, Walter and Henry, and daughter Catherine. Born in Cockfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 44)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Walter, daughters Catherine, Eleanor and Minnie, and son Alfred. Born in Cockfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 53)

  • Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Walter, son Alfred, and daughters Eleanor and Minnie. Born in Cockfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 62)

  • The Tye, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Walter, son Alfred, and daughter Minnie. Born in Cockfield Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 73)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • widowed head of the household and old age pensioner living in three rooms with her son Alfred, and daughter Eleanor. Born in Cockfield Suffolk with seven children, five of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 84)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • widowed mother living in five rooms with her son Alfred. Born in Cockfield Suffolk

Child 1: John Raynham

  • Name:

  • John Raynham1 10 11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1856

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 10 4

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Jul 1856 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • son of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay, private baptism and received into the Church on 28th December 1856

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 14)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son as John Rainham attending school living with his parents Walter and Sarah, brothers Walter and Henry, and sister Catherine. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

Child 2: Walter Raynham

  • Name:

  • Walter Raynham1 12 13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1858

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 12 4

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Dec 1858 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • son of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son as Walter Rainham attending school living with his parents Walter and Sarah, brothers John and Henry, and sister Catherine. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

Child 3: Henry Raynham

  • Name:

  • Henry Raynham1 14 15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1860

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 14 4

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Jul 1861 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • son of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 10)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son as Henry Rainham attending school living with his parents Walter and Sarah, brothers John and Walter, and sister Catherine. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Administrator:

  • 29 Sep 1928 (age 67)

  •  

     

    Henry Raynham was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Eleanor Jane Raynham on Saturday on 29 September 1928 at the Probate Registry, London, England

Child 4: Catharine Mary Raynham

  • Name:

  • Catharine Mary Raynham1 16 17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • governess then as a domestic servant18 19 20

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1863

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 16 4 5 18 19 20

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Sep 1863 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • daughter of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 7)

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Catherine Mary Rainham attending school living with her parents Walter and Sarah, and brothers John, Walter and Henry. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 17)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her parents Walter and Sarah, sisters Eleanor and Minnie, and brother Alfred. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 27)

  • Junction Road, Romford, Essex, England18

  •  

  • an unmarried visitor working as a governess and living with Francis and Louisa Collier and family. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 37)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 47)

  • 3 Fernhill Flats, St. Stephens Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England19

  •  

  • an unmarried general domestic servant living with percy and Juliana Everest and daughter Mary. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 59 yrs 11 mns)

  • Fisherton House Lunatic Asylum, Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England20

  •  

  • an unmarried patient who worked as a domestic servant. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 75-76)

  • Cotford Mental Hospital, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England21

  •  

  • this is assumed to be Catherine even though the record says she was married. Born in 1863

  • Death:

  • Q1 1946 (age 82)

  • Taunton "Registration District", Somerset, England22

Child 5: Alfred Raynham

  • Name:

  • Alfred Raynham1 23 24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer and farm bailiff6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 25 Aug 1872

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 23 5 6 7 8 9 25

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Oct 1872 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • son of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Walter and Sarah, and sisters Catharine, Eleanor and Minnie. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  • Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Walter and Sarah, and sisters Eleanor and Minnie. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 28)

  • The Tye, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working with his father and living with his parents Walter and Sarah, and sister Minnie. Born in Linsey (sic) Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 38)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working on a farm and living in three rooms with his widowed mother Sarah, and sister Eleanor. Born in Lindsay Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 48)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried head of the household doing home duties and living in five rooms with his widowed mother Sarah. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 67)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • a retired farmer living alone and born on 25th August 1872

  • Death:

  • Q1 1949 (age 76)

  • Winchester "Registration District", Hampshire, England26

Child 6: Eleanor Jane Raynham

  • Name:

  • Eleanor Jane Raynham1 27 28

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • school matron then a ladies maid29 8

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1875

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 27 5 6 29 8

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Apr 1878 (age 2)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • daughter of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Walter and Sarah, sisters Catharine and Minnie, and brother Alfred. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13)

  • Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Walter and Sarah, brother Alfred, and sister Minnie. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 27)

  • Orwell House, Walton Lower Street, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • unmarried servant working as a domestic school matron and living with Edward and Maud Paul and twenty-two others. Born in Lindsay Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  • Clay Cottages, Sandy Lane, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as ladies maid and living in three rooms with her widowed mother Sarah, and brother Alfred. Born in Lindsay Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 4 Jul 1928 (age 52-53)30

  •  

  •  

  • A death record could not be located

  • Probate:

  • 29 Sep 1928

  • Probate Registry, London, England30

  •  

  • a spinster of 20 Russell Square Bloomsbury Middlesex died 4th July 1928, administration of effects of £117 4s 5d (~£5,100 in 2017) to Henry Raynham millwright

Child 7: Minnie Raynham

  • Name:

  • Minnie Raynham1 31 32 33

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1879

  • Lindsey, Suffolk, England1 31 5 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Mar 1880 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Road, Lindsey, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • daughter of Walter Raynham (farmer) and Sarah of Lindsay

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 1)

  • The Street, Lindsey, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Walter and Sarah, sisters Catharine and Eleanor, and brother Alfred. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 11)

  • Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a daughter attending school and living with her parents Walter and Sarah, brother Alfred, and sister Eleanor. Born in Lindsey Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 21)

  • The Tye, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her parents Walter and Sarah, and brother Alfred. Born in Linsey (sic) Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q1 1908 (age 27)

  • Plomesgate "Registration District", Suffolk, England33

Sources

1.

Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1855 quarter:4 volume:4a page:887. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1901 quarter:3 volume:4a page:533. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1723 folio:67 page:4 schedule:18. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1835 folio:57 page:2 schedule:526. Cit. Date: 17 February 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1446 folio:12 page:6 schedule:39. Cit. Date: 17 February 2022.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1748 folio:151 page:8 schedule:52. Cit. Date: 17 February 2021.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10769 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:92. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

9.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9372 registration district:211 sub-district:1 enumeration district:3,4 schedule:141. Cit. Date: 27 March 2023.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1856 quarter:3 volume:4a page:383. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

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Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:375. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

12.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1858 quarter:3 volume:4a page:379. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

13.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:402. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1860 quarter:4 volume:4a page:393. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

15.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:423. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1863 quarter:3 volume:4a page:420 occasional copy:B. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

17.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:443. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

18.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1367 folio:86 page:34 schedule:220. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

19.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:5841 class:RG78 piece:267 registration district:95 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:153. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

20.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:10105 registration district:253 sub-district:3 enumeration district:17, 18, 18, 20, 21 page:36. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

21.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7090B page:24 line:37 letter code:WPXK. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Taunton 1946 quarter:1 volume:5c page:341. Cit. Date: 1 December 2025.

23.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1872 quarter:3 volume:4a page:502. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:532. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

25.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6639J page:13 line:5 letter code:TXFF. Cit. Date: 27 March 2023.

26.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Winchester 1949 quarter:1 volume:6b page:848. Cit. Date: 27 March 2023.

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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1875 quarter:3 volume:4a page:516. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

28.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:559. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1784 folio:111 page:38 schedule:218. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

30.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1928 page:29. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cosford 1879 quarter:3 volume:4a page:540. Cit. Date: 13 January 2022.

32.

Suffolk Family History Society - Sudbury East Baptisms 1813-1904, (2015 SFK-BPI-04/P1 own copy). Lindsay St. Peter entry:566. Cit. Date: 19 September 2022.

33.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1908 quarter:1 volume:4a page:672. Cit. Date: 17 February 2022.