Mary Ann Rayner, Free Settler "Resource" 1837

BDM NSW

Death 1890/8435 Mudgee; Rayner, Mary A, daughter of William and Harriet.

Note:

The Death Certificate on this profile states the father is "William Harding", not Thomas, and mother as Harriet (Phillips).

It also states that Mary Ann Rayner had been 52 years in Australia (1838).

Children of Marriage (age at 1890): Samuel (55), Henry (53), William (43), Susan (57), Fanny (50), 2 females deceased, as informed by Samuel Rayner, son of Mary Ann.

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW) The 23 Oct 1890

Mrs. William Raynor (sic), the wife of the first settler on Boombeer Run, and for 57 years a resident in the Mudgee district, died there on Monday, She has left 100 grandchildren and over 60 great-grandchildren in the district.

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The following entry has Thomas and Martha Harding, with daughter Mary Ann, birth 1809, and baptism 1807, which can not be correct:

"below is the risby baptism of Mary Ann which is more feasible Mary Anne Harding

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
birth: 1809 christening: 06 Sep 1807 Risby,​ Suffolk,​ England
parents: Tho. Harding,​ Martha
name: Mary Anne Harding gender: Female baptism/christening date: 06 Sep 1807 baptism/christening place: Risby, Suffolk, England birth date: 1809 father's name: Tho. Harding mother's name: Martha indexing project (batch) number: C03585-9 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 950436"