William Rayner [Convict "Scarborough" 1790]

William Rayner identified as a Quaker. In London he worked as a baker with Solomon Selfe.

William RAYNER was born 14/2/1767 Shoreditch, London (son of William RAYNER and Mary TAYLOR)

William was convicted of Highway Robbery (with William DAVIS) and sentenced to transportation for life. He arrived in Sydney Cove in 26/6/1790 on "Scarborough"

In August 1790, William was sent to Norfolk Island on "Surprize"

William married Elizabeth GOLDSMITH in 1791 on Norfolk Island and they had the following children

• William 1792
• George 1794

In October 1796, he returned to Sydney, the children remained with Elizabeth on Norfolk Island.

William married Susannah CHAPMAN in 1809 at Newcastle and they had the following children

• Elizabeth 1810
• Sarah 1814
• Isabella 1817
• Robert 1820
• Sophia 1822
• Susannah 1825
• Archer 1833

William and Susannah moved to Tasmania sometime between 1814 and 1817

William died 14/12/1850 Hobart

• http://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I66934&ged=purne...
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/rayner/william/78931
• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austashs/bios/w_rayner.htm
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rayner-632
• http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con305.htm