William Rainey: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

William Rainey is documented in 71 historical records spanning 1838-2016 across 22 cities — including Moose Jaw, Bathurst, King, Minto, Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Saint-Leon-De-Standon, Inverness, Roxborough, Osnabruck, and Caradoc. Sources include 24 births, 1 baptism record, 24 censuses, 5 marriage records, 1 burial record, and 16 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named William Rainey through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with William Rainey today.

Year Type Subject Location Source Results

1838

Baptism

William-John Rainey

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, QC

Vital records

1838

Baptism

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, QC

(Vital records)

abt. 1839

Birth

William-J Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1839

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1849

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1849

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1854

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1854

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1856

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

abt. 1856

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

abt. 1857

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1857

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1858

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1858

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1860

Birth

William-E Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1860

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1862

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1862

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1862

Marriage

William Rainey & Christiana Cathcart

Saint-Leon-De-Standon, Qc

Vital records

1862

Marriage

Saint-Leon-De-Standon, Qc

(Vital records)

abt. 1863

Birth

William-L Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1863

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1863

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1863

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1873

Birth

William-F Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1873

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1874

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1874

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1874

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1874

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1877

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1877

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1877

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1881

abt. 1877

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1880

Burial

William Rainey

Inverness, QC

Vital records

1880

Burial

Inverness, QC

(Vital records)

1881

Census

William Rainey

Roxborough, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Roxborough, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William-E Rainey

Osnabruck, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Osnabruck, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Rainey & Jane Rainey

Caradoc, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Caradoc, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Rainey

Fullarton, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Fullarton, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

1881

Census

William Rainey

Bathurst, NB

Recensement du Canada, 1881

1881

Census

Bathurst, NB

(Recensement du Canada, 1881 )

abt. 1886

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1886

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1889

Birth

William-John Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1891

abt. 1889

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-L Rainey & Mary Rainey

Bathurst, NB

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Bathurst, NB

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-John Rainey

King, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

King, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Rainey

Markham, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Markham, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-F Rainey

Minto, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Minto, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William Rainey & Amelia Rainey

Minto, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

Minto, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

1891

Census

William-J Rainey & Agnes Rainey

St Marys, ON

Recensement du Canada, 1891

1891

Census

St Marys, ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1891)

abt. 1892

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1892

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1892

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

abt. 1892

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

abt. 1894

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1894

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1895

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1895

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

abt. 1900

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

abt. 1900

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

abt. 1900

Marriage

William Reny-Rene-Rainey & Emma Morin

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1900

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

abt. 1919

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1919

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1922

Marriage

Francois-William Reny-Rene-Rainey & M. -Rose-Alma Morin

Waterville, Me

Vital records

1922

Marriage

Waterville, Me

(Vital records)

abt. 1926

Birth

William Rainey

Undetermined location

Recensement du Canada, 1931

abt. 1926

Birth

Undetermined location

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1926

Census

William Rainey

Moose Jaw, SK

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

1926

Census

Moose Jaw, SK

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

1926

Census

William Rainey

Moose Jaw, SK

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

1926

Census

Moose Jaw, SK

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

1926

Census

William Rainey & Irene Rainey

Weyburn, SK

Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926

1926

Census

Weyburn, SK

(Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)

1931

Census

William Rainey

Grand Forks (Cite), C-B

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Grand Forks (Cite), C-B

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey & Mary Rainey

Townsend (Canton), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Townsend (Canton), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey & Gertrude-J Rainey

[Sans nom], SK

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

[Sans nom], SK

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey

Chatham (Canton), QC

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Chatham (Canton), QC

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey & Lebidia Rainey

King (Canton), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

King (Canton), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey

Long Branch (Ville), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Long Branch (Ville), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey & Eileen Rainey

York (Canton), ON

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

York (Canton), ON

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey

Moose Jaw, SK

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Moose Jaw, SK

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey

Moose Jaw, SK

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Moose Jaw, SK

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1931

Census

William Rainey & Isabelle Rainey

Saskatchewan, SK

Recensement du Canada, 1931

1931

Census

Saskatchewan, SK

(Recensement du Canada, 1931)

1953

Marriage

William-Foster Rainey & Barbara-Ann O-Donnell

Manchester, Nh

Vital records

1953

Marriage

Manchester, Nh

(Vital records)

abt. 1961

Marriage

William-F Rainey & Barbara-O Donnell

Undetermined location

Vital records

abt. 1961

Marriage

Undetermined location

(Vital records)

Obituary of William Rainey

William Rainey, died.

Obituary: LEXINGTON -- William Rainey, 87, Milward Funeral Directors, Southland.

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Obituary of William-F Rainey ( - 2007)

William-F. Rainey, spouse of Lelia Rainey, son of Hiram and Bess-McCormac, father of William F, Jr, Sarah Jo Rainey and Sc, died on March 17, 2007.

Obituary: COLUMBUS, NC-- William Frederick Rainey of Columbus, NC died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Rosecrest in Inman, SC.He was born in Asheville, NC and was the son of the late Hiram Watson and Bess McCormac Rainey. After graduation from the Decatur Boys High, Decatur, GA he entered the U.S. Marine [...]

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Obituary of C. -William Rainey ( - 2007)

C. -William Rainey, spouse of Diane Jefferies, son of Keith and Shirley, father of Kacie and Jeff, died on August 27, 2007.

Obituary: RAINEY, C. William "Bill" Bill passed away in the early morning of August 27, 2007 after a short but undaunted and fearless battle with colon cancer at the young age of 54, with his family by his side. He will be forever loved and remembered by his beautiful wife, Diane [...]

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Obituary of William-Sterlin Rainey (1926 - 2008)

William-Sterlin Rainey, born in 1926, father of Charles Baxter and Ken M, died on October 11, 2008 at 82 years old.

Obituary: RAINEY, William Sterlin Age 82 of Fairview, was born September 17, 1926 in Williamson County and passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the Baptist Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Rainey was preceded in death by a son, Charles Baxter Rainey; brother, W.L. Rainey and sisters, Nellie Daugherty, [...]

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Obituary of William-Pritchard Rainey

William-Pritchard Rainey, died.

Obituary: RAINEY, William PritchardAge 83, Linden. November 01, 2008. Service 11 a.m. Nov. 3. YOUNG FUNERAL HOME,931-589-3033

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Obituary of William-E Rainey (1949 - 2011)

William-E. Rainey, born in 1949, died on December 28, 2011 at 62 years old.

Obituary: RAINEY, WILLIAM E. "RED" Lake Butler, Florida - Mr. William E. "Red" Rainey, 62, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Mr. Rainey was born on September 19, 1949 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to the late William H. Rainey and Violet [...]

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Obituary of William Rainey (1925 - 2012)

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William Rainey, born in 1925, spouse of Hazel-Thomas Rainey, son of J. T and Ada-Owings, father of Carolyn A, Don T, Laurie, Rev. Kenneth R and Wanda, died on January 9, 2012 at 87 years old.

Obituary: William Thomas RaineyGreenvilleWilliam Thomas Rainey, 87, of Greenville, husband of Hazel Thomas Rainey, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 9, 2012 surrounded by his loving family after an extended illness.Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late J.T. and Ada Owings Rainey.Mr. Rainey served [...]

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Obituary of William-Nathan Rainey (1928 - 2012)

William-Nathan Rainey, born in 1928, died on April 19, 2012 at 84 years old.

Obituary: COTTONDALE William Nathan Rainey, age 84, of Cottondale, died April 19, 2012, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Fairview Wesleyan Church in Cottondale with Rev. Kerry Rainey and Rev. Glenn Rainey officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens with Memory Chapel Funeral Home, [...]

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Obituary of Paul-William Rainey (1957 - 2012)

Paul-William Rainey, born in 1957, spouse of Liz Coogan, son of Liz, father of Kelly and Keith, died on May 28, 2012 at 55 years old.

Obituary: Paul William Rainey, 55, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at home, surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of Christ the King, Blue Mill Road, New Vernon, N.J. on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Hours of visitation are at the Doyle Funeral Home, [...]

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Obituary of William-Ronald Rainey (1952 - 2013)

William-Ronald Rainey, born in 1952, spouse of Debbie Rainey, son of Hubert and Melba, father of Robert and University, died on March 19, 2013 at 61 years old.

Obituary: TUSCALOOSA William Ronald Rainey, age 61, of Tuscaloosa, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at home. Visitation will be Saturday, March 23, 2013, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North. Private graveside services will follow at Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Fayette with Magnolia Chapel [...]

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Obituary of William-B Rainey (1926 - 1926)

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William-B. Rainey, born in 1926, spouse of Marge-Punch Rainey, son of Louella-Young, father of Bruce, Bruce', Dale, Don, Don', Gabriel, Alannah, John, John' and Erin, died on April 10, 1926.

Obituary: RAINEY, William B.Born April 10, 1926. Died August 4, 2013. Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Bill moved to Nashville with father William Henry Rainey and mother Louella Young Rainey during his elementary school years. He attended Isaac Litton High School and graduated in 1943. During high school, he worked as a [...]

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Obituary of William-T Rainey ( - 2013)

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William-T. Rainey, died on August 16, 2013.

Obituary: ->Rainey, William T.Fairport: Formerly of Ocean City, N.J. August 16, 2013. Survived by children, William T. (Grace) Rainey, Jr., Lynnette Rainey, Lisa (Joe) Miles, J. Bradford (Kristen) Rainey, Leslie (Pat) Courtney, Ann E. Rainey, Chad (Cathryn) Rainey; grandchildren, Choddie, Ginger, Thompson, Lily, Crey, Davis and Anna; many nieces and nephews. [...]

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Obituary of William Rainey (1968 - 2014)

William Rainey, born in 1968, died on May 6, 2014 at 46 years old.

Obituary: Rainey, William Bruce, 46, of Auburn, died May 6, 2014. Carter Funeral Home, Winder.

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Obituary of William-Bruce Rainey (1968 - 2014)

William-Bruce Rainey, born in 1968, died on May 6, 2014 at 46 years old.

Obituary: William Bruce Rainey, age 46, of Auburn, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Friday, May 9 from the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. at [...]

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Obituary of John-William Rainey (1932 - 2014)

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John-William Rainey, born in 1932, spouse of Dorothy Rainey, died on June 2, 2014 at 82 years old.

Obituary: John William (Jack) RaineyJune 13, 1932 - June 2, 2014Passed peacefully at the age of 82. Predeceased by his beloved wife Dorothy. John will be deeply missed by his sister Patricia and his brother David (Joan). Dear uncle to Kathleen (Leroy), Susan (Timothy), David (Ines) and Edward. Sadly missed by [...]

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Obituary of William Rainey ( - 2016)

William Rainey, spouse of Mary Deer, son of Russell and Minnie, died on April 8, 2016.

Obituary: RAINEY, William (Bill) ErnestPassed away peacefully at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre, Kahnawake, Quebec on April 8, 2016. Bill was 67 years of age. Beloved husband of Mary (nee Deer). Predeceased by parents Minnie and Russell Rainey, brother Winston, and sister Clara (Murray Bennett). Survived by siblings Gordon (Marie), James [...]

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What are the most common first names in Rainey family?

The most popular first names associated with the Rainey surname.

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Rainey who bear each given name, based on the 534 available.

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