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First Generation
1. Leopold RYNER was born in 1860 (calculated) in Warsaw, Poland. He was Polish. He was Jewish. He emigrated from Poland to England before 1886. He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bethnal Green, London. 1 On 5 April 1891 he was a Draper in Bethnal Green. 2 He and Hannah SZPERBER appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bethnal Green. 3 In 1896 he was a Hawker in Barking, Essex. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham, London. 4 On 31 March 1901 he was a General Dealer in West Ham. 5 He and Hannah SZPERBER appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham. He married her. He died after 1929.
Hannah SZPERBER was born in 1856 (calculated) in Warsaw. She was Polish. She was Jewish. She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bethnal Green. 1 She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham. 4 She and Leopold RYNER had the following children:
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Second Generation
2. Isaac RYNER (known as 'Israel'), son of Leopold RYNER and Hannah SZPERBER, was born in 1886 in Whitechapel, London. He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bethnal Green, London. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham, London.
3. Yetta RYNER (known as 'Jessie'), daughter of Leopold RYNER and Hannah SZPERBER, was born in 1888 in Whitechapel. She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bethnal Green. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham.
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| Simeon RYNER, "14 c1929" | |
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| Spouse: Jessamine Lydia LILLY, "15 c1929" | |
4. Simeon RYNER (known as 'Charles Samuel RAYNER'), son of Leopold RYNER and Hannah SZPERBER, was born on 16 October 1891 in Whitechapel. 6 He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham. He married Jessamine Lydia LILLY on 31 August 1929 in West Ham. He died of Cerebral Thrombosis on 25 December 1964 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He had his estate probated on 23 March 1965 in Gloucester.
Jessamine Lydia LILLY , daughter of George Ernest LILLY (1874-1924?) and Fanny Jessamine SAWYER (1876- ), was born on 14 November 1897 in Woolwich, London. 7,8 She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Walthamstow, London. She died of Breast Cancer on 12 March 1964 in Cheltenham. 9 She and Simeon RYNER had the following children:
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5. Annie RAYNER , daughter of Leopold RYNER and Hannah SZPERBER, was born in 1893 in Whitechapel. 10 She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham.
6. Minnie RAYNER , daughter of Leopold RYNER and Hannah SZPERBER, was born on 16 September 1896 in Barking, Essex. 11 She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in West Ham.
Third Generation
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| Michael RAYNER, "2002" | |
7. Michael RAYNER , son of Simeon RYNER and Jessamine Lydia LILLY, was born on 9 January 1934 in London. From 1934 to 1935 he was resident in Leytonstone. From 1935 to 1941 he was resident in Leytonstone. He was educated at Kirkdale Road Infant School from 1939 to 1941 in Leytonstone. In 1941 he was resident in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. From 1941 to 1948 he was resident in Stevenage. He was educated at ? Infant School from 1941 to 1942 in Stevenage. He was educated at Letchmore Road Boys School from 1943 to 1945 in Stevenage. He was educated at Alleynes Grammar School from September 1945 to June 1953 in Stevenage. From 1948 to 1952 he was resident in Stevenage. From 1952 to 1961 he was resident in Stevenage. Between 1963 and 1987 he was a Teacher. Between 1988 and 2005 he was a Book Dealer in Chelltenham, Gloucestershire. He died on 1 October 2005 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He was cremated on 11 October 2005 in Cheltenham.
Margaret Rosaleen Felicity PHILLIPS was the daughter of James Milner PHILLIPS (1905-1974) and Gladys Florence STEPHENS (1906-1991). She and Michael RAYNER had the following children:
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Fourth Generation
8. Katharine Anne RAYNER (known as 'Katy') was the daughter of Michael RAYNER and Margaret Rosaleen Felicity PHILLIPS.
Sources
| 1 | "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey TW9
4DU). Cit. Date: 5 April 1891.
Text From Source: Enumerated as RIGHNER (transcribed as RICHNER) |
| 2 | Ibid. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. |
| 3 | Ibid. RG12/270/9/11. |
| 4 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1901" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey, TW9
4DU). RG13/1580/75/45. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901.
Text From Source: Enumerated as RAYNER |
| 5 | Ibid. RG13/1580/75/45. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. |
| 6 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Bethnal Green, London, 268. Cit. Date: 23
November 1891. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Simeon Ryner 16 Oct 1891 |
| 7 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1901" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey, TW9 4DU). Text From Source: Essex Forest Gate |
| 8 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Woolwich, Kent 1d 1275. Cit. Date: Q1 1898. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 9 | "General Record Office Death Index". Cheltenham South 320. Cit. Date: 2 March
1964. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Jessamine Lydia RAYNER 2 Mar 1964 Delancy Hospital |
| 10 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1901" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey, TW9 4DU). Text From Source: London Whitechapel |
| 11 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Romford Essex 4a 466. Cit. Date: Q4 1896. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |