Robert Rainey
1842 - 1934 (92 years)-
Name Robert Rainey - Robert was a son of Thomas Rainey.
Born 1842 County Antrim, Northern Ireland 
[1] Gender Male Died 15 Aug 1934 Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] Buried Sydenham, Cemetery Sydenham, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171307086/robert-rainey
Plot: Block 3G. Plot 74
Person ID I1861 McKeown Last Modified 2 Mar 2025
Family Mary Wallace, b. 1840, Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 2 Oct 1914, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 74 years) Married 18 Jun 1861 Children 1. Maria Rainey, b. 1862, d. 1939 (Age 77 years) 2. Annie Matilda Rainey, b. 1864, Canterbury, New Zealand , d. 13 Nov 1923 (Age 59 years)3. James Rainey, b. 1865, d. 1866 (Age 1 years) 4. Thomas Montgomery Rainey, b. 1866, d. 1940 (Age 74 years) 5. Robert Wallace Rainey, b. 1868, d. 17 Sep 1958 (Age 90 years) 6. Marguerite Rainey, b. 1870, d. 1960 (Age 90 years) 7. Sarah Glasgow Rainey, b. 16 Aug 1873, d. 29 Jul 1960 (Age 86 years) 8. Martha Lavinia Rainey, b. 1876, d. 1963 (Age 87 years) Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 Family ID F783 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Extracts from Mary's bio written by Joyce Hislop ..
Robert Rainey married Mary Wallace on 18 June 1861 and the couple sailed as assisted emigrants to New Zealand. The embarked on the 'Sebastopol' 3 months later, on 5 Sep 1861, arriving in Lyttelton, 14 Dec 1861 .. https://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/sebastopol.html
Robert and Mary first resided on Ferry Road then after some years bought land in Lincoln and Tai Tapu where Robert became a successful stock breeder. The Lincoln property was known as 'Lincoln Lodge'. He later became a Justice of the Peace and served on several local committees.
They had eight children
1862 - 1939 Maria Glasgow Rainey (+Gray)
1864 - 1923 Annie Matilda Rainey (didn't marry)
1865 - 1866 James Rainey (aged 5 months)
1866 - 1940 Thomas Montgomery Rainey (+Sharp)
1868 - 1958 Robert Wallace Rainey (+Morrow)
1870 - 1960 Margaret (Marguerite) Rainey (+Ballantyne)
1873 - 1960 Sarah Glasgow Rainey (didn't marry)
1876 - 1963 Martha Lavinia Rainey (didn't marry)
Robert, Mary and two of their unmarried daughters Annie and Sarah, moved to Mather's Road, Spreydon in 1908. Their third unmarried daughter Martha Lavinia continued to live with her brother Robert Wallace on the farm at Lincoln until his marriage in 1912.
Mary died 2 Oct 1914 aged 74 years
Robert died 15 Aug 1934 aged 92 years and is buried with her. [1]
- Extracts from Mary's bio written by Joyce Hislop ..
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Sources - [S8] Find a Grave.
- [S8] Find a Grave.