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Your connection with Scotland in the 1700s, and with pioneers in South Australia in the late 1800s
Jessie & Alexander GORDON - family tree & stories
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 1811 - 1886 (75 years)
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| Name |
William RAINS |
| Born |
1811 |
| Gender |
Male |
| General event |
This William Rains might have been the same William Rains who came out on the same ship as the McLeans - the Navarino in 1837.
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| General event |
William was married twice - to Sarah Perkins and Ann Willesee Rain (nee Deans, previously Beech):-
* Sarah Perkins: They married in England and soon after, they migrated to South Australia on the Navarino in 1837. Their first child, John, was born just three weeks after they disembarked. They had eight more children - Jane in 1841, no name 1843, Ann 1845, William 1846, Eliza 1849, William 1850, Charlotte 1853 and Eleanor in 1855. It appears that sometime after this, the relationship between Sarah and William ceased and then his relationship with Ann began, and their first child was born in 1860.
* Ann Willesee Rains:
Ann's first marriage was with Samuel Beech in Wisbech in 1854 and, five months later, they migrated on the Octavia which arrived in Port Adelaide in 1855. The passenger list had a Mr Beach (that spelling) with wife and child, but no other details (www.theshipslist.com/ships). [research: Who was this child? - Apparently born in Wisbech. "Ann brought her son with her. She apparently had either had an illegitimate child in England or was married to someone else." (Rosemary Saltmarsh, email on 13th Aug 2018)] In their first year in Australia, they had a daughter, Elizabeth, and another, Frederica Selina, in 1858. Ann's relationship with Samuel ceased around this time - after four years of marriage.
Ann's second marriage: Around this time, Ann commenced a relationship with William Rains and they had a daughter Lucelle in 1860 - less than two years after Frederica. Subsequently Ann and William had five more children - Liela (Lillia) in 1863, Frederick 1865, Cornelia 1867, Donale 1869 and Florence 1872.
Ann and William were not officially married until after the births of all their children (except the last) - probably because they were both legally married to someone else when they commenced their relationship. Ann had been with Samuel Beech for four years and William had been with Sarah Perkins for at least 12 years. As things eventuated, Ann and William were together for a decade before they were married - as soon as Sarah died. Maybe, Samuel had died by this time, but we have no confirmation for this. Their wedding was in the Adelaide Registry Office on 4th Feb 1871.
(This note by Don Gordon on 29th June 2019.)
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| Died |
3 Jan 1886 |
- William probably died some time between 1872 (after the birth of his last child) and 1897 (when Ann married Henry Saltmarsh).
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| Person ID |
I1082 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
27 Jun 2019 |
| Family 1 |
Sarah PERKINS, b. 1814, d. 16 Jan 1871 (Age 57 years) |
| Wedding |
See notes on Ann Willesee's profile (ID 1081). |
| Children |
| + | 1. John RAINS, b. 30 Dec 1839, Adelaide, South Australia  |
| | 2. Jane RAINS, b. 19 Apr 1841, Adelaide, South Australia |
| | 3. not named RAINS, b. 17 Jan 1843, Adelaide, South Australia |
| | 4. Ann Selina RAINS, b. 6 Jan 1845, Adelaide, South Australia |
| | 5. William Henry RAINS, b. 25 May 1846, Adelaide, South Australia |
| | 6. Eliza RAINS, b. 23 Jan 1849, Dry Creek, Adelaide, SA |
| | 7. William Henry RAINS, b. 14 Sep 1850, Dry Creek, Adelaide, SA |
| + | 8. Charlotte RAINS, b. 10 Apr 1853, Lower North Road, Adelaide |
| | 9. Eleanor Alma RAINS, b. 5 Jan 1855, Para Plains, Adelaide, SA |
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| Last Modified |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Family ID |
F359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Ann Willesee DEANS, b. 16 May 1832, Leverington, Cambridge, England, UK , d. 27 Apr 1915, Goodwood, SA, Australia (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
4 Feb 1871 |
Adelaide, SA, Australia [1] |
- Registry office
- Genealogy SA, Online Database SEARCH : 1871 MARRIAGE, RAINS William & BEACH Ann Willesee, Adelaide 86/183
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| Note about marriage |
Sometime before or during 1859, Ann took up with William Rains, having their first child together in 1860, though it was 4th February 1871 before they wed at the Registry Office in Adelaide. Ann declined to give her exact age, but William is said to be 59; both were widowed. The marriage registration records their respective fathers as William Willesee and John Rains. [2] |
| Note about marriage |
3 Jan 1886 |
| On the WikiTree managed by Sue Vize it is stated that this Ann's marriage with William ended on 3rd Jan 1886. This might be the date that the marriage was officially disolved. |
| Children |
| | 1. Lucelle RAINS, b. 3 Aug 1860, Adelaide, South Australia |
| + | 2. Lelia (Lillia) Annie Willesee RAINS, b. 29 Jun 1863, Reed Beds, Adelaide, South Australia |
| | 3. Frederick Dornal Willesee RAINS, b. 4 Aug 1865, Dry Creek, Adelaide, SA |
| | 4. Cornelia Lurline Willesee RAINS, b. 18 Oct 1867, Dry Creek, Adelaide, SA |
| + | 5. Donale Haimes John Willesee RAINS, b. 19 Dec 1869, Dry Creek, Adelaide, SA |
| | 6. Florence Christina Gertrude RAINS, b. 27 Nov 1872, Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Family ID |
F358 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S3] Family search, Family Search F22321.
- [S86] Sue Vize via WikiTree.
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