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Rayner, Herbert, brother of William Vernon Rayner (q.v.); b. May 1, 1882; adm. Jan. 16, 1896 (H); left July 1898; an engineer; enlisted in the Univ. and P.S. Corps in 1914 and served in his capacity as engineer in war work at home; m.

Rayner, Eric George Ewart, son of Harry Alexander and Gertrude Alice Rayner; b. 26 Dec. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (G); left July 1929; Queen's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1934; RA 1939-45 (Maj.), despatches (NW Europe) Aug. 1945; adm. a solicitor Mar. 1946; man. dir. Schweppes (Home) Ltd, vice-chairman Cadbury Schweppes Ltd 1969; m. 14 May 1945 Katharine Anne, d. of Sir John Augustus Hope Bt, of Craighall, and widow of Flt Lieut. Raymond Davis DFC; d. 13 Apr. 1978.

RAYNE, THOMAS, son of Robert Rayne, St. Lawrence Jewry, London, and Martha (Hamond ?); bapt. St. Lawrence Jewry 6 Sep 1715; adm. (aged 8) Jul 1723; left 1733; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 10 May 1733; BA 1737; MA 1740; ordained deacon (Winchester) 24 Dec 1738 (as Raynes); Vicar of Winwick, Northants 1737 [check]; Chaplain, 2nd Troop, Horse Guards 20 Dec 1740 (still 1759); Rector of Ilsington, Devon 19 Dec 1745-8; Vicar of Broadwindsor, Dorset; Vicar of Netherbury and Beaminster, Dorset (disp. to hold with Broadwindsor 1760); Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 25 Aug 1759; m.; d. 31 Dec 1788.

Rayne, John Perham, son of Maj. Henry Rayne OBE MC, Colonial Civil Service, and Ethel Kate Rayne; b. 1 Mar. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (KS); left July 1935; BNC Oxf., matric. 1935; RAF in WW2; tsetse control in East Africa; m. 1st 12 June 1943 Iris Smart; 2nd Patricia Brown; d. Oct. 1994.

RAYNE, CUTHBERT, younger brother of Thomas Rayne (qv); b. 9 Nov 1717; adm. (aged 7) Apr 1725; left 1733; m. 17 Jul 1747 Ann Champion (IGI); d. 20 Nov 1752.

RAYNE, ---; b.; in under school lists 1728-32.

RAYNE, ---; b.; in under school lists 1727, 1728.

RAYMOND, JONATHAN, younger son of Sir Jemmett Raymond, Kt, St. Peter’s, Oxford, and his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Skylling, Draycot, Wilts.; bapt. 26 Nov 1704; adm. (aged 11) Aug 1716; in under school list 1721; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 17 Dec 1723; adm. Inner Temple 20 May 1720; d. Aug 1736.

Raymond, John North Blagrave, son of Cyril Raymond, actor, and Iris Hoey; b. 4 Dec. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); absent Play 1939 and Lent 1940; left Dec. 1940; RA 1942-4, Intell. Corps 1944-6; a journalist and author; Daily Graphic 1947-9; The Times 1949-52; asst. literary editor New Statesman and Nation 1952-8; author of The Doge of Dover 1960, Simenon in Court 1968; d. 14 Apr. 1977.

RAYMOND, ---; b.; in school lists 1764; left 1764.