Jane Rainey married James Alexander

[mandyfahey]

Hi Sonoftherock

This is a long shot but do you have a Jane Rainey (1854 - 1887) who married James Alexander in 1874 in Ballymoney?

Thanks in advance.

[david Rainey]

Hi mad jockette,
                          Sorry nothing on it will keep it in mind.
Regards.
                         

[kingskerswell]

Hi Mad Jockette,
                        I have had a look for your Jane Rainey/James Alexander with no success. The nearest I could find was James Alexander to Jane LEANEY on 20 Aug 1872 in Ballymoney Church of Ireland.

Regards

[mandyfahey]

Hi Sonoftherock and Kingkerswell

Thank you for your responses.
It is definately Rainey. the search goes on. I have a bit of info for the Alexanders, but nothing for Jane Rainey.

Many thanks

[aghadowey]

Can't see a marriage for James Alexander to a Jane Rainey either but wouldn't rule out the Alexander-Leaney one yet.
I did find 3 children listed in IGI:
1. Henry born 17 Mar.1875 Co.Antrim
2. William John born 20 Oct.1876 'Antrim, Ballymoney, Cork, Ireland' (Cork des not belong in the record but LDS have a large batch with Cork in it)
3. Sarah Jane born 6 Feb.1879 Drumaheglis (a townland west of Ballymoney along the River Bann). 

[kingskerswell]

Have also found these children and the mother is listed as Jane Rainey. Have used the new LDS pilot site for the whole of the UK and cannot match a Rainey marriage to a Alexander marriage.

Regards

[aghadowey]

I tried both LDS Pilot site and Emerald Ancestors index and couldn't find a match.

[mandyfahey]

Hi Aghadowey

I won't discount the Alexander / Leaney marriage, they could well be related somewhere in the tree.
The info I have for James Alexander and Jane Rainey is she was born around 1854, married James Alexander 1874 and died around 1887(aged 33years) having had 8 children. James Alexander then married Jane Mulholland in 1888 they appear then to have moved to Scotland and had two children.

I can't find any info as to the parents of Jane Rainey. I had found through some death certificate that Jane Mulhollands parents were Willian Hugh (or Hugh William ) Mulholland and Rachel??

The children you mention for Alexander /Leaney match the info I have for William John and Sarah Jane. Could I be so bold as to mention that maybe there was a typographical error. Future generations have the name Rainey ( Rennieall variations along the lines) as middle names.

This is just another conundrum to keep me busy.

Thank you again for your information.

Mandy

[aghadowey]

First of all, I have split this from Rainey deaths thread and renamed it since so much has been added to it.
Next, the IGI births I found are for children of James Alexander and Jane Rainey not Leaney.
Can't see a marriage for James Alexander-Jane Rainey but when I said not to rule out the one in 1872 to a Jane Leney I meant that it could be the right couple with her surname being  misread in the marriage record (some are difficult to read).