Any Raynbirds out there?

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Any Raynbirds out there?

I have an unusual surname are any of my relatives out there?

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NOTES about the RAYNBIRD FAMILY, SURVEYORS
These notes are miscelleneous discoveries about the Raynbird Family, not yet assembled into an 'essay'. William and Hugh Raynbird are not well known in the geological world. They appear to be agriculturalists and land surveyors.
Useful information about the Raynbirds has been supplied by:-
Graham McKenna of the British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, 2002.
Phillipa Stevens, Hampshire Library Service, Local Studies, Winchester, Hampshire, 2002.
Raynbirds are authors and editors of:-
Martin, William C L & Raynbird, W (ed) & Raynbird, H (ed): 1858 (edited edn): Cattle, their Breeds, Management, and Diseases: (London)

Raynbird, Hugh: 1847: Essay on Measure Work, Locally Known as Task, Piece, Job, or Grate Work (in its application to agricultural labour): Royal Agricultural Society's Journal (London)

Raynbird, Hugh E: 1914: Hampshire Records Old and New (quarterly journal)

Raynbird, G & Raynbird Hugh: 1847: Treatise on the Feeding of Stock with Prepared Food ...: Farmer's Magazine (London)

Raynbird, William & Raynbird, Hugh: 1849: On the Agriculture of Suffolk (including the report to which the Prize was awarded by the Royal Agricultural Society of England): Longman (London):: reference copy at University of Southampton, Hartley, Rare Books Perkins S457.S9

Rham, William Lewis (sic) & Raynbird, W (ed) & Raynbird, H (ed): 1853 (revised edn): Dictionary of the Farm: (London)

These books being found in the British Library and Hampshire Library Service catalogues, 2002.
Papers in Hampshire Record Office for the estate of Colonel R Portal, Laverstoke, Hampshire, include:-
HantsRO:5M52/E78
Valuation of Upper Ashe Farm and letter to Colonel Portal from Hugh G Raynbird concerning a lease, 16 November 1875.
Valuation of Lower Ashe Farm by H G Raynbird, 27 March 1876.
Valuation of Upper and Lower Ashe Farms by Raynbird and Sons, 30 April 1886.
HantsRO:5M52/O2
Plan of the highway across Great Down, Laverstoke, Hampshire, proposed to be stopped up, by Hugh Raynbird, surveyor, 16 August 1862.

Hampshire Library
Hampshire Library Service has three of the Raynbirds's publications:-
Cattle
cover:-

BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY. PRICE ONE SHILLING. CATTLE: THEIR BREEDS, MANAGEMENT, AND DISAEASES. TO WHICH IS ADDED THE DAIRY.
REVISED AND EDITED BY WILLIAM AND HUGH RAYNBIRD.
LONDON: GEO. RUTLEDGE & CO., FARRINGDON STREET[] NEW YORK:- 18, BEEKMAN STREET.
With an engraving of a fine looking dairy cow.
title page:-

CATTLE: THEIR BREEDS, MANAGEMENT, & DISEAESES. TO WHICH IS ADDED THE DAIRY. BY W. C. L. MARTIN. REVISED AND EDITED BY WILLIAM & HUGH RAYNBIRD, AUTHORS OF THE REVISED EDITION OF 'RHAM'S DICTIONARY OF THE FARM,' ETC. ETC.
LONDON: G. ROUTLEDGE & CO. FARRINGDON STREET; NEW YORK: 18, BEEKMAN STREET. 1858.
The library's copy of this book is inscribed on the cover:-

Robert Raynbird 1874

Measure Work
title page:-

ESSAY ON MEASURE WORK, LOCALLY KNOWN AS TASK, PIECE, JOB, OR GRATE WORK, (IN ITS APPLICATION TO AGRICULTURAL LABOUR,) FOR WHICH THE PRIZE WAS AWARDED BY THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, BY HUGH RAYNBIRD.
REPRINTED FROM THE SOCIETY'S JOURNAL WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
HENRY WRIGHT, 51, HAYMARKET, LONDON. GEORGE THOMPSON, BURY ST. EDMUNDS. HENRY SMITH, CIRENCESTER. 1847.
The copy in Hampshire Library Service was donated to Winchester Public Library by Hugh Raynbird, 25 April 1924. Perhaps a descendant of Hugh Raynbird.

Hampshire Records
A journal published by the late Hugh E Raynbird. The library has a volume with 3 quarterly parts, issued 1914. A title page reads:-

Hampshire RECORDS OLD AND NEW CONTRIBUTED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COCUNTY. An Illustrated Quarterly Journal. PRICE ONE SHILLING. (By Post, One Shilling and Three-Hlaf-Pence.) [sic]
Printed for the late HUGH E. RAYNBIRD by CHAS. E. SYMONDS, WOTE STREET PRINTING WORKS, BASINGSTOKE. To be had of all Hampshire Booksellers and at Railway Bookstalls.
The earliest issue includes geology, soils, woodlands and other natural history topics; later issues are more genral interest, stateley houses, local people, etc.

Directories Etc
Local Studies Index
Hugh E Raynbird 1825-1914, resident and tradesman of Basingstoke 1851-1914.

Hampshire Directory 1855
Hugh Raynbird, land agent and surveyor, and steward to Lord Bolton. Resides at Church Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Hampshire Directory 1911
Hugh E Raynbird and Sons Ltd, land agents, surveyors, architects, valuers, and auctioneers - auction sales for cattle, sheep. pigs etc held every Wednesday at The Auction Mart. Telegraphic Address 'Raynbird'.

Hampshire Directories
Directories in the HMCMS library were searched for Raynbird, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1828 to 1895:-
Kelly 1855
Hampshire Directory

Raynbird Hugh, land agent, surveyor, & steward to Lord Bolton, Church street

White 1958
History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird and Harvey, seed merchants, &c., Wote st
Raynbird Hugh, land agent, &c., h Hackwood

Kelly 1867
Post Office Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird, Caldecott, Bawtree, Dowling & Co. (Limited), corn & seed merchants, Oat street

Kelly 1875
Post Office Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird, Caldecott, Bawtree, Dowling & Co. Limited, corn, seed, manure & oil cake merchants; chief office, Basingtsoke; branches, Andover, Wallop, Salisbury & Newbury
Raynbird Hugh Edward & Sons, land agents, surveyors & auctioneers, Wote st

White 1878
History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird & Co. (Limited), corn, seed, manure & oil cake merchants, Station yard; Alfred Dowling and W. W. Caldecott, directors; Peter Nayler, secretary.
Raynbird George (R. & Sons); h Hackwood
Raynbird Hugh Edwd. (R. & Sons); h Hackwood
Raynbird Robert (R. & Sons); h Hackwood
Ranbird & Sons, land agents, surveyors and auctioneers, Station hill

Kelly 1880
Post Office Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird, Caldecott, Bawtree, Dowling & Co. Limited, corn, seed, manure & oil cake merchants
Raynbird & Sons, land agents, surveyors, architects, valuers & auctioneers, The Auction Mart

Kelly 1889
Post Office Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird, Caldecott, Bawtree, Dowling & Co. Limited, corn, seed, manure & oil cake merchants
Raynbird & Sons, land agents, surveyors, architects, valuers & auctioneers, The Auction Mart

Kelly 1895
Post Office Directory of Hampshire

Raynbird & Sons, land agents, surveyors, architects, valuers & auctioneers, auction sales every wednesday, The Auction mart
Raynbird & Co. Lim. corn, seed, manure & oil cake mers

Census Returns 1881
Census returns on microfiche for 1881 have been searched, using the index provided.
Basing, Hackwood Park, 1881

Raynbird, Hugh E age 55, head, steward, land etc, born Wickham Skeith, Suffolk

Raynbird, Helen S age 51, wife, born Evesham, Worcestershire

Raynbird, Robert age 29, son, land agent etc, born Laverstoke, Hampshire

Raynbird, Helen age 23, daughter, farmer's daughter, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Raynbird, Agnes age 22, daughter, farmer's daughter, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Raynbird, Albert age 19, son, solicitor's ar..., born Old Basing, Hampshire

Raynbird, Edward age 19, son, farmer's son, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Raynbird, Arthur age 14, son, scholar, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Raynbird, Lucy age 13, daughter, scholar, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Basing, Lower Mill Farm, 1881

Smith, Jane head, born Haselar, Warwickshire

Raynbird, Walter age 26, grandson, auctioneer, an..., born Basingstoke, Hampshire

Raynbird, Edith age 21, grandaughter, born Old Basing, Hampshire

Old Parish Registers, IGS
The IGS index to old parish registers has been searched. Remember that this has a very incomplete coverage of registers and can therefore be misleading. 'Raynbird' is listed under 'Rainbird'
Raynbird, Helen
dtr of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 27.7.1857

Raynbird, Agnes Anne
dtr of Hugh and Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 5.12.1858

Raynbird, Edith Frances
dtr of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 4.4.1860

Raynbird, Albert
son of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 24.3.1862

Raynbird, Edward
son of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 24.3.1862

Raynbird, Laurence
son of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 6.12.1863

Raynbird, Elizabeth
dtr of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 3.7.1864

Raynbird, Paul
son of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 6.8.1865

Raynbird, Arthur
son of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened Old Basing, Hampshire, 9.12.1866

Raynbird, Lucy
dtr of Hugh Edward and Sarah Helen, christened, 8.4.1868

Suffolk Soils
The title page of:-
Raynbird, William & Raynbird, Hugh: 1849: On the Agriculture of Suffolk

reads:-
ON THE AGRICULTURE OF SUFFOLK: BY WILLIAM AND HUGH RAYNBIRD INCLUDING THE REPORT TO WHICH THE PRIZE WAS AWARDED BY THE Royal Agricultural Society of England
LONDON: LONGMAN AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROAW; G. THOMPSON, BURY ST. EDMUND'S; G. W. FULCHER, SUDBURY; R. DECK, IPSWICH; BACON AND KINNEBROOK, NORWICH; JOHN LODER, WOODBRIDGE. 1849.
facing the title page is a:-
MAP OF THE SOIL OF SUFFOLK Corrected from the Map made by A. Young in 1797.
It seems that The Raynbirds were not geologists. The chapter on the character of the soils of Suffolk says that:-
S. Woodward, Esq., has favoured me with the following information on the geological character of the soil:- ...
and elsewhere mentions that the Board of Ordnance maps are used as the geological base. But the geology does not tie in with the maps held by the British Geological Survey.
Graham McKenna at BGS sugests that the geological information on Raynbird's map of Hampshire does not tie in with the Board of Ordnance maps held at BGS. It is possible that it matches one of the versions of William Smith's map (1815).

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