Brief Life History of James
When James Raines was born about 1715, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, his father, William Raines IV, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Weekes, was 27. He married Jane Cockle on 24 May 1740, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 March 1771, in Heywood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57, and was buried in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
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- James Rains, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- James Rains in entry for William Rains, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- James Rains in entry for Jane Rains, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Raine , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: habitational name from Rayne (Essex), recorded in the Domesday Book as Raines in the 11th century. The etymology of the placename is uncertain, but it may derive from Old English hrægene ‘hut, shelter’ or from a pre-English river name for Pods Brook (a river on which Rayne lies), cognate with the German river name Regen (a tributary of the Danube), formed from the Indo-European root reg- ‘wet, moisten, water’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Rennes in Brittany, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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