Rainsford

Biography

Rainsford is an English-language surname, a variation of the toponymic surname Rainford from the village Rainford, Lancashire. Other variants include Raynsford, Rainforth, and Ranford. Notable people with the Rainsford surname variant include: Andrew Rainsford Wetmore (1820–1892), New Brunswick politician and jurist Charles Rainsford (1728–1809), British Army officer Ed Rainsford (born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer George Payne Rainsford James (1799–1860), English novelist and historical writer George Rainsford (politician), Australian politician George Rainsford (actor), English actor Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972), officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II Jenny Rainsford (1986–) English actress Jill Rainsford (1905–1994), actress, songwriter, painter and author Marcus Rainsford (c. 1758 – 1817) Officer in the British Army, serving in the Battle of Camden 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, and historical author Sir Mark Rainsford (c. 1652 – 1709), Irish Lord Mayor of Dublin and the original founder of the St James' Gate (Guinness) Brewery Peter Rainsford Brady (1825–1902), American military officer, surveyor and politician Sarah Rainsford BBC foreign correspondent Rainey Qualley (born 1989), singer and actress, uses the name Rainsford while releasing and writing music Fictional characters Sanger Rainsford, from Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game"

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