Francis Robert Raines (22 February 1805 – 17 October 1878) was the

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, known as an

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. He edited 23 volumes for the

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publications. He also transcribed 44 volumes of manuscripts.

Early life

He was born 22 February 1805 in

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, the son of Isaac Raines, M.D. and Ann, daughter of Joseph Robertson. At thirteen years old, he was sent to

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, Lancashire, as an apprentice surgeon. He later moved to

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with his employer, during which time he went to the

and

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s. In 1826, he was released from his apprenticeship and admitted to St. Bees' Theological College.

Career

He was ordained in 1828, and after short appointments at

Saddleworth Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets as well as suburbs of Oldham on the west side of the Pennine hills. Areas include Austerlands, Delph, ...

and

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, he was vicar at

for the rest of his life. He was a founder Member of the

, serving as a Member of Council from 1843, and as Vice-President from 1858. Raines died after a short illness at

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on 17 October 1878, aged 73, and was buried in Milnrow churchyard.

Works

Francis Gastrell Francis Gastrell (10 May 1662 – 24 November 1725) was Bishop of Chester and a writer on deism. He was a friend of Jonathan Swift, mentioned several times in ''A Journal to Stella'', and chaplain to Robert Harley, when Harley was Speaker of th ...

, ''Notitia Cestriensis: Or Historical Notices of the Diocese of Chester'' (1850) editor *''Miscellanies: being a selection from the poems and correspondence of the Rev. T. Wilson'' (1857). Concerns Thomas Wilson (1747–1813). *''A History of the Chantries Within the County Palatine of Lancaster: Being the Reports of the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII., Edward VI. and Queen Mary'' (1862) editor *

William Dugdale Sir William Dugdale (12 September 1605 – 10 February 1686) was an English antiquary and herald. As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject. Life Dugdale was born at Shustoke, near Coleshi ...

, ''The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Made in the Year 1664-5'' (1872–73) editor *''The Vicars of Rochdale'' (1883) *''The Rectors of Manchester, and the Wardens of the Collegiate Church of that Town'' (1885) *''The Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Manchester'' (1891)

References

External links

The Raines Collection (PDF)Francis Raines Papers

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Chetham SocietyFamily history
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