John William Strutt's father was the second Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place, Witham, in the county of Essex. Certainly it was a family with little previous interest in science for they were mostly landowners with interests in the countryside.
John William Strutt 's ama ay ang ikalawang Baron Rayleigh ng Terling Lugar, Witham, sa county ng Essex. Totoong ito ay isang pamilya na may maliit na naunang interes sa agham para sa sila ay mas landowners na may interes sa kanayunan.