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Bernard Willmott Bray 1894 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 NOV 1894

Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 21 MAR 1959

Death Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Bray

Mother: Mary Willmott

Spouse(s): Jessie Faux

Children(s): Evelyn Bray, Betty Bray, William Bray, Alfred Bray

In 1894, Bernard Willmott Bray entered the world in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, born to William Bray and Mary Ann Willmott. Bernard Willmott Bray married Jessie Frances Faux, and had children including Evelyn May Bray, Betty Francis Bray, William Charles Bray, Alfred Bernard Bray. Bernard Willmott Bray passed away in 1959 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Bernard Willmott Bray entered the world in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, born to William Bray and Mary Ann Willmott.
  • Bernard Willmott Bray married Jessie Frances Faux, and had children including Evelyn May Bray, Betty Francis Bray, William Charles Bray, Alfred Bernard Bray.
  • Bernard Willmott Bray passed away in 1959 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bray
1854 – 1900
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Mary Willmott
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Faux
1904 – 1990
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Children(s)

Evelyn Bray
1924 – 2013
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Betty Bray
1925 – 2012
Birth Location: (Queensland), (Australia)
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William Bray
1930 –
Birth Location: (Queensland), (Australia)
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Alfred Bray
1936 – 2014
Birth Location: (Queensland), (Australia)
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Bernard Bray's Ancestors

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Bernard Bray
1894 – 1959
Birth Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William Bray
1854 – 1900
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Mary (Ann) Willmott
1859 – 1934
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
Phillip (Hocking) Bray
1830 – 1889
East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Margaret Geraghty
1836 – 1891
Dublin, Ireland
William Willmott
1804 – 1884
London, Middlesex, England
Margaret Hannan
1820 – 1884
Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Bray
1800 – 1836
Margaret Thomas
1808 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bray
1764 – 1864
Jennifer Hocking
1764 – 1864

Bernard Bray's Descendants

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Bernard (Willmott) Bray (2 NOV 1894 – 21 MAR 1959) m. Jessie (Frances) Faux (14 NOV 1904 – 8 AUG 1990)
  1. 1. Evelyn (May) Bray (19 JAN 1924 – 11 SEP 2013) m. George (William) Reading (1921 – 19 AUG 1989)
    1. 1. Robert (George) Reading (24 APR 1944 – 28 DEC 2014)
    2. 2. John (Francis) Reading (23 SEP 1946 – ) m. Susanne (Mary) Pickett (1944 – )
      1. 1. Michael (John) Reading (1972 – )
      2. 2. Natalie (Somone) Reading (1977 – )
      3. 3. Tania (Averil) Reading (1978 – )
    3. 3. Annette Reading (1954 – ) m. Graham (Francis) Tucker (ABT 1954 – )
      1. 1. Mark (Francis) Tucker (1972 – ) m. Samantha (Jane) Searston (ABT 1972 – )
        1. 1. Alex (Graham) Tucker (2002 – )
      2. 2. Daniel (George) Tucker (1975 – )
  2. 2. Betty (Francis) Bray (1925 – 7 SEP 2012) m. Kenmore (John) Burton (ABT 1925 – )
    1. 1. Robert Burton (1947 – ) m. Jannie (Marie) Leung (ABT 1950 – )
      1. 1. Susan Burton (ABT 1975 – )
    2. 2. Judith (Ann) Burton (1949 – ) m. Jan Batistich (ABT 1949 – )
      1. 1. Ty Batistich (27 OCT 1973 – ) m. Kerrie O'Rourke (ABT 1973 – )
      2. 2. Sian Batistich (ABT 1973 – )
      3. 3. Phillip Batistich (ABT 1973 – )
      4. 4. Trevor Batistich (ABT 1973 – )
      5. 5. Zenobia Batistich (ABT 1973 – )
    3. 3. Gary Burton (1951 – )
    4. 4. Pamela Burton (1954 – ) m. Keith Butler (ABT 1954 – )
      1. 1. David Butler (ABT 1994 – )
      2. 2. Phillip Butler (ABT 1994 – )
      3. 3. Daniel Butler (ABT 1994 – )
    5. 5. Stephan Burton (1956 – )
    6. 6. Christopher Burton (1958 – ) m. Pauline Smith (ABT 1960 – )
    7. 7. Donna Burton (1960 – ) m. John Grover (ABT 1960 – )
      1. 1. Brendon Grover (ABT 1981 – )
      2. 2. Janice Grover (11 OCT 1989 – )
  3. 3. William (Charles) Bray (1930 – ) m. Gloria (Gwen) Hyne (23 APR 1931 – 16 JAN 2005)
    1. 1. Alan (John) Bray (1953 – )
    2. 2. Colin (William) Bray (1956 – )
    3. 3. Graham (Thomas) Bray (1958 – ) m. Debra (Lee) Haughton (ABT 1958 – )
      1. 1. Ashleigh (Rose) Bray (ABT 1979 – )
  4. 4. Alfred (Bernard) Bray (6 MAR 1936 – 30 MAR 2014) m. Brenda Thornton (18 SEP 1940 – 18 JUN 2022)
    1. 1. Frances Bray (1971 – ) m. Mike Mansfield (ABT 1970 – )
      1. 1. Christian Mansfield (1995 – )
    2. 2. Bernadette Bray (1973 – ) m. Craig Turner (ABT 1973 – )
      1. 1. Daniel Turner (1992 – )
      2. 2. Kole Turner (1994 – )
      3. 3. Jesse Turner (1997 – )
    3. 3. Michael Bray (1976 – ) m. Samantha (Kathryn) Draper (ABT 1976 – )

Bernard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1894
2 NOV 1894
Birth of Bernard Willmott Bray in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1959
21 MAR 1959
Age 65
Death of Bernard Willmott Bray in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1894
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1959
    Event Place: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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