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Richard Bray 1821 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JAN 1821

Birth Location: Bere Alston, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 26 JUN 1894

Death Location: Milby, Quebec, Canada

Father: Ambrose Bray

Mother: Rebecca Thomas

Spouse(s): Catherine Williams, Nanny Gilbert

Children(s): Catherine Bray, [________] Bray, Ambrose Bray, Ellen Bray, Samuel Bray, Richard Bray, Alfred Bray, [________] Bray, Nicholas Bray, Eliza Bray, Reginald Bray, Mary Bray, Harold Bray

The story of Richard Bray began in 1821 in Bere Alston, Devonshire, England. Richard Bray married Catherine Williams, Nanny Gilbert, and had children including Catherine Bray, [________] Bray, Ambrose Sebastian Bray, Ellen Bray, Samuel A Bray, Richard Bray, Alfred Bray, [________] Bray, Nicholas Gilbert Bray, Eliza Catherine Bray, Reginald Gilbert Bray, Mary Gilbert Bray, Harold Benjamin Bray. Richard Bray passed away in 1894 in Milby, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Bray began in 1821 in Bere Alston, Devonshire, England.
  • Richard Bray married Catherine Williams, Nanny Gilbert, and had children including Catherine Bray, [________] Bray, Ambrose Sebastian Bray, Ellen Bray, Samuel A Bray, Richard Bray, Alfred Bray, [________] Bray, Nicholas Gilbert Bray, Eliza Catherine Bray, Reginald Gilbert Bray, Mary Gilbert Bray, Harold Benjamin Bray.
  • Richard Bray passed away in 1894 in Milby, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Bray
1785 – 1839
Birth Location: (Cornwall), (England)
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Rebecca Thomas
1792 – 1830
Birth Location: Calstock, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Williams
1825 – 1854
Birth Location: Crowan, Cornwall, England
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Nanny Gilbert
1830 – 1891
Birth Location: Truro, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Catherine Bray
1841 – 1941
Birth Location: (Cornwall), (England)
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[________] Bray
1841 – 1841
Birth Location: (Cornwall), (England)
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Ambrose Bray
1843 – 1927
Birth Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Ellen Bray
1844 – 1845
Birth Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Samuel Bray
1846 – 1934
Birth Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Richard Bray
1850 – 1928
Birth Location: Hacienda Duran, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Alfred Bray
1852 – 1898
Birth Location: Guanajuato, Mexico
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[________] Bray
1854 – 1855
Birth Location: Guatemala
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Nicholas Bray
1857 – 1957
Birth Location: (Canada)
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Eliza Bray
1857 – 1957
Birth Location: (Canada)
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Reginald Bray
1858 – 1940
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Mary Bray
1864 – 1932
Birth Location: Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Harold Bray
1867 – 1918
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Bray's Ancestors

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Richard Bray
1821 – 1894
Birth Place: Bere Alston, Devonshire, England
Parents
Ambrose Bray
1785 – 1839
(Cornwall), (England)
Rebecca Thomas
1792 – 1830
Calstock, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1756 – 1856
(Cornwall), (England)
Catherine Morcomb
1756 – 1856
(England)
Ambrose Thomas
1772 – 1872
(Cornwall), (England)
Martha [________]
1772 – 1872
(Cornwall), (England)
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Bray
1730 – 1830
Catherine Jeffery
1730 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bray
1703 – 1765
Elizabeth Blamey
1703 – 1783

Richard Bray's Descendants

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Richard Bray (25 JAN 1821 – 26 JUN 1894) m. Catherine Williams (BEF 10 JAN 1825 – 20 APR 1854) m. Nanny Gilbert (20 MAR 1830 – 22 MAY 1891)
  1. 1. Catherine Bray (AFT 1841 – BEF 1941)
  2. 2. [________] Bray (AFT 1841 – AFT 1841)
  3. 3. Ambrose (Sebastian) Bray (9 MAY 1843 – 25 JUN 1927) m. Olivia (Emma) Cromwell (ABT 1843 – BEF 1943)
  4. 4. Ellen Bray (2 AUG 1844 – 5 NOV 1845)
  5. 5. Samuel (A) Bray (5 NOV 1846 – 23 FEB 1934) m. Elizabeth Lount (22 JUL 1853 – 23 JUN 1936)
    1. 1. Ethel (Margaret) Bray (24 NOV 1878 – 8 DEC 1879)
    2. 2. Charles (Lount) Bray (22 OCT 1880 – 7 MAR 1967) m. Kathleen (Louise Maud) Errington (14 SEP 1880 – 29 DEC 1969)
      1. 1. Marian Bray (MAR 1910 – BEF 2010)
    3. 3. Edith (Marion) Bray (7 MAR 1883 – 11 FEB 1910)
    4. 4. Sidney (Hughes) Bray (29 SEP 1885 – 11 AUG 1962) m. Bessie (Clare) Fox (1 JAN 1888 – 29 NOV 1951)
    5. 5. Vivian (Morcom) Bray (14 APR 1887 – 2 NOV 1975) m. Nora (Eileen) Maingy (23 MAR 1893 – 10 JAN 1966)
      1. 1. Harry (Layton) Bray (17 JUN 1921 – 29 DEC 2003) m. Mary (Kathleen) Darling (ABT 1921 – BEF 2021) m. Yetta (Josephine) Bessette (ABT 1921 – BEF 2021) m. Ruth (Marie) Pellerin (ABT 1921 – BEF 2021) m. Margaret (Louise) Patching (1 MAR 1945 – )
        1. 1. Bruce (Layton) Bray (5 JUN 1944 – )
        2. 2. John (Bertran Davidson) Bray (27 NOV 1946 – )
        3. 3. James (Francis Lenard) Bray (19 DEC 1948 – )
        4. 4. Duncan (Richie) Bray (8 MAR 1954 – )
    6. 6. Walter (Irwin) Bray (8 OCT 1888 – 11 OCT 1888)
    7. 7. Francis (Dunstan) Bray (8 OCT 1888 – 11 OCT 1888)
    8. 8. Alice (Harriet) Bray (15 DEC 1894 – 25 NOV 1967) m. George (Samuel) Abbott (8 JAN 1887 – 10 OCT 1942)
      1. 1. Richard (David) Abbott (19 JUN 1936 – 27 JUN 1996)
  6. 6. Richard Bray (1 JUN 1850 – 25 OCT 1928) m. Sara (Maria) Bavistock (ABT 1850 – 25 SEP 1902)
  7. 7. Alfred Bray (22 FEB 1852 – 21 OCT 1898) m. Ellen (Martin) Cooper (1857 – 8 NOV 1900)
  8. 8. [________] Bray (20 APR 1854 – ABT 1855)
  9. 9. Nicholas (Gilbert) Bray (AFT 22 DEC 1857 – BEF 1957)
  10. 10. Eliza (Catherine) Bray (AFT 22 DEC 1857 – BEF 1957)
  11. 11. Reginald (Gilbert) Bray (1858 – 5 OCT 1940) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Riddell (15 JUL 1860 – 16 JAN 1934)
    1. 1. Ethel (Francis) Bray (28 FEB 1884 – 11 SEP 1956)
    2. 2. Reginald (G) Bray (15 FEB 1887 – 1966) m. Olive (Harriett Le) Huray (29 OCT 1890 – 1984)
  12. 12. Mary (Gilbert) Bray (1864 – 21 FEB 1932) m. George (William) Dumbell (6 NOV 1833 – 1 MAR 1913)
  13. 13. Harold (Benjamin) Bray (14 JAN 1867 – 2 NOV 1918)

Richard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1821
25 JAN 1821
Birth of Richard Bray in Bere Alston, Devonshire, England
Bere Alston, Devonshire, England
1894
26 JUN 1894
Age 73
Death of Richard Bray in Milby, Quebec, Canada
Milby, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1821
    Event Place: Bere Alston, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1894
    Event Place: Milby, Quebec, Canada
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