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Richard Bray 1840 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUL 1840

Birth Location: Hayle, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 12 AUG 1912

Death Location: Eastwood, South Australia, Australia

Father: Alexander Bray

Mother: Grace Head

Spouse(s): Margaret Rogers

Children(s): Esther Bray, Richard Bray, Mary Bray, Louisa Bray

Richard Bray was born in 1840 in Hayle, Cornwall, England, the child of Alexander Brey Bray and Grace Coad Head. Richard Bray married Margaret Rogers, and had children including Esther Ann Bray, Richard Thomas Bray, Mary Edith Bray, Louisa Jane Bray. Richard Bray passed away in 1912 in Eastwood, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • Richard Bray was born in 1840 in Hayle, Cornwall, England, the child of Alexander Brey Bray and Grace Coad Head.
  • Richard Bray married Margaret Rogers, and had children including Esther Ann Bray, Richard Thomas Bray, Mary Edith Bray, Louisa Jane Bray.
  • Richard Bray passed away in 1912 in Eastwood, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Bray
1807 – 1876
Birth Location: Gwennap, Cornwall, England
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Grace Head
1805 – 1905
Birth Location: Ruan Minor, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Rogers
1844 – 1875
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Esther Bray
1867 – 1927
Birth Location: Clare, South Australia, Australia
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Richard Bray
1868 – 1940
Birth Location: Clare, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Bray
1869 – 1873
Birth Location: South Australia, Australia
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Louisa Bray
1871 – 1880
Birth Location: South Australia, Australia
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Richard Bray's Ancestors

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Richard Bray
1840 – 1912
Birth Place: Hayle, Cornwall, England
Parents
Alexander Brey Bray
1807 – 1876
Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Grace (Coad) Head
1805 – 1905
Ruan Minor, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1786 – 1841
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Constance Paul
1776 – 1871
St Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bray
1757 – 1841
Ann Polkinghorne
1761 – 1841
Leonard Paul
1749 – 1834
Charity James
1754 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Bray
1723 – 1823
Jane Garbey
1722 – 1822
Edward Polkinghorne
1732 – 1832
Dorothy Woolcock
1731 – 1831
Nicholas Paull
1715 – 1776
Mary Francis
1715 – 1815

Richard Bray's Descendants

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Richard Bray (14 JUL 1840 – 12 AUG 1912) m. Margaret Rogers (8 JUL 1844 – 7 DEC 1875)
  1. 1. Esther (Ann) Bray (4 SEP 1867 – 26 SEP 1927)
  2. 2. Richard (Thomas) Bray (31 OCT 1868 – 31 JAN 1940) m. Ada (Marian) Bartlett (8 MAR 1868 – 12 AUG 1918)
    1. 1. Percival (Milton) Bray (15 FEB 1900 – 4 MAY 1964) m. Ruby (Ada) Mott (19 NOV 1903 – 26 NOV 1958)
      1. 1. Peter Bray (BEF 1930 – BEF 1930)
      2. 2. Thomas (Milton) Bray (28 SEP 1930 – 10 JUN 2022)
      3. 3. Dorothy (May) Bray (11 NOV 1932 – 1938)
      4. 4. William (Maxwell) Bray (18 SEP 1934 – 20 JUN 2022)
        1. 1. [________] Bray (EST 1964 – )
      5. 5. Elise (Mavis) Bray (3 JUN 1944 – BEF 2024)
    2. 2. Enid (Gwendoline) Bray (15 OCT 1901 – 18 MAR 1971)
    3. 3. Doris Bray (1904 – 8 JUN 1987)
    4. 4. Douglas (Keith) Bray (25 JUN 1906 – 30 MAR 1990)
  3. 3. Mary (Edith) Bray (23 NOV 1869 – 2 NOV 1873)
  4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Bray (21 JAN 1871 – 18 JUL 1880)

Richard Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1840
14 JUL 1840
Birth of Richard Bray in Hayle, Cornwall, England
Hayle, Cornwall, England
1912
12 AUG 1912
Age 72
Death of Richard Bray in Eastwood, South Australia, Australia
Eastwood, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1840
    Event Place: Hayle, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1912
    Event Place: Eastwood, South Australia, Australia
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