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William Bray 1808 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 SEP 1808

Birth Location: St Ewyns, Cornwall, England

Death Date: BEF 27 APR 1854

Death Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England

Father: John Bray

Mother: Constance Paul

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Butler

Children(s): William Bray, John Bray, Richard Bray

The story of William Bray began in 1808 in St Ewyns, Cornwall, England. William Bray married Elizabeth Butler, and had children including William Henry Bray, John Samuel Bray, Richard Bray. William Bray passed away in 1854 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bray began in 1808 in St Ewyns, Cornwall, England.
  • William Bray married Elizabeth Butler, and had children including William Henry Bray, John Samuel Bray, Richard Bray.
  • William Bray passed away in 1854 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bray
1786 – 1841
Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England
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Constance Paul
1776 – 1871
Birth Location: St Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Butler
1805 – 1905
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

William Bray
1830 – 1930
Birth Location: (England)
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John Bray
1831 – 1909
Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England
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Richard Bray
1832 – 1932
Birth Location: Treleigh, Cornwall, England
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William Bray's Ancestors

Self
William Bray
1808 – 1854
Birth Place: St Ewyns, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Bray
1786 – 1841
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Constance Paul
1776 – 1871
St Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1757 – 1841
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Ann Polkinghorne
1761 – 1841
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Leonard Paul
1749 – 1834
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Charity James
1754 – 1841
England
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Bray
1688 – 1788
Jennefer Oatts
1693 – 1793
Edward Garby
1683 – 1774
Mary Pears
1683 – 1752
Edward Polkinghorne
1700 – 1757
Mary Francis
1699 – 1745
John Woolcock
1695 – 1795
Ann Tonking
1699 – 1747
Nicholas Paul
1698 – 1798
Constance Harris
1698 – 1798

William Bray's Descendants

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William Bray (11 SEP 1808 – BEF 27 APR 1854) m. Elizabeth Butler (10 NOV 1805 – BEF 1905)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Bray (4 APR 1830 – BEF 1930)
  2. 2. John (Samuel) Bray (30 DEC 1831 – 5 FEB 1909) m. Anna (Maria or Hannah) Gaved-Horrell (2 DEC 1834 – 25 FEB 1906)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bray (1 MAY 1859 – 17 DEC 1891) m. Thomas (Frederick) Francis (14 DEC 1852 – 13 JAN 1931)
      1. 1. James (Foster) Francis (19 OCT 1878 – 2 FEB 1964)
      2. 2. Clara Francis (9 MAY 1880 – 1 JUN 1905) m. Joseph Morisette (6 JUL 1877 – BEF 1977)
        1. 1. Lillian (Christina) Morrisette (1905 – 1999) m. [________] Maki (ABT 1900 – ABT 2000)
        2. 2. [________] Morrisette (1905 – 1905)
      3. 3. Lulu (Belle) Francis (4 APR 1883 – BEF 1983) m. Alfred (Edward) Hendra (JAN 1873 – BEF 1973)
      4. 4. John (Percival) Francis (12 AUG 1886 – 24 JAN 1976) m. Marlea Eastman (ABT 1886 – BEF 1986)
    2. 2. Albert (H) Bray (1864 – BEF 1964) m. Lotta (Lee) Hayton (ABT 1864 – BEF 1964) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Scollen (ABT 1864 – BEF 1964)
      1. 1. Louise Bray (AFT 1884 – BEF 1984) m. John Speck (AFT 1884 – BEF 1984)
        1. 1. John Speck (AFT 1904 – BEF 2004)
    3. 3. John (Samuel) Bray (20 JUL 1866 – 20 NOV 1963) m. Sarah ((Sadie) Ellen) O'Reilly (18 OCT 1873 – 28 DEC 1935)
      1. 1. Mary (Francis (Mamie)) Bray (18 DEC 1893 – 13 NOV 1970)
      2. 2. Gerald (Albert) Bray (28 APR 1896 – BEF 1996) m. Mary Gleason (1893 – 17 FEB 1959)
      3. 3. Charles (Frederick) Bray (18 JUN 1898 – 9 NOV 1966)
      4. 4. John (Alexander) Bray (22 JUN 1901 – 15 FEB 1961) m. Rose Dyer (ABT 1900 – BEF 2000)
        1. 1. Rosemary Bray (ABT 1922 – ) m. [________] Zarcardi-Nesbitt (ABT 1922 – )
      5. 5. Joseph (Russell (Russ)) Bray (8 APR 1907 – 19 JUL 1989) m. Eleanor (Joan) O'Connor (14 APR 1915 – BEF 2015)
        1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Bray (AFT 1939 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Jeanne) Bray (3 MAY 1942 – ) m. Richard (William) Monhardt (3 AUG 1939 – )
      6. 6. Margaret (Lillian) Bray (2 MAR 1914 – 13 NOV 1998) m. Clarence (Arthur) Vaillancourt (19 APR 1911 – BEF 2011)
        1. 1. Kathleen (Ann) Vaillancourt (AFT 7 AUG 1937 – ) m. [________] Klein (ABT 1957 – )
        2. 2. Barbara (Jane) Vaillancourt (AFT 1937 – ) m. [________] Rowen (ABT 1937 – )
    4. 4. William (H) Bray (16 JAN 1869 – 4 JAN 1958) m. Carrie Cooper (ABT 1869 – BEF 1969) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Schrader (2 APR 1880 – 16 MAY 1936)
      1. 1. Estelle Bray (ABT 1900 – BEF 2000) m. Ory (Blaine) Huckins (ABT 1889 – BEF 1989)
        1. 1. Adelle (B) Huckins (1913 – NOV 2007) m. Newton (W) Snashall (1912 – MAR 2002)
    5. 5. Ella (Maude) Bray (25 SEP 1872 – 18 JAN 1935) m. William (Alexander) Clark (29 DEC 1870 – 1952)
      1. 1. William (Gavid) Clark (7 NOV 1892 – 10 OCT 1982) m. Adaline Braeske (5 OCT 1896 – 11 DEC 1985)
        1. 1. William (Gavid) Clark (12 FEB 1922 – BEF 2022) m. Betty (Jane) Bache (1 JAN 1922 – BEF 2022)
      2. 2. Cryel (Ryston) Clark (MAR 1894 – BEF 1994) m. Jane [________] (ABT 1894 – BEF 1994)
      3. 3. Mariel Clark (FEB 1896 – 16 JAN 1963) m. George (Albert) Nolan (ABT 1896 – BEF 1996) m. George Becker (ABT 1896 – BEF 1996)
        1. 1. Lillian Nolan (AFT 1916 – )
        2. 2. Florence Nolan (AFT 1916 – )
        3. 3. George Becker (EST 1921 – BEF 1996)
        4. 4. Herbert Becker (EST 1922 – BEF 2022)
        5. 5. Charles Becker (EST 1923 – BEF 2023)
    6. 6. Charles (Frederick) Bray (9 SEP 1875 – BEF 1975)
    7. 7. Louisa Bray (16 OCT 1878 – 15 NOV 1878)
    8. 8. Unnamed Bray (15 NOV 1879 – 16 NOV 1879)
  3. 3. Richard Bray (18 MAR 1832 – BEF 1932)

William Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1808
11 SEP 1808
Birth of William Bray in St Ewyns, Cornwall, England
St Ewyns, Cornwall, England
1854
BEF 27 APR 1854
Age 46
Death of William Bray in Redruth, Cornwall, England
Redruth, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1808
    Event Place: St Ewyns, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 27 APR 1854
    Event Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England
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