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William Stephens Bray 1839 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET OCT 1839 AND DEC 1839

Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 11 JAN 1913

Death Location: Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Father: William Bray

Mother: Grace Stevens

Spouse(s): Harriett Penhall, Amelia Griffin

Children(s): Elizabeth Bray, Anna Bray, Victoria Bray, William Bray, Albert Bray, William Bray, Percy Bray

In 1839, William Stephens Bray entered the world in Redruth, Cornwall, England, born to William Bray and Grace Stevens. William Stephens Bray married Harriett Penhall, Amelia Griffin, and had children including Elizabeth Grace Bray, Anna Maria Bray, Victoria Bray, William Bray, Albert Bray, William Bray, Percy Clyde Bray. William Stephens Bray passed away in 1913 in Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1839, William Stephens Bray entered the world in Redruth, Cornwall, England, born to William Bray and Grace Stevens.
  • William Stephens Bray married Harriett Penhall, Amelia Griffin, and had children including Elizabeth Grace Bray, Anna Maria Bray, Victoria Bray, William Bray, Albert Bray, William Bray, Percy Clyde Bray.
  • William Stephens Bray passed away in 1913 in Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bray
1816 – 1876
Birth Location: Buckland, Devonshire, England
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Grace Stevens
1816 – 1890
Birth Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriett Penhall
1845 – 1882
Birth Location: (Cornwall), (England)
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Amelia Griffin
1844 – 1929
Birth Location: (Cornwall), (England)
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bray
1865 – 1903
Birth Location: Callington, South Australia, Australia
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Anna Bray
1867 – 1967
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Victoria Bray
1868 – 1968
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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William Bray
1873 – 1877
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Albert Bray
1875 – 1893
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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William Bray
1877 – 1977
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Percy Bray
1881 – 1882
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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William Bray's Ancestors

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William Bray
1839 – 1913
Birth Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England
Parents
William Bray
1816 – 1876
Buckland, Devonshire, England
Grace Stevens
1816 – 1890
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1786 – 1841
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Constance Paul
1776 – 1871
St Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England
William Stevens
1783 – 1883
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Elliott
1783 – 1883
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

William Bray's Descendants

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William (Stephens) Bray (BET OCT 1839 AND DEC 1839 – 11 JAN 1913) m. Harriett Penhall (1845 – 20 APR 1882) m. Amelia Griffin (1844 – 10 FEB 1929)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Bray (29 APR 1865 – 1903) m. James Basten (1864 – BEF 11 OCT 1917)
    1. 1. William (Joseph James) Basten (23 MAR 1884 – 1963)
    2. 2. Frederick (Percy) Basten (1884 – 1888)
    3. 3. Harriett (Jane) Basten (1 FEB 1886 – BEF 1986)
    4. 4. Vida (Myrtle May) Basten (1890 – BEF 1990)
    5. 5. Norman (Stanley Herbert) Basten (1892 – BEF 1992)
    6. 6. Ella (Cheveleta) Basten (1893 – 1929) m. Harry (Leroy) Primrose (ABT 1890 – BEF 1990)
      1. 1. Blanche (Olive) Primrose (1918 – 1925)
      2. 2. Robert Primrose (1923 – 1978)
      3. 3. Lorna (Grace) Primrose (1923 – 1925)
    7. 7. Albert (Theodore) Basten (1896 – 13 SEP 1937) m. Bessie Work (1899 – 10 JUN 1974)
    8. 8. Hilda (Millicent Grace) Basten (1898 – BEF 1998)
    9. 9. Ernest (Percy Robins) Basten (1899 – 1938)
  2. 2. Anna (Maria) Bray (28 FEB 1867 – BEF 1967) m. Joseph Gillis (1864 – BEF 1964)
    1. 1. Harriet (Hilda May) Gillis (22 DEC 1885 – BEF 1985)
  3. 3. Victoria Bray (18 OCT 1868 – BEF 1968)
  4. 4. William Bray (3 JUN 1873 – BEF 1877)
  5. 5. Albert Bray (29 JUN 1875 – BEF 28 FEB 1893)
  6. 6. William Bray (4 APR 1877 – BEF 1977)
  7. 7. Percy (Clyde) Bray (7 NOV 1881 – BEF 19 JUN 1882)

William Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1839
BET OCT 1839 AND DEC 1839
Birth of William Stephens Bray in Redruth, Cornwall, England
Redruth, Cornwall, England
1913
11 JAN 1913
Age 74
Death of William Stephens Bray in Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET OCT 1839 AND DEC 1839
    Event Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1913
    Event Place: Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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