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William Bray 1854 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 10 OCT 1900

Death Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Father: Phillip Bray

Mother: Margaret Geraghty

Spouse(s): Mary Willmott

Children(s): Ethel Bray, John Bray, Margaret Bray, William Bray, Bernard Bray

The story of William Bray began in 1854 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, with parents Phillip Hocking Bray and Margaret Geraghty. As an adult, William Bray wed Mary Ann Willmott. Their household included Ethel Maud Bray, John William Bray, Margaret Eveyline Bray, William Charles Earl Bray and Bernard Willmott Bray. William Bray's life came to an end in 1900 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

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Parents

Phillip Bray
1830 – 1889
Birth Location: East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
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Margaret Geraghty
1836 – 1891
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Willmott
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
MW

Children(s)

Ethel Bray
1883 – 1972
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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John Bray
1884 – 1885
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
JB
Margaret Bray
1886 – 1958
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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William Bray
1888 – 1958
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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Bernard Bray
1894 – 1959
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1854
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 OCT 1900
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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