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William Charles Bray 1872 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUN 1872

Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 12 JAN 1916

Death Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Father: Charles Bray

Mother: Mary Arthur

Spouse(s): Maria Edwards

Children(s): William Bray, Clifford Bray, Steven Bray, Cyrl Bray, Edith Bray, Fanny Bray, Elsie Bray, Mary Bray

The story of William Charles Bray began in 1872 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia. William Charles Bray married Maria Edwards, and had children including William George Bray, Clifford James Bray, Steven R Bray, Cyrl C Bray, Edith Amelia May Bray, Fanny Maria Bray, Elsie Maud Bray, Mary Jane Bray. William Charles Bray passed away in 1916 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Charles Bray began in 1872 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia.
  • William Charles Bray married Maria Edwards, and had children including William George Bray, Clifford James Bray, Steven R Bray, Cyrl C Bray, Edith Amelia May Bray, Fanny Maria Bray, Elsie Maud Bray, Mary Jane Bray.
  • William Charles Bray passed away in 1916 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Bray
1848 – 1911
Birth Location: St Neot, Cornwall, England
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Mary Arthur
1849 – 1927
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Maria Edwards
1872 – 1925
Birth Location: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

William Bray
1894 – 1968
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Clifford Bray
1896 – 1957
Birth Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Steven Bray
1899 – 1899
Birth Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Cyrl Bray
1900 – 1910
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Edith Bray
1903 – 1959
Birth Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Fanny Bray
1906 – 1959
Birth Location: Cross Roads, Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Elsie Bray
1909 – 1942
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Bray
1911 – 1984
Birth Location: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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William Bray's Ancestors

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William Bray
1872 – 1916
Birth Place: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Charles Bray
1848 – 1911
St Neot, Cornwall, England
Mary (Jane) Arthur
1849 – 1927
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Bray
1816 – 1876
Buckland, Devonshire, England
Grace Stevens
1816 – 1890
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bray
1786 – 1841
Constance Paul
1776 – 1871
William Stevens
1783 – 1883
Elizabeth Elliott
1783 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bray
1757 – 1841
Ann Polkinghorne
1761 – 1841
Leonard Paul
1749 – 1834
Charity James
1754 – 1841

William Bray's Descendants

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William (Charles) Bray (12 JUN 1872 – 12 JAN 1916) m. Maria Edwards (20 MAR 1872 – 8 APR 1925)
  1. 1. William (George) Bray (16 AUG 1894 – 24 APR 1968)
  2. 2. Clifford (James) Bray (4 NOV 1896 – 12 NOV 1957)
  3. 3. Steven (R) Bray (1899 – 1899)
  4. 4. Cyrl (C) Bray (1900 – 15 JUN 1910)
  5. 5. Edith (Amelia May) Bray (25 MAY 1903 – OCT 1959)
  6. 6. Fanny (Maria) Bray (29 JUN 1906 – 18 MAY 1959)
  7. 7. Elsie (Maud) Bray (21 MAR 1909 – 6 MAR 1942)
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Bray (17 NOV 1911 – 1 DEC 1984) m. Allan (Emanuel) Brown (26 DEC 1905 – 3 NOV 1970)
    1. 1. [________] Brown (ABT 1928 – ) m. Robert (James) Hughes (28 OCT 1928 – 12 AUG 2015)
      1. 1. Les Hughes (AFT 1950 – )
    2. 2. Louisa (Rose) Brown (22 APR 1931 – 4 MAY 2019) m. Anthony (Paul) Keating (ABT 1931 – 27 AUG 1983)
    3. 3. Barbara (Dawn) Brown (24 SEP 1936 – )

William Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1872
12 JUN 1872
Birth of William Charles Bray in Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
1916
12 JAN 1916
Age 44
Death of William Charles Bray in Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1872
    Event Place: Moonta, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1916
    Event Place: Moonta, South Australia, Australia
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