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William John Donald Bray 1920 – 2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 FEB 1920

Birth Location: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: BEF 2017

Death Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Father: Samuel Bray

Mother: Bella Donald

Spouse(s): Nita Laidlaw

Children(s): Eileen Bray, John Bray, Hilda Bray

In 1920, William John Donald Bray entered the world in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, born to Samuel John Bray and Bella Lesley Donald. William John Donald Bray married Nita Eileen Laidlaw, and had children including Eileen Joyce Bray, John Leslie Bray, Hilda May Bray. William John Donald Bray passed away in 2017 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1920, William John Donald Bray entered the world in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, born to Samuel John Bray and Bella Lesley Donald.
  • William John Donald Bray married Nita Eileen Laidlaw, and had children including Eileen Joyce Bray, John Leslie Bray, Hilda May Bray.
  • William John Donald Bray passed away in 2017 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Bray's Ancestors

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William Bray
1920 – 2017
Birth Place: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Samuel John Bray
1888 – 1961
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Bella (Lesley) Donald
1891 – 1919
Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Bray
1864 – 1951
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Alice Sampson
1864 – 1926
Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Bray
1841 – 1914
Emma Dawe
1843 – 1921
James Sampson
1833 – 1908
Eliza Lawn
1835 – 1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bray
1816 – 1876
Grace Stevens
1816 – 1890
Joseph Dawe
1810 – 1871
Mary Rule
1812 – 1885
William Lawn
1803 – 1855
Elizabeth Gray
1808 – 1881

William Bray's Descendants

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William (John Donald) Bray (6 FEB 1920 – BEF 2017) m. Nita (Eileen) Laidlaw (31 MAR 1923 – 23 AUG 1977)
  1. 1. Eileen (Joyce) Bray (31 JAN 1943 – 23 JUN 2019) m. Neville (James) Hammond (17 OCT 1941 – BEF 23 NOV 2019)
    1. 1. Geoffrey (Wayne) Hammond (3 APR 1964 – ) m. Rhonda (Winifred) Turner (22 JUN 1959 – )
    2. 2. Robyn (Lesley) Hammond (17 MAY 1965 – ) m. [________] Kuchler (ABT 1965 – ABT 1985)
    3. 3. Kevin (James) Hammond (14 DEC 1966 – ) m. Debbie [________] (ABT 1966 – )
    4. 4. John (Arthur) Hammond (15 MAR 1969 – ) m. Leeah [________] (ABT 1969 – )
  2. 2. John (Leslie) Bray (9 DEC 1944 – ) m. Ivy (May) Archer (31 JAN 1944 – )
    1. 1. Michelle (Maree) Bray (19 SEP 1975 – )
    2. 2. Dion (Lawrence) Bray (17 FEB 1977 – ) m. Kellyraeh Smerdon (ABT 1977 – )
      1. 1. John (Raeh Leslie) Bray (6 JUN 1996 – ) m. Cheyanne (Elizabeth) Gibbs (31 MAR 2000 – )
      2. 2. James (Phillip Lawrence) Bray (ABT 1997 – )
  3. 3. Hilda (May) Bray (20 MAR 1955 – ) m. Lloyd (Jeffrey) Wilson (31 MAR 1943 – )
    1. 1. Angela (Robyn) Wilson (30 JUL 1976 – ) m. [________] Lines (ABT 1976 – )
    2. 2. Keith (Lloyd) Wilson (1978 – )

William Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1919
6 FEB 1919
Birth of William John Donald Bray in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1920
6 FEB 1920
Birth of William John Donald Bray in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
2017
BEF 2017
Age 97
Death of William John Donald Bray in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1919
    Event Place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1920
    Event Place: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 2017
    Event Place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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