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William Sampson Elward Bray 1928 – 2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1928

Birth Location: Home Hill, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 17 AUG 2020

Death Location: Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia

Father: Samuel Bray

Mother: Annie Doane

Spouse(s): Valrae Harris

Children(s): Roslyn Bray, Valda Bray, William Bray

The story of William Sampson Elward Bray began in 1928 in Home Hill, Queensland, Australia. William Sampson Elward Bray married Valrae Jessie Harris, and had children including Roslyn Susanne Bray, Valda Anne Bray, William George Bray. William Sampson Elward Bray passed away in 2020 in Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sampson Elward Bray began in 1928 in Home Hill, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Sampson Elward Bray married Valrae Jessie Harris, and had children including Roslyn Susanne Bray, Valda Anne Bray, William George Bray.
  • William Sampson Elward Bray passed away in 2020 in Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Bray
1888 – 1961
Birth Location: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
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Annie Doane
1889 – 1968
Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Valrae Harris
1930 – 2015
Birth Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
VH

Children(s)

Roslyn Bray
1950 –
Birth Location: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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Valda Bray
1952 –
Birth Location: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
VB
William Bray
1953 –
Birth Location: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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William Bray's Ancestors

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William Bray
1928 – 2020
Birth Place: Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Samuel John Bray
1888 – 1961
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Annie Doane
1889 – 1968
Mackay, 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 (Sampson Elward) Bray (13 MAY 1928 – 17 AUG 2020) m. Valrae (Jessie) Harris (7 MAR 1930 – 16 DEC 2015)
  1. 1. Roslyn (Susanne) Bray (16 MAR 1950 – ) m. Jeffrey (Thomas) McAlister (ABT 1950 – )
    1. 1. David (Jeffrey) McAlister (6 NOV 1979 – )
    2. 2. Susan (Joy) McAlister (19 OCT 1983 – )
  2. 2. Valda (Anne) Bray (22 JAN 1952 – ) m. Michael (William) O'Keeffe (10 JUN 1952 – )
    1. 1. Brendan (Michael) O'Keeffe (26 JUL 1974 – )
    2. 2. Liam (Michael) O'Keeffe (1 AUG 1983 – ) m. Alison Piotrowski (ABT 1983 – )
      1. 1. [________] O'Keeffe (JUL 2018 – )
  3. 3. William (George) Bray (25 NOV 1953 – ) m. Deborah (Anne) Turner (26 JAN 1961 – )
    1. 1. Daniel (William) Bray (11 OCT 1986 – ) m. Teneille Klein (17 APR 1986 – )
      1. 1. Elliot Bray (21 MAY 2020 – )
      2. 2. Will Bray (21 MAY 2020 – )

William Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1928
13 MAY 1928
Birth of William Sampson Elward Bray in Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
2020
17 AUG 2020
Age 92
Death of William Sampson Elward Bray in Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia
Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1928
    Event Place: Home Hill, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 2020
    Event Place: Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia
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