BRAY ONE NAME STUDY. BRAY FAMILIES OF AUSTRALIA AND THE UK

James Bray¹

M, #5701, b. before 1832

Family: Margaret Dowling (b. about 1828, d. 1876)

Daughter	Mary Bray (b. 1852)
Son	Thomas Bray (b. 1858)
Son	Henry Bray (b. 1861)
Daughter	Catherine Bray (b. 1867)

Biography

James Bray was born before 1832.¹ He and Margaret Dowling were married in 1852 in Vic, Aust.¹

James Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

16 September 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Margaret Dowling¹

F, #5702, b. about 1828, d. 1876

Parents

Father	Thomas Dowling (b. before 1808)
Mother	Mary Houlahan (b. before 1810)

Family: James Bray (b. before 1832)

Daughter	Mary Bray (b. 1852)
Son	Thomas Bray (b. 1858)
Son	Henry Bray (b. 1861)
Daughter	Catherine Bray (b. 1867)

Biography

Margaret Dowling was born about 1828 in Kilkenny, Ireland.¹ She and James Bray were married in 1852 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1876 in Vic, Aust.¹

Margaret Dowling was also known as Margaret Bray.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

16 September 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Bray¹

F, #5703, b. 1868, d. 1868

Parents

Father	Joseph Henry Bray (b. about 1824, d. 1880)
Mother	Catherine Gallagher (b. before 1842)

Biography

Catherine Bray was born in 1868 in Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1868, at age ~0, in Hotham, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 September 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

Catherine Bray¹

F, #5704, b. about 1818, d. 1861

Biography

Catherine Bray was born about 1818.¹ She died in 1861 in Sheep Hills, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

14 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Bray¹

F, #5705, b. before 1863, d. 1863

Parents

Father	John (b. before 1843)
Mother	Mary Handy Hardy (b. before 1845)

Biography

Catherine Bray was born before 1863 in McCallums Creek, Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1863 in Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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John¹

M, #5706, b. before 1843

Family: Mary Handy Hardy (b. before 1845)

Daughter

Catherine Bray (b. before 1863, d. 1863)

Biography

John was born before 1843.¹ He and Mary Handy Hardy were married before 1863.¹

John had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Mary Handy Hardy¹

F, #5707, b. before 1845

Family: John (b. before 1843)

Daughter

Catherine Bray (b. before 1863, d. 1863)

Biography

Mary Handy Hardy was born before 1845.¹ She and John were married before 1863.¹

Mary Handy Hardy had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Thorne¹

F, #5708, b. about 1805, d. 1869

Parents

Father

John Thorne (b. before 1785)

Family: William Bray (b. before 1808)

Daughter	Jane Bray (b. about 1828, d. 1908)
Son	Samuel Bray+ (b. about 1830, d. 1909)
Son	William Bray (b. about 1833, d. 1917)
Son	John Bray+ (b. about 1834, d. 1907)
Daughter	Ann Bray (b. about 1838, d. 1909)

Biography

Catherine Thorne was born about 1805 in Cornwall, Eng.¹ She and William Bray were married before 1828.¹ She died in 1869 in Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Thorne was also known as Catherine Bray.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

13 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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John Thorne¹

M, #5709, b. before 1785

Family:

Daughter

Catherine Thorne+ (b. about 1805, d. 1869)

Biography

John Thorne was born before 1785.¹ He was married.

John Thorne had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Charles Christopher Oxtoby¹

M, #5710, b. before 1841

Biography

Charles Christopher Oxtoby was born before 1841.¹ He and Catharine Lynch were married in 1861 in Vic, Aust, They had two daughters.¹

Charles Christopher Oxtoby had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

3 January 2013

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Bray¹

F, #5711, b. about 1839, d. 1917

Biography

Catherine Bray was born about 1839.¹ She and John Laffan were married in 1861 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1917 in Hawthorn, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray was also known as Catherine Laffan.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

13 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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John Laffan¹

M, #5712, b. before 1841

Biography

John Laffan was born before 1841.¹ He and Catherine Bray were married in 1861 in Vic, Aust.¹

John Laffan had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Bray¹

F, #5713, b. about 1844, d. 1933

Parents

Father	William Bray (b. about 1817)
Mother	Catherine Day (b. before 1822)

Biography

Catherine Bray was born about 1844.¹ She and Edward James Hart were married in 1862 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1933 in Northcote, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray was also known as Catherine Hart.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

18 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Edward James Hart¹

M, #5714, b. before 1842

Biography

Edward James Hart was born before 1842.¹ He and Catherine Bray were married in 1862 in Vic, Aust.¹

Edward James Hart had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Bray¹

F, #5715, b. before 1868

Biography

Catherine Bray was born before 1868 in Ireland.¹ She and Thomas Turner were married in 1886 in Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Bray was also known as Catherine Turner.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Thomas Turner¹

M, #5716, b. before 1866

Biography

Thomas Turner was born before 1866.¹ He and Catherine Bray were married in 1886 in Vic, Aust.¹

Thomas Turner had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 April 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Eileen Bray¹

F, #5717, b. 1887, d. 1925

Parents

Father	Daniel Patrick Bray (b. 1862)
Mother	Sarah Waldron (b. about 1865, d. 1943)

Biography

Catherine Eileen Bray was born in 1887 in Richmond, Vic, Aust.¹ She and Constanine John Crowley were married in 1916 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1925, at age ~38, in East Melbourne, Vic, Aust, Name given as Eileen Catherine on death.¹

Catherine Eileen Bray was also known as Catherine Eileen Crowley.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

17 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Daniel Patrick Bray¹

M, #5718, b. 1862

Parents

Father	John Mackay Bray (b. about 1833, d. 1922)
Mother	Maria White (b. before 1841)

Family: Sarah Waldron (b. about 1865, d. 1943)

Son	John Edmund Bray (b. 1886, d. 1886)
Daughter	Catherine Eileen Bray (b. 1887, d. 1925)
Son	James Bray (b. about 1889, d. 1890)
Son	James Francis Bray (b. 1890)
Son	Daniel Raymond Bray (b. 1891, d. 1893)
Son	Faustinus William Bray (b. 1893, d. 1893)
Son	Thomas Raymond Bray (b. 1894, d. 1953)
Son	Richard Joseph Bray (b. about 1897, d. 1970)

Biography

Daniel Patrick Bray was born in 1862 in Richmond, Vic, Aust.¹ He and Sarah Waldron were married in 1884 in Vic, Aust.¹

Daniel Patrick Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

28 September 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Sarah Waldron¹

F, #5719, b. about 1865, d. 1943

Parents

Father	Edmond Waldron (b. before 1845)
Mother	Julia Burnett (b. before 1847)

Family: Daniel Patrick Bray (b. 1862)

Son	John Edmund Bray (b. 1886, d. 1886)
Daughter	Catherine Eileen Bray (b. 1887, d. 1925)
Son	James Bray (b. about 1889, d. 1890)
Son	James Francis Bray (b. 1890)
Son	Daniel Raymond Bray (b. 1891, d. 1893)
Son	Faustinus William Bray (b. 1893, d. 1893)
Son	Thomas Raymond Bray (b. 1894, d. 1953)
Son	Richard Joseph Bray (b. about 1897, d. 1970)

Biography

Sarah Waldron was born about 1865.¹ She and Daniel Patrick Bray were married in 1884 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1943 in Camberwell, Vic, Aust.¹

Sarah Waldron was also known as Sarah Bray.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

30 September 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Emily Bray¹

F, #5720, b. 1875, d. 1875

Parents

Father	William Francis Bray (b. about 1840, d. 1905)
Mother	Mary Louisa Martin (b. before 1854, d. 1907)

Biography

Catherine Emily Bray was born in 1875 in Avoca, Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1875, at age ~0, in Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Emily Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

21 August 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Francis Bray¹

M, #5721, b. about 1840, d. 1905

Parents

Father	William Bray (b. before 1820)
Mother	Jane Benney (b. before 1822)

Family: Mary Louisa Martin (b. before 1854, d. 1907)

Daughter	Margery Annie Louisa Bray (b. 1873, d. 1931)
Daughter	Catherine Emily Bray (b. 1875, d. 1875)
Daughter	Frances Jane Bray (b. 1876, d. 1944)
Son	William Thomas Bray+ (b. 1879, d. 1962)
Son	John Martin Bray+ (b. 1881)
Daughter	Mary Bray (b. 1883, d. 1883)
Son	Richard Henry Bray (b. 1884, d. 1933)
Son	Francis Charles Bray+ (b. 1886, d. 1949)
Son	Percy Leslie Bray (b. 1889, d. 1958)
Daughter	Eva Nellie Frederica Bray (b. 1892, d. 1947)

Biography

William Francis Bray was born about 1840 in Cornwall, Eng.¹ He and Mary Louisa Martin were married in 1872 in Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1905 in Kerang, Vic, Aust.¹

William Francis Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

20 April 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Mary Louisa Martin¹

F, #5722, b. before 1854, d. 1907

Parents

Father	William Thomas Martin (b. before 1834)
Mother	Margery Penalluric (b. before 1836)

Family: William Francis Bray (b. about 1840, d. 1905)

Daughter	Margery Annie Louisa Bray (b. 1873, d. 1931)
Daughter	Catherine Emily Bray (b. 1875, d. 1875)
Daughter	Frances Jane Bray (b. 1876, d. 1944)
Son	William Thomas Bray+ (b. 1879, d. 1962)
Son	John Martin Bray+ (b. 1881)
Daughter	Mary Bray (b. 1883, d. 1883)
Son	Richard Henry Bray (b. 1884, d. 1933)
Son	Francis Charles Bray+ (b. 1886, d. 1949)
Son	Percy Leslie Bray (b. 1889, d. 1958)
Daughter	Eva Nellie Frederica Bray (b. 1892, d. 1947)

Biography

Mary Louisa Martin was born before 1854 Age at death gives birth in 1857 which seems a bit young.¹ She and William Francis Bray were married in 1872 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1907 in Kerang, Vic, Aust.¹

Mary Louisa Martin was also known as Mary Louisa Bray.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

25 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Everin Bray¹

F, #5723, b. 1862

Parents

Father	John Bray (b. 1830, d. 1881)
Mother	Mary Hendy Body (b. 1835, d. 1915)

Biography

Catherine Everin Bray was born in 1862 in McCallums Creek, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Everin Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

17 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Helen Bray¹

F, #5724, b. 1867, d. 1867

Parents

Father	Joseph Henry Bray (b. about 1824, d. 1880)
Mother	Catherine Gallagher (b. before 1842)

Biography

Catherine Helen Bray was born in 1867 in Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1867, at age ~0, in Hotham, Vic, Aust.¹

Catherine Helen Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

15 September 2007

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Catherine Jane Bray¹

F, #5725, b. 1864, d. 1942

References

Thomas Bray

Parents

Father	Charles Bray (b. 1830, d. 12 January 1909)
Mother	Mary Skewes (b. about 1840, d. 25 November 1926)

Biography

Catherine Jane Bray was born in 1864 in Ballarat, Vic, Aust.¹ She and Robert Stamp were married in 1884 in Vic, Aust.¹ She died in 1942, at age ~78, in South Melbourne, Vic, Aust.^2,1

Catherine Jane Bray was also known as Catherine Jane Stamp.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

25 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S302] Letter from Dorcas Aunger, Author E-mail: email address, Dorcas has provided very detailed source information to back her data. However for simplicities sake and the fact that her data is now a secondary source, I will just quote her letter for all her data.