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

Violet Blanche Bray¹

F, #8626, b. 1895

Parents

Father	Albert Edward Bray (b. before 1867)
Mother	Blanche Thomas (b. about 1864, d. 1927)

Biography

She was born in 1895 in South Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹

Violet Blanche Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Walter Bray¹

M, #8627, b. 1896

Parents

Father	Walter Bray (b. before 1876)
Mother	Alice Dawe (b. before 1878)

Biography

He was born in 1896 in White Hills, Vic, Aust.¹

Walter Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Walter Bray¹

M, #8628, b. before 1876

Family: Alice Dawe (b. before 1878)

Son	Walter Bray (b. 1896)

Biography

He was born before 1876.¹ Walter Bray and Alice Dawe were married before 1896.¹

Walter Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Alice Dawe¹

F, #8629, b. before 1878

Family: Walter Bray (b. before 1876)

Son	Walter Bray (b. 1896)

Biography

She was born before 1878.¹ Alice Dawe and Walter Bray were married before 1896.¹

Alice Dawe was also known as Alice Bray.¹ She had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Walter Herbert Bray¹

M, #8630, b. 1891, d. 1946

Parents

Father	Alfred Bray (b. 18 July 1846, d. 1904)
Mother	Dora Maddock (b. 24 April 1860, d. 1951)

Biography

He was born in 1891 in Kiewa, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1946 in Wonthaggi, Vic, Aust.¹

Walter Herbert Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

2 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Wilfred Bray¹

M, #8631, b. 1890, d. 1890

Parents

Father	James Stenton Bray (b. 1850, d. 1899)
Mother	Harriet Mary Tonkin (b. before 1856)

Biography

He was born in 1890 in Leigh Road, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1890 in Leigh Road, Vic, Aust.¹

Wilfred Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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Wilfred Beaufort Bray¹

M, #8632, b. 1895, d. 1895

Parents

Father	George Samuel Bray (b. 1865, d. 1947)
Mother	Elizabeth Hines (b. about 1875, d. 1924)

Biography

He was born in 1895 in Beaufort, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1895 in Beaufort, Vic, Aust.¹

Wilfred Beaufort Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Bray¹

M, #8633, b. 1889, d. 1924

Parents

Father	Ambrose Bray (b. about 1859, d. July 1943)
Mother	Margaret Lyons (b. about 1865, d. 1934)

Biography

He was born in 1889 in Sandhurst, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1924 in Prahran, Vic, Aust.¹

William Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

3 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

William Bray¹

M, #8634, b. about 1840, d. 1890

Biography

He was born about 1840.¹ He died in 1890 in Sale, Vic, Aust.¹

William Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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James Henry Bray¹

M, #8635, b. about 1831, d. 15 December 1883

Parents

Father

William Bray (b. before 1811)

Family: Mary Torpey (b. about 1834)

Son	William Leslie Bray+ (b. 6 August 1857, d. 1890)
Daughter	Mary Anne Bray (b. 30 June 1859, d. 12 February 1860)
Son	John Bray (b. about 1861, d. 1949)
Son	James Henry Bray (b. 7 August 1863, d. 1951)
Daughter	Margaret Bray (b. 20 May 1866, d. 1935)
Son	Joseph Bray+ (b. 20 September 1868, d. 4 September 1952)
Son	Thomas Bray+ (b. 21 January 1871, d. 1941)
Daughter	Elizabeth Ann Bray (b. 27 November 1873, d. 1940)
Son	Albert Warren Bray+ (b. 5 January 1877, d. 1944)

Biography

He was born about 1831.^1,2 James Henry Bray and Mary Torpey were married on 9 July 1856 in Kapunda, SA, Aust.^1,2 He died on 15 December 1883 in Moonta, SA, Aust.^2,3

James Henry Bray had reference number SA.

Last Edited

7 April 2014

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S265] South Australian BDM Indexes
[S367] South Australian Cemtery Records

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Mary Torpey¹

F, #8636, b. about 1834

Parents

Father

Michael Torpey (b. before 1814)

Family: James Henry Bray (b. about 1831, d. 15 December 1883)

Son	William Leslie Bray+ (b. 6 August 1857, d. 1890)
Daughter	Mary Anne Bray (b. 30 June 1859, d. 12 February 1860)
Son	John Bray (b. about 1861, d. 1949)
Son	James Henry Bray (b. 7 August 1863, d. 1951)
Daughter	Margaret Bray (b. 20 May 1866, d. 1935)
Son	Joseph Bray+ (b. 20 September 1868, d. 4 September 1952)
Son	Thomas Bray+ (b. 21 January 1871, d. 1941)
Daughter	Elizabeth Ann Bray (b. 27 November 1873, d. 1940)
Son	Albert Warren Bray+ (b. 5 January 1877, d. 1944)

Biography

She was born about 1834.^1,2 Mary Torpey and James Henry Bray were married on 9 July 1856 in Kapunda, SA, Aust.^1,2

Mary Torpey was also known as Mary Bray.^1,2 She had reference number SA.

Last Edited

7 April 2014

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S265] South Australian BDM Indexes

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William Bray¹

M, #8637, b. about 1807, d. 1899

Parents

Father	Samuel Bray (b. before 1787)
Mother	Elizabeth Hockridge (b. before 1789)

Biography

He was born about 1807.¹ He died in 1899 in Napoleons, Vic, Aust.¹

William Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

7 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Charles Bray¹

M, #8638, b. 1890, d. 1950

References

William Bray

Parents

Father	Robert Bray (b. 6 March 1866, d. 1951)
Mother	Mary Letitia Trease (b. about 1869, d. 1933)

Biography

He was born in 1890 in St Arnaud, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1950 in Hastings, Vic, Aust.¹

William Charles Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

3 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Charles Bray¹

M, #8639, b. 10 April 1895, d. 1965

Parents

Father	Arthur Bray (b. 10 January 1866, d. April 1933)
Mother	Emily Edith Walkerdine (b. about 1872, d. 1956)

Family: Ethel Louisa May Gilley (b. 23 September 1898, d. 1973)

Daughter

Mabel Julia Bray (b. 1921, d. April 2011)

Biography

He was born on 10 April 1895 in Carlton, Vic, Aust.^1,2 William Charles Bray and Ethel Louisa May Gilley were married on 29 April 1917 in St Judes Southwark, London, Eng.^1,2 He died in 1965 in Heidelberg, Vic, Aust.¹

William Charles Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

9 December 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S288] Letter from Anne Conchie, Author Address: email address

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William Clarence James Bray¹

M, #8640, b. 1900, d. 1959

Parents

Father	James Bray (b. 1867)
Mother	Emma Jane Rooney (b. 1869, d. 1937)

Family: Selma Clara Vanda Fechner (b. 1898, d. 1972)

Son	William Leslie James Bray (b. 8 August 1924, d. 1989)
Son	Colin Walter Bray (b. about 1928, d. 1985)

Biography

He was born in 1900 in Ballarat East, Vic, Aust.¹ William Clarence James Bray and Selma Clara Vanda Fechner were married in 1922 in Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1959 in Mildura, Vic, Aust.¹

William Clarence James Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

22 March 2022 22:27:00

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William John Bray¹

M, #8642, b. 1889, d. 1898

Parents

Father	John Bray (b. before 1867)
Mother	Maria Anastasia Healy (b. 25 March 1866, d. 1901)

Biography

He was born in 1889 in West Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1898 in West Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹

William John Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

8 February 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William John Thomas Bray¹

M, #8643, b. 1891, d. 1965

Parents

Father	William Daniel Bray (b. 1863, d. 1897)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Tonkin (b. about 1867, d. 1938)

Family: Gladys May Nancarrow (b. about 1895, d. 1960)

Son	Mervyn Douglas Sinclair Bray (b. 1920, d. 1921)

Biography

He was born in 1891 in Eaglehawk, Vic, Aust.¹ William John Thomas Bray and Gladys May Nancarrow were married in 1918 in Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1965 in Bendigo, Vic, Aust.¹

William John Thomas Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

2 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Leslie Victor Bray¹

M, #8644, b. 1895, d. 1909

Parents

Father	William Bray (b. 1869, d. 1910)
Mother	Emma Barnes (b. about 1870, d. 1937)

Biography

He was born in 1895 in Long Gully, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1909 in Bendigo, Vic, Aust.¹

William Leslie Victor Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

23 April 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Stephen Bray¹

M, #8645, b. 1895, d. 1981

Parents

Father	Stephen Bray (b. before 1874)
Mother	Julia Banfield (b. about 1865, d. 1956)

Family: Marion Amelia Ferguson (b. about 1897, d. 1977)

Son	Roy Lindsay Bray (b. 30 July 1924, d. 26 August 1989)

Biography

He was born in 1895 in Prahran, Vic, Aust.¹ William Stephen Bray and Marion Amelia Ferguson were married in 1924 in Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1981 in Preston, Vic, Aust.¹

William Stephen Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

22 March 2022 21:07:00

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Steward Bray¹

M, #8646, b. 1894, d. 1944

Parents

Father	John Arthur Bray (b. 1865)
Mother	Annie Martha McGuire (b. before 1872)

Biography

He was born in 1894 in Northcote, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1944 in Morwell, Vic, Aust.¹

William Steward Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

3 October 2011

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index

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William Thorpe Bray¹

M, #8647, b. 1889, d. 1980

Parents

Father	William Charles Bray (b. 1849, d. 1930)
Mother	Mary Helen Inglis (b. before 1861)

Biography

He was born in 1889 in Williamstown, Vic, Aust.¹ He died in 1980 in NSW, Aust.²

William Thorpe Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

4 April 2013

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S22] NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes

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William Thomas Bray¹

M, #8648, b. 1894, d. 1972

Parents

Father	John Bellew Bray (b. 1865, d. 1913)
Mother	Alice Harvey (b. about 1868, d. 1947)

Family:

Son	William David Bray (b. 19 February 1924)

Biography

He was born in 1894 in Eaglehawk, Vic, Aust.¹ William Thomas Bray was married after 1914 in Aust Bride is unknown at this stage.² He died in 1972 in Roch, Vic, Aust.¹

William Thomas Bray had reference number VIC.

Last Edited

21 August 2012

Citations

[S146] Victorian Birth Death and Marriage Index
[S325] Letter from Jeff Bray, Author E-mail: email address

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Susan Mary Bray¹

F, #8649, b. about 1826

Parents

Father	Josias Bray (b. before 1806)
Mother	Susan Bearnball (b. before 1808)

Biography

She was born about 1826 in Jersey.¹ Susan Mary Bray and Milner were married after 1844 At this date there were 1 child living 2 deceased.¹ She and Malcolm McCallum were married on 27 July 1868 in Beechworth, Vic, Aust.¹

Susan Mary Bray was also known as Susan Mary McCallum.¹ She was also known as Susan Mary Milner.¹ She had reference number VIC. She worked as a a Housekeeper in 1868 in Beechworth, Vic, Aust.¹

Last Edited

9 February 2011

Citations

[S272] St Andrews, Beechworth Vic Transcripts

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Josias Bray¹

M, #8650, b. before 1806

Family: Susan Bearnball (b. before 1808)

Daughter

Susan Mary Bray (b. about 1826)

Biography

He was born before 1806.¹ Josias Bray and Susan Bearnball were married before 1826.¹

He worked as a a Captain in the navy after 1826.¹

Last Edited

9 February 2011

Citations

[S272] St Andrews, Beechworth Vic Transcripts