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| Father's Father | William BRAY | Go to Family Tree No. 8 |
| Father's Mother | Grace PENHALE | Go to Bray Descendants' Chart |
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| Father | William BRAY | born baptised 4 August 1805, St Austell Cornwall Eng married 9 May 1833, St Austell Cornwall Eng died 8 August 1844, St Austell Cornwall Eng buried 11 August 1844, St Austell Cornwall Eng |
| Mother | Catherine KNIGHT | born 24 May 1812 St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 30 December 1876, Uraidla SA Aus buried |
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| 1. Female | Maria BRAY | born 8 October 1833, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 10 November 1904, Uraidla SA Aus buried |
| 2. Female | Phillipa BRAY | born 7 November 1835, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 4 August 1920, Kapunda SA Aus buried |
| 3. Female | Catherine BRAY | born 6 August 1837, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 13 May 1840, St Austell Cornwall Eng buried |
| 4. Male | William BRAY | born 22 February 1839, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 21 August 1907, St Arnaud Vic Aus buried |
| 5. Female | Grace BRAY | born 1 January 1842, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 26 August 1928, Bordertown SA Aus buried |
| 6. Female | Catherine BRAY | born 27 August 1843, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised died 1928, Bordertown SA Aus buried |
Biographical notes for William Bray
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David Bales commissioned some research into William and Catherine, and the following notes have been extracted :
William Bray batchelor, and Catherine Knight spinster, both of St Austell, were married by banns on 9 May 1833. He signed the register, she made her mark. The witnesses were William Knight and Maria Guy.
It seems that William Bray of Mt Charles aged 39 was buried at St Austell on 11 August 1844. Letters of administration of William Bray, miner of St Austell, 1844, were granted to his widow, Catherine on 10 October 1844. There is a note to record that he died on 8 August 1844.
According to David's family bulletins, William was a tin miner in Cornwall (1841 census). He was also Cornish wrestling champion in 1827. His prize, a gold watch, is still in possession of the Victorian branch of the family.
Biographical notes for Catherine Bray nee Knight
Catherine and her five surviving children left Cornwall on 6 March 1854, and arrived in Adelaide on 28 June 1854 came to Australia in 1854.
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