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| Father's Father | William BRAY | |
| Father's Mother | Catherine KNIGHT | Go to Bray Descendants' Chart |
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| Father | William BRAY Second marriage |
born 22 February 1839, St Austell Cornwall Eng baptised married 4 February 1860 died 21 August 1907, St Arnaud Vic Aus buried |
| Mother | Sarah SHUEARD | born baptised died 1886, St Arnaud Vic Aus buried |
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| Children | ||
| 1. Male | William BRAY | born ?, Mt Lofty SA Aus baptised died buried |
| 2. Female | Sarah BRAY | born ?, Mt Lofty SA Aus baptised died buried |
| 3. Male | Robert BRAY | born ?, Mt Lofty SA Aus baptised died buried |
| 4. Male | George BRAY | born ?, Lexton Vic Aus baptised died buried |
| 5. Male | Charles BRAY | born 4 August 1868, Lexton Vic Aus baptised died 30 September 1915 buried |
| 6. Male | John BRAY | born ?, Lexton Vic Aus baptised died buried |
| 7. Male | Thomas BRAY | born 7 January 1873, Lexton Vic Aus baptised died 25 May 1955, St Arnaud Vic Aus buried |
| 8. Male | Francis BRAY | born ?, St Arnaud Vic Aus baptised died 25 December 1870 buried |
| 9. Female | Ada BRAY | born ?, St Arnaud Vic Aus baptised died buried |
| 10. Male | James BRAY | born ?, St Arnaud Vic Aus baptised died 1914 buried |
| 11. Male | Herbert BRAY | born ?, St Arnaud Vic Aus baptised died buried |
| 12. Male | Stanley BRAY | born ?, St Arnaud Vic Aus baptised died 22 February 1879 buried |
Biographical notes for William Bray
William came to Australia aboard the 'Trafalgar' with his mother and sisters, arriving on 28 June 1854. The family settled in Uraidla, and William left in about 1855 aged 16 years. With a horse and dray, William carried and sold supplies at the various gold rushes in Western Victoria. On a trip back home to Uraidla, he married his first wife Sarah Shueard at Mt Lofty. Three of their children were born here.
There is an entry in the SA Biographical Index :
BRAY, William, parents William and Catherine. Born 26/2/1839, St Austell, CON ENG. Arrived 1854 Trafalgar. Depart to Victoria ?.Occupation Farmer. Residence New Tiers, Balhannah, Uraidla. Married 4/2/1860, Blakiston, SA, Sarah nee SHNEAD, parent Robert. Born c1841
They then moved to St Arnaud in Victoria, where he was involved in farming, shops, sale yards and auctioneering. His drapery store is still run by his descendants. Sarah died here in 1886.
In 1889 he remarried, and, leaving the business in the hands of his elder children, he took his wife and younger children to Geelong. Here, he had successful shops and also the contracts for building the Richmond bridge and the Richmond sewerage. He was also a councillor in Geelong, and later in St Arnaud when he returned.
Source documents
David Bales provided much of this information.
Biographical notes for Sarah Bray nee Shueard
Source documents
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