Thomas BRAY

Male 1873 - 1955  (82 years)


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  • Name Thomas BRAY 
    • Thomas took over his father's auctioneering business when he was too ill to continue. Thomas did not like auctioneering, so he bought a farm at Banyena around 1919. Thomas worked as an auctioneer, storekeeper, farmer, theatre proprietor and financier.
    Born 7 Jan 1873  Lexton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 May 1955  St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I546  Squire Family History
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 

    Father William BRAY,   b. 22 Feb 1839, Mt Charles, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1907, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah SHUEARD,   b. 1841, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1860  Balhannah, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Ada BOON,   b. 9 Dec 1874, Avon Plains, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1959, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1897  Avon Plains, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Avis BRAY,   b. 30 Jul 1898, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1958, Horsham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +2. Oscar BRAY,   b. 11 Feb 1901, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 jan1943, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Oliver BRAY,   b. 9 Dec 1902, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1966, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +4. Florence Hetty BRAY,   b. 23 Feb 1905, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1953, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +5. Adelaide BRAY,   b. 24 Jul 1906, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Lyla BRAY,   b. 22 Aug 1908, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1928, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +7. Walter James BRAY,   b. 21 Sep 1910, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1975, Marnoo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Robert George BRAY,   b. 6 Dec 1912, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Sylvia BRAY,   b. 2 Apr 1915, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Vira BRAY,   b. 10 Jul 1917, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +11. Nelson Thomas BRAY,   b. 24 Nov 1920, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jan 1873 - Lexton, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jun 1897 - Avon Plains, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1955 - St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Marriage South Australia Civil, 9 Dec 2017.
      On 4 February 1860, at St Thomas Church, Balhannah.
      Groom William BRAY, age 21 years, N, father William BRAY.
      Bride Sarah SHUAERD, age 19 years, N, Father Robert SHUAERD.
      Transcribed from a marriage index (Genealogy SA on-line record).