

William BRAY

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Name William BRAY - At age 16 years, William began using a horse and dray to transport produce to the miners involved in the various goldrushes as far afield as Ballarat, Lexton and St Arnaud. During one of those trips home, he married Sarah SHUEARD. Their first three children (William, Sarah, Robert) were born at Mount Lofty.
The family of five moved to Lexton, Victoria, where George, Charles, John and Thomas were born.
In 1873, the family moved to St Arnaud, Victoria, where Francis, Ada, James, Herbert and Stanley were born. Various businesses were set up in St Arnaud, mainly concerned with the selling of goods.
William married Mary CARNEY in 1889, three years after Sarah died. He left his business in the hands of his older children, and moved to Geelong with his remaining family. In 1892, they returned to St Arnaud, and William became Mayor in 1901.
Birth 22 Feb 1839 Mt Charles, St Austell, Cornwall, England Christening 7 Apr 1839 St Austell, Cornwall, England [1]
Gender Male Census 1841 Mt Charles Village, St Austell, Cornwall, England Census 1851 Polgooth, St Mewan, St Austell, Cornwall, England Immigration 29 Jun 1854 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Catharine BRAY and children arrived on the ship TRAFALGAR. Death 21 Aug 1907 St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Person ID I70 Squire Family History Last Modified 30 Apr 2022
Father William BRAY, b. 1805, St Austell, Cornwall, England d. 8 Aug 1844, St Austell, Cornwall, England
(Age 39 years)
Mother Catharine KNIGHT, b. 24 May 1812, St Winnow, Cornwall, England d. 30 Dec 1876, Careys Gully, South Australia, Australia
(Age 64 years)
Marriage 9 May 1833 St Austell, Cornwall, England [2]
Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah SHUEARD, b. 1841, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia d. 1886, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 45 years)
Marriage 4 Feb 1860 Balhannah, South Australia, Australia [3]
Children + 1. William BRAY, b. 2 Jan 1861, New Tiers, South Australia, Australia d. 1933, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 71 years)
+ 2. Sarah Ann BRAY, b. 21 Apr 1864, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia + 3. Robert BRAY, b. 6 Mar 1866, New Tiers, South Australia, Australia d. 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 84 years)
4. George BRAY, b. 1868, Lexton, Victoria, Australia d. 1917, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Age 49 years)
+ 5. Charles Henry BRAY, b. 4 Aug 1868, Lexton, Victoria, Australia d. 1915, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 46 years)
+ 6. John BRAY, b. 1870, Lexton, Victoria, Australia d. 1935, Newtown, Victoria, Australia
(Age 65 years)
+ 7. Thomas BRAY, b. 7 Jan 1873, Lexton, Victoria, Australia d. 25 May 1955, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 82 years)
8. Francis BRAY, b. 1875, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 76 years)
+ 9. Ada Catherine BRAY, b. 1877, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia + 10. James BRAY, b. 1878, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 24 Apr 1914, Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia
(Age 36 years)
+ 11. Herbert Victor BRAY, b. 1881, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Apr 1920, Birchip, Victoria, Australia
(Age 39 years)
+ 12. Stanley BRAY, b. 1885, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 20 Sep 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 66 years)
Family ID F142 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2022
Family 2 Mary Anne CARNEY, b. 1864, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 25 Nov 1903, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 39 years)
Marriage 1889 St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Children + 1. Grace BRAY, b. 1890, Geelong, Victoria, Australia 2. Mary Magdalene BRAY, b. 1891, Geelong, Victoria, Australia + 3. Anastasia Maud BRAY, b. 1892, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia + 4. Henry Carney BRAY, b. 1894, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 1963, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
(Age 69 years)
5. Catherine BRAY, b. 1896, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 1897, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
(Age 1 year)
6. Frederick BRAY, b. 1897, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia 7. Simon Redvers BRAY, b. 1900, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Jun 1943, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
(Age 43 years)
+ 8. Ursula Gertrude BRAY, b. 1903, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2022
- At age 16 years, William began using a horse and dray to transport produce to the miners involved in the various goldrushes as far afield as Ballarat, Lexton and St Arnaud. During one of those trips home, he married Sarah SHUEARD. Their first three children (William, Sarah, Robert) were born at Mount Lofty.
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Sources - [S30] Births UK Parish, 3 Jun 2016.
Baptism of William BRAY, male, on 7 April 1839, at St Austell, Cornwall, England.
Father William BRAY.
Mother Catharine KNIGHT.
Transcribed from a parish baptism record on FindmyPast.
- [S31] UK Parish Mariages, 29 May 2016.
Married 9 May 1833 at St Austell, Cornwall, England.
Groom William BRAY.
Bride Catharine KNIGHT.
Recorded from transcription on FindmyPast. - [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).
- [S30] Births UK Parish, 3 Jun 2016.