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William BRAY

Male 1839 - 1907  (68 years)


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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.
    Born 22 Feb 1839  Mt Charles, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 7 Apr 1839  St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Mt Charles Village, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1851  Polgooth, St Mewan, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 29 Jun 1854  Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Catharine BRAY and children arrived on the ship TRAFALGAR. 
    Died 21 Aug 1907  St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I70  Squire Family History
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 

    Father William BRAY,   b. 1805, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1844, St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Catharine KNIGHT,   b. 24 May 1812, St Winnow, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1876, Careys Gully, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 9 May 1833  St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 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  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. William BRAY,   b. 2 Jan 1861, New Tiers, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +2. Sarah Ann BRAY,   b. 21 Apr 1864, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Robert BRAY,   b. 6 Mar 1866, New Tiers, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. George BRAY,   b. 1868, Lexton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    +5. Charles Henry BRAY,   b. 4 Aug 1868, Lexton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +6. John BRAY,   b. 1870, Lexton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Newtown, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +7. Thomas BRAY,   b. 7 Jan 1873, Lexton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1955, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Francis BRAY,   b. 1875, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +9. Ada Catherine BRAY,   b. 1877, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. James BRAY,   b. 1878, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1914, Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    +11. Herbert Victor BRAY,   b. 1881, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1920, Birchip, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +12. Stanley BRAY,   b. 1885, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1951, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Anne CARNEY,   b. 1864, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1903, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 1889  St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Grace BRAY,   b. 1890, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Magdalene BRAY,   b. 1891, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Anastasia Maud BRAY,   b. 1892, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Henry Carney BRAY,   b. 1894, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963, Malvern, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Catherine BRAY,   b. 1896, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     6. Frederick BRAY,   b. 1897, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Simon Redvers BRAY,   b. 1900, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1943, Richmond, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    +8. Ursula Gertrude BRAY,   b. 1903, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Feb 1839 - Mt Charles, St Austell, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 7 Apr 1839 - St Austell, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1841 - Mt Charles Village, St Austell, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Polgooth, St Mewan, St Austell, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Catharine BRAY and children arrived on the ship TRAFALGAR. - 29 Jun 1854 - Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Feb 1860 - Balhannah, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1889 - St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Aug 1907 - St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.


    2. [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.

    3. [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).


  

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