1825

BRAY

William Bray born Cornwell, England about 1825 died 06/05/1882. Buried 08/05/1882 Moonta Cemetery Section East 12 Grave Number 60e. Age at Death 57 years. Married c. March quarter 1854 Elizabeth (nee George) Wearne born 22/05/1825 St. Agnes Cornwall, UK died 27/04/1886. Elizabeth is buried in the same plot as William. She was 62 years old. She was the daughter of William and Jane (Powell) George who married 22/08/1825 St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England.

William and Elizabeth came to South Australia on the ship "Isle of Thanet" arriving on 24/10/1854.

Record of travel from the "Isle of Thanet"

Bray William aged 27 Copper Miner 168/3 Cornwall
Elizabeth (George) Bray aged 29
1844/5 John aged 9
1845/6 William B.aged 8
1848/9 Mary aged 6

These ages do not quite correspond with dates of birth but none have been varified with certificates. More children were born in Australia.

1846 - 1865


As far as we can tell they had the following children:-

00/00/1846 - 00/00/0000 John Bray

00/00/1848 - 00/00/0000 William B Bray

00/00/1854 - 00/00/0000 Mary W Bray

07/06/1856 - 00/00/1900 Sarah Bray married 11/11/1876 Stephen Wellington

03/06/1858 - 00/00/0000 James Henry Bray born Kooring, Burra, South Australia, married 24/04/1889 St
                    Paul Evangelical Church, Gawler River, South Australia Bertha Augusta Pauline Roediger
                    born 18/02/1864 - 02/03/1890. Gawler River, South Australia. Married 06/06/1904
                    Charlotte A Clode.

30/06/1860 - 00/00/0000 Emma

00/00/1863 - 02/05/1865 Samuel Bray (age 2 years 3 months)

12/06/1865 - 21/08/1937 Samuel Bray, Born Wallaroo, SA, married 27/06/1901 Gertrude Florence Bowden
                  10/07/1876 - 27/06/1977. Married in Boulder Western Australia.



Next Generation 1902 - 1914


Sarah (Bray) Wellington and Stephen Wellington had the following children:

11/03/1877 - 00/00/1949 Harold Scoble Wellington

19/09/1880 - 13/04/1945 Eugene Lambert Wellington. Married 21/03/1923 Mary McGavin Kennedy in the
                   Methodist Church, Pirie Street, Adelaide. Mary was born 11/02/1894.

30/06/1884 - 00/00/0000 Walter Morley Wellington, married

20/03/1886 - 25/05/1978 Beatrice Rose Wellington aged 92.

09/04/1888 - 00/00/0000 Norman Bruce Wellington

05/05/1889 - 19/06/1960 Gordon Stanley Wellington married 1923 Ellaret Maria Drake born 1895 died
                   04/09/1977.

025/01/1900 - 00/00/0000 Ruby Sarah Wellington

11/04/1891 - 00/00/0000 Stephen Lloyd Wellington

04/09/1892 - 00/00/0000 Leonard Hartley Wellington

28/10/1894 - 00/00/0000 Gladys Pearl Wellington


James Henry Bray and Bertha (Roediger) Bray had one child:

01/03/1890 - 00/00/0000 Bertha Bray

Sadly Bertha (Roediger) Bray died in childbirth on 02/03/1890.
James remarried Charlotte Annie Clode. They had the following children:

17/03/1905 - 00/00/0000 Beatrice Mildred Bray married 13/04/1927 Henry James Reuben Mansfield.
                    15.04.1903 -



Samuel Bray and Gertrude (Bowden) Bray had the following children:

Here we see Samuel, Gertrude, Hazel, Dora and Frank. We know Samuel was a Blacksmith by trade and that they lived in or close by Kelmscott round the time Hazel was born. Samuel was also Secretary for the Roads Board of Kelsmscott and he is listed on the honour board as Secretary of the Roads Board Shire of Kelmscott 1898 then underneath is J. H. Bray (his brother James Henry) Secretary of the Shire Roads Board 1898-1899 the Shire started the Roads Board in 1894. James apparently took over from Samuel as Samuel's health was not good. The family was next reported in the Brookton / Beverley area where they lived for many years. This is where the children went to primary school. Frank did attend High School in Northam where he held a long jump record for many years.


I have been told that Hazel was the first to move to Merredin to teach music and the rest of the family move there later. Samuel passed away 21/08/1937 and is buried in the old section of the Merredin Cemetery. Gertrude, Hazel and Dora lived in French Avenue in Merredin until they passed away. Hazel used to play the organ at the local Church of Christ and Dora had a lovely voice often singing solo in Church.

Dora loved to sing and she sang well. Here we see her in her younger days and also with Gertrude (her Mother on her 100th Birthday) and her Brother Frank.

Frank grew up in Beverly Brookton area until he attended Northam High School. He and younger Brother Les use to umpire football and travelled by motorcycle to and from different games. Muriel was born and raised in Kalgoorlie - Boulder and attended Boulder Primary and Eastern Goldfields High School. She became a teacher and her first post was in Morawa, Western Australia. She met Frank in Kalgoorlie where they married and lived for the rest of their lives. Frank owned and ran several businesses in Kalgoorlie - Boulder and Kambalda over many years mainly in the furniture and white goods line. At one stage Frank held the long jump record at the Northam High School. He held this record for many years.

Les and Jean pictured in January 1971 with youngest son Cliff, baby grandson Brendan Marsh, Dora and Gertrude. Les and Jean lived most of their married life in Merredin, WA. They raised their children in Merredin and finally retired to Pambula Beach in NSW. Les died there in Pambula Beach but is buried in Karratta Cemetery in Perth WA.








1940 - 1957

Frank Bray and Muriel (Williams) Bray had 1 child.

27/03/1948 Joan Margaret Bray married 30/01/1971 Athol Wayne Gray born 27/06/1948.

Joan attended Laming Kindergarten, North Kalgoorlie Primary school and E.G.H.S. She also attended Eastern Goldfields Technical School for 1 year to further her studies in office work. Joan met Athol at highschool. They both attended Eastern Goldfields High School and were in the same year. They both played hockey for the school and later both became life members of their respective clubs. They were both born in Kalgoorlie and have lived there ever since.

Carol (Ann) married Graham Marsh in Melbourne. Pictured here are Gwenyth (Mathews) Bray who is married to Kevin Bray, Joan (Bray) Gray, Jennifer Bray, Gwenyth and Kevin's daughter as flower girl and the bride Carol with Les Bray looking so proud wishing his daughter great happiness.




















28/10/1942 Kevin Howard Bray married 25/11/1961 Gwenyth Jean Mathews.

16/01/1950 Graeme Leslie Bray married 16/01/1971 Jeanette Boxhall

24/08/1957 John Clifton (Cliff) Bray married 24/08/1997 Hitomi Yoshida



1962 - 1998

Joan and Athol Gray had 3 children:

11/06/1972 Brendon John Gray

04/05/1976 Allyson Joy Gray

13/12/1979 Rohan Paul Gray

Brendon with Rohan and Allyson in 1980 when Rohan was 9 months old.

16/08/1970 Brendan James Marsh married Fiona Mary H Hausegger born
                17/05/1971.

05/02/1972 Dariel Jane Marsh.

Kevin and Gwenyth (Mathews) Bray had the following children:

03/06/1962 Jennifer Helen Bray.

20/05/1965 David Mark Bray married 09/07/1994 Louise Freckelton


Graeme and Jeanette (Boxhall) Bray had 1 child:

06/03/1982 Marcus Bowden Bray

Jeanette, Graeme and Marcus live in Tasmania. Photo taken in December 1982.

Cliff spent some time teaching in Japan, met and married Hitomi. Pictured here are Cliff, Hitomi and their son Ken. They now live in Tasmania where they have a cherry farm.

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