Cornelius Bray (1782 - 1837)

Born 24 Feb 1782 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Boundry) Bray — married 22 Nov 1822 in Calstock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Feb 1837 at about age 54 in Holmbush by St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Cornelius Bray was born in Cornwall, England.

Cornelius was born in 1782. Son of William Bray and Philippa Courts

He was Baptised on 24 February 1782 at Gwennap, Cornwall, England. ^[1]

Cornelius Bray, a Sojourner, married Elizabeth Boundy on 22 November 1822 at Calstock, Cornwall. Witnesses Edward Dawes and Bernard Westlake. ^[2]

Children

Eliza Pearse Bray (1824– )

Cornelius Bray (1827– )

William Bray (1828– )

John Bray (1831– )

James Bray (1834–1864)

Son Cornelius was Baptised on 11 June 1827 at Holy Trinity, St Austell, Cornwall. Cornelius (miner) and Elizabeth lived at Holmbush. ^[3]

Son James was Baptised on 26 October 1835 at Holy Trinity, St Austell, Cornwall. Cornelius (miner) and Elizabeth lived at Holmbush. ^{[4] [5]}

He passed away in 1837 living at Holmbush, aged 55 from Asthma and was buried on 10 February 1837 at the Holy Trinity Churchyard, St. Austell, Cornwall, England. ^[6]

DNA

Descendant of William Bray and Philippa Courts, Norma Capel, has several DNA matches on Ancestry.com with descendants of Cornelius Bray (through sons William and James Bray), Nicholas Courts and Anne Courts.

GEDmatch - Comparing Kit A893135 (Norma Capel) and Kit A396407 (Christine Woodlands), Largest segment = 4.7 cM, Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 24.6cM (0.685 Pct), 7 shared segments found for this comparison. Chr15 3.3cM 234SNPS, Chr17 3.3cM 298SNPs, Chr18 4.7cM 258SNPs, Chr20 3.4cM 281SNPs and 3.5cM 208SNPs, Chr 21 3.2cM 242SNPs and 3.3cM with 314 SNPs.

GEDmatch - Christine Woodlands compared to Kit A072606 (TW) Largest segment = 4.1 cM, Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 23.1cM (0.644 Pct). 6 shared segments found for this comparison. Chr3 4.1cM 327 SNPs, Chr12 3.7cM 277SNPs, Chr16 3.4cM 251SNPs, Chr18 4.4cM 232SNPs, Chr20 4.4cM 226 SNPs and 3.2cM 209SNPs.

Sources

1. ↑ Cornwall O.P.C Database.org - Baptisms database (1782)
2. ↑ Cornwall O.P.C Database.org - Marriages database
3. ↑ Cornwall O.P.C Database.org - Baptisms database #2379843< (1827)
4. ↑ Cornwall O.P.C Database.org - Baptisms database
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMHB-CW5 : 11 February 2018, James Bray, 02 Oct 1834); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0246827-0246831.
6. ↑ Cornwall O.P.C Database.org - Burials database

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