Mary Ann (Phillips) Bray (abt. 1850)

Born about 1850 in Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Bray — married 24 Dec 1887 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary Ann was born in Roche in about 1850.^[1]

On December 24th 1887, Mary Ann married Richard Bray, a flour dealer. The marriage took place in the parish of Luxulyan. Mary was from Luxulyan, and Richard's residence was Carloggas, St Austell. Both were previously unmarried. Richard's father was recorded as Walter Bray, Captain of Clay Work '(dead)'; and Mary Ann's was William Phillips, Farmer, '(dead)'. The witnesses were William John Phillips and Charlotte Maria Rashleigh. ^[2]

When the 1891 Census was taken Mary Ann and Richard were living at Carloggas, in the parish of Treverbyn, near St Austell, with their 2 year old son William. Richard was working as a Corn and Flour Merchant. In the next household were Richard's brother Samuel and his family. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1822; Folio: 32; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096932 Ancestry Record 6598 #24054677
2. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJHB-6JYS : 18 July 2017), Richard Bray and Mary Ann Phillipps, 24 Dec 1887; citing Marriage, Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.