Alfred Ernest Bray (1865 - abt. 1938)

Born 26 Jun 1865 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Louise Gunn — married Nov 1891 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Died about Feb 1938 at about age 72 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK [uncertain]

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Biography

Alfred was born on the 26th June 1865 in Falmouth, Cornwell, England ^[1]. He was the son of William Henry Bray and Agnes Morcom. He was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist, Falmouth on the 10th October1866 ^[2]. He grew up with his parents in Falmouth ^[3] and as a lad trained as a carpenter ^[4].

Alfred next reappears 20 years later in Liverpool where he is living with Ada Louise Gunn and their young son William ^[5]. Alfred and Ada subsequently married later that year on the 4th October 1891 in Liverpool, Lancashire. ^[6]. Their son William died in 1902 aged 5 and Ada died a few years later in 1907. Alfred then again disappears from the public record. He may have moved back to Cornwall.

An Alfred E Bray died in about February 1938 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. He was aged 72 years 8 months. ^[7]. It is by no means certain that this is the correct Alfred.

Census Data

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1871 ^[3]

William H Bray, Head, Widower, Male, 45, 1826, Innkeeper, Cornwall

Agnes B Bray, Daughter, -, Female, 17, 1854, -, Cornwall

Alma Bray, Daughter, -, Female, 12, 1859, -, Cornwall

William H Bray, Son, -, Male, 10, 1861, -, Cornwall

Hannah M Bray, Daughter, -, Female, 8, 1863, -, Cornwall

Edwin Bray, Son, -, Male, 7, 1864, -, Cornwall

Alfred Ernest Bray, Son, -, Male, 5, 1866, -, Cornwall

Lilian Bray, Daughter, -, Female, 4, 1867, -, Cornwall

Joseph M Bray, Son, -, Male, 1, 1870, -, Cornwall

Margaretta Heller, Visitor, -, Female, 22, 1849, -, Cornwall

Faithful Veale, Boarder, -, Male, 22, 1849, -, Cornwall

Address: Victoria Inn, Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 3 Apr 1881 ^[4]

William H Bray, Head, Married, Male, 54, 1827, Inn Keeper, Cornwall

Margeritta Bray, Wife, Married, Female, 32, 1849, -, Fowey, Cornwall

Annie M Bray, Daughter, Single, Female, 19, 1862, -, Cornwall

Edwin Bray, Son, Single, Male, 17, 1864, Carpenter, Cornwall

Alfred E Bray, Son, Single, Male, 15, 1866, Carpenter, Cornwall

Lillian Bray, Daughter, Single, Female, 14, 1867, Scholar, Cornwall

Olive M Bray, Daughter, Single, Female, 1, 1880, -, Cornwall

Florence Irene Bray, Daughter, Single, Female, 0, 1881, -, Cornwall

Emma J Smyth, Visitor, Single, Female, 32, 1849, Dressmaker, Cornwall

Bertha E Smyth, Visitor, Single, Female, 9, 1872, Scholar, Cornwall

Address: Victoria Inn , 1, Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 31 Mar 1901 ^[5]

Alfred E Bray, Head, Married, Male, 38, 1863, Timber Labourer, Falmouth, Cornwall

Ada L Bray, Wife, Married, Female, 34, 1867, -, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

William H Bray, Son, -, Male, 4, 1897, -, Liverpool, Lancashire

Address: 11, Dryden Street, Liverpool, Lancashire

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Births. JAS Q3 Vol 5c Page 197. Falmouth. 1865.
2. ↑ Cornwall-OPC Database (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1871 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG10 piece 2292, folio 40, page 12. Cited in FindMyPast
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1881 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG11 piece 2316, folio 43, page 15. Cited in FindMyPast
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG13 piece 3407, folio 114, page 38. Cited in FindMyPast
6. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Marriages. OND Q4 Vol 8b Page 16. Liverpool. 1901.
7. ↑ England and Wales BMD Index. Deaths. JFM Q1 Vol 5c Page 82. Bodmin. 1938.

• Rodney Marples, personal communication.