Born in Mincha West, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Edwin Bramley
and Agnes (Wishart) Bramley
Sister of
Morwina Grace (Bramley) Cole [half], Florence Beatrice (Bramley) Christensen [half], Royden Thomas Bramley [half], Alce Gladys (Bramley) Ilett [half], John Edwin Bramley [half], Horace Leonard Bramley [half] and Jean Marion (Bramley) Herron [half]
Wife of
Thomas Challis
— married
9 Aug 1905 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Died
at age 86
in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Sep 2014
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Biography
May was born in 1882, the daughter of Thomas Bramley and Agnes Wishart. [1] In the 1890's she was attending Doroq School.[2] She married Thomas Challis in 1905. [3] May passed away in 1969 [4] and is buried at Inverleigh. [5]
Sources
- ↑
Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888: ISBN 0 7311 5300 6
- Sname BRAMLEY
- Gvn Nm Mary Agnes
- Evt B
- Sps Snm/Father Thomas Edwin
- Sps Gvn/Mother Agnes WISHART
- Age
- Sex
- Bth Plc PYRA
- Dth Plc
- Yr 1882
- Regno 18306
- Denom
- Parish
- Fiche
- ↑
- Gold Leaf and Silver Tussock
- A History of the Shire of Leigh
- Author Gladys Seaton
- ↑
Edwardian Index, Victoria 1902 - 1913: ISBN 0 7311 0614 8
- Surname : CHALLIS
- Given Names : Thos
- Event : M
- Sex :
- Spouse Surname/Father : BRAMLEY
- Spouse Gvn Names/Mother : Mary Agnes
- Age :
- Age Code :
- Birth Place : VIC
- Death Place :
- Year : 1905
- Reg. Number : 5621R
- ↑
Death Index, Victoria 1921 - 1985: ISBN 0 7311 5302 2
- Sname CHALLIS
- Gvn Nm Mary Agnes
- Father Bramley Thomas
- Mother Agnes WISHART
- Dth Plc GEEL
- Age 86
- AgeCd
- Yr 1969
- Regno 17754
- Evt D
- ↑
Inverleigh Cemetery Index
www.zades.com.au/geelcem/Inverleigh%20Trans.pdf
- In loving memory of
- Thomas CHALLIS
- dearly loved husband of
- Mary Agnes
- who died at Shelford
- 31st Aug. 1938 aged 65 years
- Thy will be done
- also
- Mary Agnes CHALLIS
- who died 4th Aug. 1969
- aged 86 years
- Mother and father united
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with May by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with May:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with May by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with May:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Julie (Challis) Dworak 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XK3802536 [compare], Ancestry member JulieChallis00
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #479671
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
John Miller :
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