William
Bray
Born in Holmbush, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of Cornelius Bray
and Elizabeth (Boundry) Bray
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
William Bray was born in Cornwall, England.
William was born in 1828. He is the son of Cornelius Bray and Elizabeth Boundry.
He was Baptised on 8 June 1830 at the Holy Trinity Church, St Austell, Cornwall, England.
On 6 June 1841 the Bray family lived in Charlestown Port, St Austell, Cornwall. Elizabeth Bray (45) charwoman with children Cornelius Bray (14), William Bray (12), John Bray (8) & James Bray (6). [1]
On 12 September 1853 William Bray enlisted with the Royal Navy, Service Number 2718. He first served on HMS Philomel. He served on HMS Cygnet, HMS Sans Pareil and HMS Impregnable. [2] [3]
William Bray married Sarah Terlizzick in 1856 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. [4]
Children
- Elizabeth Ann Bray (1857– )
- William Cornelius Bray (1859–1904)
- Edwin George Bray (1862–1900)
- Alfred Charles Bray (1865–1871)
- Eliza M Bray (1866– )
- Louisa Amelia Bray (1869– )
- Henry James Bray (1870–1963)
- Sarah Louise Bray (1871–1965)
- Clarinda Bray (1873–1956)
On 7 April 1861 William Bray (34) born in St Austell, Cornwall and married, was a Captain of Main Tap with the Royal Navy on the vessel HMS Firebrand (a wooden paddle frigate) in Carthagina near Granada South America. [5]
On 3 April 1881 William Bray (53) born at St Austell, Pensioner - Steam ..?.., Devon born wife Sarah Bray (50) with Devon born children Edwin G. Bray (19) Printer's Apprentice (Composition), Eliza Bray (13), Henry J. Bray (11) and Kent born Clarinda Bray (7) lived at 35 Russell Street, Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England. [6]
On 5 April 1891 widower William Bray (62) Returned Seaman with daughters Louisa Bray (22) and Clara Bray (17) lived in Chapel House, Sheerness, Minster, Kent, England. [7]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB9-Z8R : 23 May 2019), James Bray in household of Elizabeth Bray, St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Web: UK, Royal Naval Seamen Index, 1853 -1872; Name: William Bray; Birth Date: 2 Sep 1828; Birth Place: St Austell, Cornwall; Service Number: 2718; Reference: ADM 139/28/2718
- ↑ UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1900-1928
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1856; Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep; Registration District: Stoke Damerel; Inferred County: Devon: Volume: 5b: Page: 561
- ↑ 1861 England Census; Class: RG 9; Piece: 4440; Folio: 4; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543284
- ↑ 1881 England Census: Kent, Minster in Sheppey, ALL, District 9; Class: RG11; Piece: 979; Folio: 51; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341232
- ↑ 1891 England Census; Kent, Minster, ALL, District 15; The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 722; Folio: 34; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6095832
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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