AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameCatherine DAY , GGG Grandmother
Birth Dateca 1817
Birth PlaceSheerness, Kent, England
MemoLocation from 1851 census and death record, the latter stating Catherine was an orphan from an early age her parents unknown.
Death Date6 Jul 18611980 Age: 44
Death PlaceSandridge, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoAt Railway Place. Catherine, a married women, was 43 years old. Catherine died from philisis pulmonalis (TB) 3 years. The informant of death was daughter Mary Ann Scott. Also noted is that she was born in Sheerness, Kent and that she was an orphan at a very young age (parents names not recorded).
Burial Date8 Jul 1861
Burial PlaceCarlton North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memoat Melbourne General Cemetry as indicated on death record
Occupation(sea Captain’s wife)(1851)1981
Spouses
1William BRAY , GGG Grandfather
Birth Datebef 9 Feb 1812
Birth PlaceBideford, Devon, England
MemoDate from 1841 census and place from death record.
Chr Date9 Feb 18121976 Age: <1
Chr PlaceWeek St. Mary, Cornwall, England
MemoChristening of William Son of Stephen BRAY & Jane. Parents name fit those on his death record although location is nearly 50 km from recorded birth location.
Death Date9 Feb 18691977 Age: 57
Death PlaceHobsons Bay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoWilliam, age 53, master mariner, died on Board Schooner Stephen moored in Hobsons Bay from “British Cholera”, 7 hours (Coroner’s inquest). The informant was his wife Ellen of Sandridge. His parents are recorded as Stephen Bray, mariner, and Jane Bray, formerly Sandwell. He was born in Bideford, Devon, England.
Burial Date10 Feb 1869
Burial PlaceCarlton North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoMelbourne General Cemetery from death record
Occupationmariner (1837, 1842), ship’s captain (1851), master mariner (1862)1978,1979
Alias/AKAPatrick William
FatherStephen BRAY (<1787-<1861)
MotherJane SANDWELL (ca1784-1873)
Marr Date8 May 18371982,1983
Marr PlaceLiverpool, Lancashire, England
Marr MemoAt St. Peter Church, Liverpool, Banns, William Bray, mariner & Catherine Day, spinster. William signed & Catherine her mark.
Reside Date6 Jun 18411984
Reside PlaceLiverpool, Lancashire, England
MemoIn Union Street, Lewis Court, Liverpool lived William Bray, age 29, Catharine, 24 and children Mary, 3, & William 1. Living with them is John Bray, 25, probably a brother of William.
Reside Date30 Mar 18511985
Reside PlaceLiverpool, Lancashire, England
MemoLiving at 28, Brighton Street, Toxteth Park Extra Parochial, Liverpool, were Catharine ,Head Of Family, Sea Captains Wife, age 34 and children Mary Ann, 13, William, 10, scholar, Catharine, 9, scholar & Stephen, 9 months.
Migration Dateca 1855
Migration PlaceLiverpool, Lancashire, England
MemoTo Melbourne as calculated from Catherine’s death record of 1861 being resident of Victoria 6 years

One possibility might be the Plymouth which arrived Portland, Victoria on 24 Oct 1854. There were many Brays on-board, including
Catherine born 1807 (not 1817)
William born 1808 (not 1812)
William born 1833 (not 1839)
Ann born 1839 (not Mary Ann born 1838)

The birth dates quoted are not correct but relatively close to this families.
but no one fitting daughter Catherine although there was a Jonathan born 1844.
ChildrenMary Ann (1838-1914)
 William (1839-1936)
 Catherine Jane (1842-1933)
 Daniel (1847-1848)
 Stephen (1850-1852)
Notes for Catherine DAY
Census of 1851 says she was born Sheerness Kent.
Notes for William (Spouse 1)

The 1841 census has a John Bray, age 25, living with the family. He is presumably a younger brother of William

William wrote a letter of consent for marriage of daughter Catherine (Feb 1862) in Melbourne about 10 days before wedding. This suggested he & probably the family were in Melbourne at that time which was subsequently confirmed.

No entry in England census after 1851 were found for William & family.

Aarrivals Melbourne
William’s death record suggests he came to Victoria circa 1853. Catherine’s suggested she arrived circa 1855.

Two possibilies for William have been found

1) BRAY WM 42 DEC 1852 SYRIA B 222
2) BRAY WILLIAM CAPT - APR 1853 LOCH LOMOND from British port age=35 page 1 fiche 35 (Ship Master)
Notes for William & Catherine (Family)
There are a number of Births West Derby Lancs 1838-1861 but no Catharine. Not all of these William & Catharines children (theirs highlighted). Others family of brother of William perhaps?
Mary Ann Bray 1838 Jan-Feb-Mar Lancashire West Derby
William Bray 1839 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Margaret Bray 1840 Jul-Aug-Sep Lancashire West Derby
Edward Smith Bray 1842 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Joseph Bray 1844 Jan-Feb-Mar Lancashire West Derby
Daniel Bray 1847 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Edward Bray 1847 Apr-May-Jun Lancashire West Derby
Stephen Bray 1850 Jul-Aug-Sep Lancashire West Derby
Adam John Bray 1854 Jan-Feb-Mar Lancashire West Derby
Frances Bray 1856 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Henry Walmsley Bray 1857 Jul-Aug-Sep Lancashire West Derby
George Bray 1858 Jan-Feb-Mar Lancashire West derby
William Bray 1858 Jan-Feb-Mar Lancashire West derby
Frederick Bray 1859 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Caroline Bray 1860 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire West Derby
Henry Bray 1860 Apr-May-Jun Lancashire West Derby
Andrew Bray 1861 Apr-May-Jun Lancashire West Derby
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