AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameWilliam BRAY 
, GGG Uncle
, GGG UncleBirth DateDec 18392985
Birth PlaceLiverpool, Lancashire, England
Memofrom census of 1851 led to index referenced
Reside Date18562986 Age: 16
Reside PlaceMount Egerton, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia
MemoWilliam Bray was a registed voter at Mt. Egerton. He is listed as a miner and had miner’s rights taken at Ballaarat. It is highly probable that this is William brother of Catherine Hart as he is recorded as a miner on death certificate and he arrived in Victoria circa 1854.
Reside Date18 Apr 1896 Age: 56
Reside PlaceMelbourne City, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoPrior to marriage to Carrieline he lived in Lonsdale Street.
Reside Date19362987 Age: 96
Reside PlaceWest Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memoliving at 130 Dudley Street
Death Date10 Dec 19362988 Age: 97
Death PlaceWest Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoWilliam died at the Victorian Benevolent Home & Hospital for Aged and Infirm at 130 Dudley Street. His occupation was recorded as miner. Causes of death were senility & heart failure, years. He had lived in Victoria 83 years so he arrived in Victoria by 1854.
Burial Date11 Dec 1936
Burial PlaceSpringvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MemoSpringvale Botanical Cemetery, Church of England, Monumental Compartment B Section 10 Grave 23 BURIAL
Occupationminer
FatherWilliam BRAY (<1812-1869)
MotherCatherine DAY (ca1817-1861)
Spouses
Birth Dateca 1874
Birth PlaceRedbank, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
Memofrom marriage record
Reside Date18 Apr 1896 Age: 22
Reside PlaceMelbourne City, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memoprior to marriage to William Bray she lived in Victoria Street.
Occupationassistant (1896)
Alias/AKACatherine (husband’s death)
FatherAdolph KRIEGER (1849-1900)
MotherEliza WRIGHT
Marr PlaceFitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Marr MemoMarried in Moon Street, Fitzroy were William Bray, 59 miner of Londsdale Street, Melbourne and Carrieline Charlot Krieger, 22 an Assistant of Victoria Street, Melbourne. William’s parents were Patrick William Bray, a Sea Captain and Catherine Day. Carrieline’s parents were Adolph & Eliza.
ChildrenFrederick James (1899-)
Notes for William BRAY
William’s death record suggests he arrived in Victoria circa 1854. He would have been about 15 years old. A review of shipping arrivals in Melbourne show a number of William Bray’s arriving around that time.
BRAY WILLM 21 APR 1853 WOODSTOCK B 036 011
BRAY WM 21 JUN 1854 GOLDEN ERA B 068 008
BRAY WM 20 SEP 1854 FITZJAMES B 076 005
BRAY W 20 APR 1855 GEORGE MARSHALL B 091 001
BRAYWM HY 19 FEB 1855 SHALIMAR B 086 001
all above probably too old
and assisted
BRAY WILLIAM 21 OCT 1854 PANAMA 10 391 Our William would have been only 15.
this was a large group of Bray families including a William 46 & Catherine 47. Our Willliam senior would be about 46 but Catherine (Day) would have been only 41, not 47. No young Catherine was amongst this group or not recorded.
A better age would be as follows but this arrival is too late.
Wm Bray
Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Age: 17
Arrival Date: 3 Nov 1857 Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Liverpool Ship: Carrier Dove Nationality: English
BRAY WILLM 21 APR 1853 WOODSTOCK B 036 011
BRAY WM 21 JUN 1854 GOLDEN ERA B 068 008
BRAY WM 20 SEP 1854 FITZJAMES B 076 005
BRAY W 20 APR 1855 GEORGE MARSHALL B 091 001
BRAYWM HY 19 FEB 1855 SHALIMAR B 086 001
all above probably too old
and assisted
BRAY WILLIAM 21 OCT 1854 PANAMA 10 391 Our William would have been only 15.
this was a large group of Bray families including a William 46 & Catherine 47. Our Willliam senior would be about 46 but Catherine (Day) would have been only 41, not 47. No young Catherine was amongst this group or not recorded.
A better age would be as follows but this arrival is too late.
Wm Bray
Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Age: 17
Arrival Date: 3 Nov 1857 Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: Liverpool Ship: Carrier Dove Nationality: English