Walter Bray
(Cir 1761-1845)
Mary Williams
(Cir 1765-)
John Trevena
(1757-1823)
Ann Simons
(Cir 1765-1816)
Thomas Bray
(Cir 1791-Cir 1858)
Jane (Jennie) Trevena
(Cir 1791-1869)

William Bray
(1825-1887)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Ann Mutton

2. Mary Ann Curtis

William Bray

  • Born: 10 Jun 1825, Shallow Adit, Redruth, Cornwall England
  • Christened: 18 Jun 1825, Redruth, Cornwall England 891
  • Marriage (1): Ann Mutton on 29 Mar 1852 in Gwennap With St Day, Cornwall England 891,895
  • Marriage (2): Mary Ann Curtis on 9 May 1874 in Pewabic Mine, Houghton County, Michigan USA 895
  • Died: 23 Feb 1887, Franklin, Houghton, Michigan USA at age 61 895

  Research Notes:

Marilyn O'Neill notes:
SHALLOW ADIT

An Adit is a nearly horizontal passage from the surface by which a mine is entered.

The "hamlet" of Shallow Adit is a small area along the B3298 between Scorrier and Mount Ambrose but is not available on the map. Shallow Adit can be found heading from Scorrier towards Redruth and is the area around the Texaco Garage where there is a row of small cornish cottages. It is possible that one of these houses is where the Bray family lived.

All children born to Thomas Bray b1791 were born at Shallow Adit and Jane Trevena's mother Ann died at Shallow Adit (ie Thomas' mother-in-law).


Both Thomas b1821 and his sibling William left Cornwall. Thomas Bray b1821 emigrated to Australia and William initially to Canada before settling in Michigan.
The reason that Thomas Bray emigrated to Australia is probably because of his marriage to Sarah Ann Landeryou. Following his marriage, the couple moved to St Pancras, Middlesex to work on the Kings Cross Station along with Sarah Ann's father John Landeryou.
On the day of the 1851 England Census it would appear that William was working at the mine as he is not recorded on either his parents or future in-law's census paper. However, as we can see from the marriage record below, it would appear that William was living with the Mutton family at Pink Moors.
On 29 March 1852 William age 27 married Ann Mutton age 24. Both bride and groom were living at Pink Moors at the time of the marriage. Fathers were Thomas Bray and John
Mutton, both miners. Married in church by Banns. The groom signed and the bride made her mark.
Witnesses were Emily Mitchell and John Jennings. Married in the district church of St
Day in Gwennap parish.

As mining was beginning to decline from the mid-19th Century onwards Thomas and John probably took their sawyer skills to where there was work, namely St Pancras.
This decline forced many miners to emigrate to developing mining districts overseas where their skills were in demand. Miners emigrated in their droves. In the first 6 months of 1875 over 10,000 miners left Cornwall to find work overseas.
This is probably why, following the completion of the station and with work being difficult to find, Thomas and Sarah decided to emigrate to NSW - especially as with their skills and employment history they could have assisted passage.
Thomas Bray b1791 died in 1858 and Jane Trevena died in 1869 - both in the parish of St Day, Cornwall.

William & Ann emigrated to Canada - to Bruce Mines, Algoma County, Ontario on Lake Huron around 1854/5 evidenced by the fact that their first child, William John Bray was born in Canada in 1855.
As can be seen from the 1861 Canada Census another family called Bray are also resident, namely Joseph Bray and Jane Bray both age 35 and their two children Mary Jane Bray age 2 and T H Bray age 1.
However, no connection can be made to link the two families.

In 1865 they emigrated by boat from Bruce Mines, Ontario (Copper and Gold Mines) to Eagle River, Keweenaw County, Michigan and then by wagon to the Delaware Mine before moving to Red Jacket (now Calument)
Ann Bray (nee Mutton) died 8 January 1866 in Houghton Co, Michigan, USA.
On 9 May 1874 William married his second wife, Mary Ann Curtis (1834-1923) at Pewabic Mine, Houghton, Michigan, USA.
Following William's death in 1887 in Franklin, Houghton, Michigan, USA Mary Ann married again on 9 May 1874 to James Martin.
William died in Franklin, Houghton, Michigan on 23 February 1887.

On the day of the 1851 England Census it would appear that William was working at the mine as he is not recorded on either his parents or future in-law's census paper. However, as we can see from the marriage record below, it would appear that William was living with the Mutton family at Pink Moors.
On 29 March 1852 William age 27 married Ann Mutton age 24. Both bride and groom were living at Pink Moors at the time of the marriage. Fathers were Thomas Bray and John Mutton, both miners. Married in church by Banns. The groom signed and the bride made her mark. Witnesses were Emily Mitchell and John Jennings. Married in the district church of St Day in Gwennap parish.

In 1865 they emigrated by boat from Bruce Mines, Ontario (Copper and Gold Mines) to Eagle River, Keweenaw County, Michigan and then by wagon to the Delaware Mine before moving to Red Jacket (now Calument)
Ann Bray (nee Mutton) died 8 January 1866 in Houghton Co, Michigan, USA.
On 9 May 1874 William married his second wife, Mary Ann Curtis (1834-1923) at Pewabic Mine, Houghton, Michigan, USA.
Following William's death in 1887 in Franklin, Houghton, Michigan, USA Mary Ann married again on 9 May 1874 to James Martin.
William died in Franklin, Houghton, Michigan on 23 February 1887.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: copper miner, 1841.

• Occupation. 891 Marilyn O'Neill notes:
On the day of the 1851 England Census it would appear that William was working at the mine as he is not recorded on either his parents or future in-law's census paper. However, as we can see from the marriage record below, it would appear that William was living with the Mutton family at Pink Moors.
On 29 March 1852 William age 27 married Ann Mutton age 24. Both bride and groom were living at Pink Moors at the time of the marriage. Fathers were Thomas Bray and John Mutton, both miners. Married in church by Banns. The groom signed and the bride made her mark. Witnesses were Emily Mitchell and John Jennings. Married in the district church of St Day in Gwennap parish.

• connection. 892 Stephanie ? married Brandon Ingle (c1960)
His father was David Ingle (c1930) who married Muriel Crawford (1930)
Her father was Marhlon Crawford (1895) who married Valerie Rapson (c1895)
Her father was Thomas Rapson (1816) who married Rosanna Bray (1863)
Her father was William Bray (1825)
His father was Thomas Bray (1791) & he also had Thomas Bray (1821)
He had Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
He had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)


William married Ann Mutton, daughter of John Mutton and Ann, on 29 Mar 1852 in Gwennap With St Day, Cornwall England 891.,895 (Ann Mutton was born on 28 Feb 1828 in Gwennap, Cornwall England and died on 8 Jan 1866 in Houghton County, Michigan USA 895.)


William next married Mary Ann Curtis on 9 May 1874 in Pewabic Mine, Houghton County, Michigan USA.895 (Mary Ann Curtis was born on 15 Aug 1834 in Gwennap, Cornwall England and died on 17 May 1923 in Houghton County, Michigan USA 895.)


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