Brick Wall

[ennael]

There is this possibility:

6507/1904 
BRAY  John
Father  Henry
Mother  Ann 
NYMAGEE .

Nymagee is close to both Cobar and Canbelego, all are mining towns/ villages.

Leanne

[cando]

A single enlistee's father is usually named as next of kin. It would appear that both parents were deceased at the time of John's enlistment for him to name his sister Effie.

Parental consent would have been required for Effie's marriage as she was born 1884.  

4589/1904    
MCGUINESS William    
BRAY    Effie M    
District Nymagee

Cando

[cando]

There is this possibility:

6507/1904
BRAY  John
Father  Henry
Mother  Ann
NYMAGEE .

Nymagee is close to both Cobar and Canbelego, all are mining towns/ villages.

Leanne

If it is him, I wonder if he died before or after Effie's marriage?

Cando

[cando]

John BRAY 53 years died 6 Jun 1904 and is buried in the Nymagee cemetery

Cando

[Neil Todd]

IF and a BIG if this family is correct that I have posted. Here is Graces family in 1851 Census.
They are all living at
Quethiock
St Germans, Saltash
Cornwall
Parents George Smith b 1790 and His wife Eleanor b 1794

Grace Bray
20 years old
Year of Birth 1831
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Miners Wife
Born Cambourne
in Cornwall

Henry Bray
22 years old
Year of Birth 1829
Relationship to Head of Household Son-In-Law
Occupation Lead Miner
Born Redruth
in Cornwall

Grace had two sisters Jennefer b 1833 and Eliza b 1836 they were all working at the Tin Lead Mine except Graces mother Eleanor.

Neil

[wivenhoe]

SMH 18 aPR 1949
death Effie May McGuiness 13 North St Marrickville, formerly Canbelego...m/o William and Frederick, s/o George and Henry Bray.


Cremated Rookwood.

[Neil Todd]

More BIG IF's but here is Henry's mother and siblings at Corwall in 1841 census

Elizabeth Bray b 1788 aged 53 born Cornwall
William brother to Henry b 1817, John 1821, Samuel b1824, Nany 1826, Henry 1828, Richard 1832.

They are living at

Highway at Redruth in Cornwall County

Neil

[cando]

Could be simply a coincidence of names but...

1861 Census  RG9/1546/92/40
Living at Road to St Austle, St Blazey, Cornwall
BRAY Henry  40  Copper miner    Born Cornwall, St Stephens
BRAY Ann 41                           Born Cornwall St Blazey
BRAY Henry 17  Copper miner     Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Ann  15   Copper miner-breaker  Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY John 9  Scholar             Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Elizabeth  6  Scholar      Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Mary J 3  Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Richard  1  Born Cornwall, St Blazey

1871 Census RG10/2237/19/79
Living at Common moore, St Cleer, Cornwall
BRAY Henry  51  Miner             Born Cornwall, St Stephens
BRAY Ann 53                         Born Cornwall St Blazey
BRAY John 19  Miner               Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Elizabeth  17  Work to miner Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Mary J 13          "                 Born Cornwall, St Blazey
BRAY Richard 12         "                 Born Cornwall, St Blazey

Cando

[Neil Todd]

Henry Bray and Grace Smith married 1851 in St Germains Cornwall Ref #Volume Number  9 
Volume Page  127 


Cheers Neil