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Thanks for the information, certainly gets your imagination going.  Caroline Brewington (lover to James Gumble) as per one of the newspaper articles on FindMyPast has been difficult to track..... on 19th Jan 1877 she was listed on the Newington workhouse vagrant register.  I have found an admission and discharge record from the workhouse also in 1877 and her living with James in the 1881 census but thats about it. 

Even the Pratt's (Harriet's husband Aaron) are proving elusive.

I'm not currently subscribed with ancestry.com.  I'll PM you my email address to make it easier to share information.

The two entries are listed on a subscription site under Scotland Marriages 1561-1910.  There are no images available for the transcribed entries.

I have the certificate for the 1809 marriage found on scotlandspeople, the 1807 marriage cert is not listed on the site.  The marriage certificate is scant on details - no witnesses listed or parent names or other information that could give clues, only the bride/groom from there parishes.

Is it possible the 1807 transcribed entry is incorrect? I suppose this could be the case.

Thanks Annette7 and CB53.  A bit more digging over the last 24 hours, and yes Lydia Bray married Richard Garner in 1891, some 10 years after living as husband and wife in the 1881 census. 

All a bit confusing but it seems after Lydia's first husband died in 1868 (John Stacey) she makes her way to Deptford and marries Charles Bray in 1870, leaving her children back in Lancashire who are found as paupers in the workhouse in the 1871 census.  Lydia is with Charles Bray living in Deptford in the 1871 census. 

Richard Garner (Lydia's 3rd husband) married a Ellen Armstrong in 1874 in Lancashire (his 2nd marriage) and at some point between 1874 and 1881 either Ellen dies or they separate and Richard and Lydia start living together, found in Lancashire in the 1881 census.

Of what happened to Charles Bray, I'm not sure (this is the person I'm most interested in!)  I can't find anything definite as yet.  Did Charles and Lydia travel up to Lancashire from Deptford or did Richard Garner travel down to the Deptford area for them to meet??  Why Lydia and Richard waited so long to get married I'm not sure.

There is a death of a Ellen Louisa Greenner in Deptford in 1879 aged 30 (which matches approx birth year for Ellen Armstrong) but this could just be coincidence. 

Unfortunately listing birth place as 'not known' on a census is not helpful, but at least it is now deciphered.  If anyone else comes across anything interesting, would be extremely grateful, otherwise I'll keep plugging away.  I'm not sure that purchasing certificates will give me any clues as to what happened to Charles Bray.

Thanks to everyone for helping with this.  It seems quite plausible that Combeinteignhead is the correct place.  I have done a bit more digging around the John Bray baptised in 1794.  There is also a Daniel Townshend(Townsend) Bray bap 8/10/1795 to John and Susanna.  John Bray married Susanna Townsend 11/1/1790 in Combeinteignhead.  These are the only 2 baptisms I have been able to trace thus far.  I'm still looking for some piece of information that can definitely tie/link all of this together with John Bray who ended up in Kent.

Thankyou for the suggestion, I'm in Australia but will certainly look into this option.