This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAY-JOHN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1143.1 Message Board Post: Hi Jillian I saw your request re John Bray on message board and decided to have a look for you when I was in the Adelaide library last week. Here's what I found, although I guess you may already have some, if not most, of the info. ARRIVAL FROM OVERSEAS. John Bray, labourer from Cornwall, aged 21yrs, arrived S.Aus. 5th June 1865 aboard the "Coldstream", which sailed from Plymouth. ALSO on the same ship was a James Bray, labourer from Cornwall, aged 23yrs and single. MARRIAGES. 1. John Bray aged 21yrs, marital status not recorded, son of William Bray married 22/7/63 to Emma Dawe aged 20yrs, marital status not recorded, d.o. Joseph Dawe at Residence of Joseph Dawe at Kanmantoo, Dis. Strathalbyn. ref b65 p55. (There is quite a large mine at Kanmantoo. My ex husband used to work there back in the 70's) 2. James Bray, aged 27yrs, single, son of William Bray married 5/5/68 to Ellen Goss, aged 28yrs, single, daughter of Henry Goss, at Residence of Mr. Goss, Payneham, Dis. Adelaide ref. b76 p182. CHILDRN BORN TO JOHN BRAY & EMMA nee DAWE. 1. Emily 3/9/72 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b113 p31 2. Florence 12/10/78 Moonta Mines, Dis. Dal. b210 p421 symbol "E" which denotes "possible clerical error on certificate" 3. Hilda Ma 13/12/82, Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b296 p30 4. James Henry 10/11/84 Moonta Mines ref b340 p287 5. John 7/7/67 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b53 p547 6. John 5/11/80 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b252 p242 7. John Henry 16/8/63 Callington Dis. Dal. Strathalbyn. b29 p255 (note: Callington is a very tiny, very old town almost next door to Kanmantoo) 8. Selina 27/5/74 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b136 p63 9. Thomas 8/6/68 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b64 p260 10. William Joseph 19/3/65 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal b33 p198 CHILDRN BORN TO JAMES BRAY & ELLEN nee GOSS. 1. Albert James 8/5/73 Gawler River, Dis. Barossa b122 p43 2. Ella 9/1/71 Payneham Dis. ADel. b90 p276 3. Frank Harold 13/3/78 Gawler River Dis. Bar. b198 p94 4. Henry Goss 27/9/92 Gawler River Dis. Bar. b291 p431 symbol "S" which denotes "supplementary info. on certificate" 5. Horace Turner 8/4/75 Gawler River, Dis. Bar. b149 p387 DEATHS. 1. Ella aged 22yrs, of Gawler River, died 19/1/93 at Gawler River. Daughter of James Bray. Dis. Bar b207 p345 2. Ellen, aged 58yrs, of Gawler River 14/5/97 at Gawler River Dis. Bar. Wife of James Bray. b243 p107 3. John, aged 2yrs of Moonta died 23/7/66 at Moonta son of John Bray Dis. Adel. b24 p465 4. John, 8 days of Moonta died 16/7/67 at Moonta. Son of John Bray Dis. Dal b28 p78 5. John aged 60yrs, of Wallaroo Mines died 27/7/1902 at Wallaroo. Informant not recorded. Dis. Dal. b287 p470 symbol "GH" denoting age of deceased is guessed, and denoting the deceased died in a hospital. 6. Thomas Joseph Bonaventure aged 3 months of Gawler died 8/9/71 at Gawler. Son of James Bray Dis. Burra. b43 p301 Hope this is of some help. Regards Heather