I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) Moore(1843). Thank. Karen T.

There are a number of possibilities, but no specific town by that name with that spelling. The old pronunciation of Breage was "brayg" (but more likely to be pronounced "breeg" now) which is a possibility. There is a Bray Shop northwest of Callington, and I suspect that the name Bray, which is common in Cornwall may be attached to other farms or properties. Then you have Brea, with the most well known being "Carn Brea" very near Redruth, and just west of there, almost to Cambourn is a small hamlet named Brea (pronounced "bray"). If they were from "Bray" I would think that "Brea" just east of Cambourn is your most probable location. During the time 1837-1866 it would be in the Redruth Registration District. David Coppin ----- Original Message ----- From: "DEAN & KAREN TREARCHIS" <dktrearchis@comcast.net> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:22 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Bray, Cornwall,England >I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name > was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, > Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district > would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. > They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of > Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, > England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) > Moore(1843). Thank. > Karen T. > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

there is a Brea (pronounced Bray) in the parish of Sennen. A Quaker burial ground is there. Tom Hill St Just & Sennen mongrel ----- Original Message ----- From: "DEAN & KAREN TREARCHIS" <dktrearchis@comcast.net> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:22 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Bray, Cornwall,England >I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name > was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, > Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district > would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. > They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of > Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, > England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) > Moore(1843). Thank. > Karen T. > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2728 - Release Date: 03/07/10 07:34:00

Possibly Kelly Bray Callington ? Mac McCarthy ----- Original Message ----- From: "DEAN & KAREN TREARCHIS" <dktrearchis@comcast.net> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:22 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Bray, Cornwall,England >I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name > was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, > Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district > would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. > They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of > Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, > England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) > Moore(1843). Thank. > Karen T. > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Karen You could start by looking for the marriage of Peter Moore & Johanna Jordan FreeBMD has a candidate marriage 1862 Jun Redruth 5c 480 birth reg's for a William Moore look a little more elusive There is a William Lawrence Moore 1863 Sep in Falmouth (that could fit your birthdate) or a William Albert Moore in 1862 Dec in Redruth or a William Williams Moore in 1864 Dec in Redruth Mark Hattam -- On 7 Mar 2010, at 21:22, DEAN & KAREN TREARCHIS wrote: > I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name > was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, > Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district > would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. > They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of > Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, > England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) > Moore(1843). Thank. > Karen T.

< Does anyone know where Bray, Cornwall is?> And there's Brea and Carn Brae between Redruth and Camborne. Tom Thompson, St Agnes.

Also, Joanna Jordan, a 21 yr old Mine Labourer born in Ireland, is a boarder in a household at Brea in Illogan in the 1861 census, along with a 14 yr old Mary Jordan. RG9 / 1581 / ED 7 folio 81 page 21 schedule 105 On the next page of the census, still at Brea, is a Peter Moor but he's shown as a 69 yr old Labourer (widower), but also born in Ireland. Mark Hattam -- On 7 Mar 2010, at 21:22, DEAN & KAREN TREARCHIS wrote: > I have an ancestor who was born in Bray, Cornwall, England. His name > was William Moore born May 3, 1863. Does anyone know where Bray, > Cornwall is? I can't seem to find it in Cornwall. Also, what district > would it be in. I was looking in the 1837-... birth records. Thanks. > They left England in 1866 to come to Massachusetts. Parents were of > Irish descent, unsure if father and mother were born in Ireland, > England or Wales. There names were Peter (1832)and Johanna (Jordan) > Moore(1843). Thank. > Karen T.