Edmund Bray of Forbes
- Born: 1834, Chytodden, Camborne, Cornwall
- Christened: 29 Nov 1834, Camborne, Cornwall 1
- Married (1): 8 Sep 1864, St. Andrew's Church, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia 2
- Married (2): 10 Feb 1868, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 3
- Died: 12 Jan 1901, Seventh Ave., Rookwood, N.S.W., Australia 4
 Research Notes:
In 1851 Edmund Bray, aged 17, born in Camborne Cornwall, copper mine boy, was with his parents at Centenary Row, Camborne, Cornwall.
On 10 Aug 1854 Edmund Bray, aged 19, miner, born in Camborne Cornwall, son of Edmund & Mary, both living at Camborne, arrived in New South Wales, Australia, aboard the vessel Lady Elgin. 5
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BRAY.—January 11, 1901, Edmund Bray, native of Cambourne, Cornwall, England, and late of the Great Eastern Hotel, Forbes, aged 68 years. Died suddenly. English and Forbes papers please copy."
The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 26 January 1901
Marriage Information:
Edmund married Mary Watnough, daughter of Peter Watnough, on 8 Sep 1864 in St. Andrew's Church, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. (Mary Watnough was born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, England and died on 21 Jul 1866 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
On the 8th instant, by special license, at St. Andrew's Church, by the Rev. Thomas O'Reilly, Edmund, eldest son of Edmund Bray, of Cornwall, England, to Mary, third daughter of Peter Watmough, of Bolton, England.
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 13 September 1864
Marriage Information:
Edmund also married Jemima Preston Preston, daughter of Richard Preston and Ann Okins, on 10 Feb 1868 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. (Jemima Preston was born on 19 Jun 1847 in Green St., St. Martins in the Fields, London, Westminster, England and died on 11 Jan 1929 in 9 Hopetoun St., Newtown, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.)
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