John BRAY

  General Notes:

Births Jun 1849
BRAY John Huddersfield 22 347

Marriages Mar 1879 Burnley 8e 288
Bray John
Kippax Mary Ann
John and Mary Ann got married at Hope Chapel, Nelson, in 1879. She was 26, and resident in Nelson. Her father was Joseph, a twister-in, deceased. Does that help to pin her origins down? (Born Nelson, circa 1853. Nelson used to be called Great Marsden.)

Deaths Dec 1896
Bray John 47 W. Derby 8b 324

1861 census
RG9/3250 F99 P44
Rose & Crown Arms, Higgin Bridge, Wooldale (Holmfirth), Yorkshire
William Bray, Head, Mar, 39, Butcher, Yorkshire Cinderhills
Sarah do, Wife, Mar, 34, , Lancashire Burnley
John do, Son, , 11, Scholar, Yorkshire Underbank
William H do, Son, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Underbank
Ann Charlesworth, Serv, Un, 15, House Servant, Yorkshire Hepworth
(Ann is also on the database - but appears unrelated to the Bray family)

1871 census
RG10/3838 F130 P1
Canal Cottage, Sefton Street, Litherland, Lancashire
William Bray, Head, Mar, 49, Bridge Keeper, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Sarah Bray, Wife, Mar, 44, , Lancashire Burnley
John Bray, Son, Un, 21, Porter, Yorkshire Holmfirth
William H Bray, Son, , 15, Grocer, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Alfred Bray, Son, , 2, , Lancashire Marsh Lane

1881 census
Dwelling: 1 Vine St
Census Place: Litherland, Lancashire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341885 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3697 Folio 108 Page 88
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
John BRAY M 31 M Holmfirth, York, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Timber Clerk
Mary Ann BRAY M 28 F Nelson, Lancashire, England
Rel: Wife
Alfred BRAY 12 M Marsh Lane, Lancashire, England
Rel: Brother
Occ: Scholar

1891 census
RG12/2973 F107 P16
185 Primrose Road, Bootle, Lancs
John Bray, Head, M, 41, Timber Clerk, Holmfirth Yorkshire
Mary Ann do, Wife, M, 38, , Burnley Lancs
Alfred do, Brother, S, 22, Timber Clerk, Bootle Lancs

John married Mary Ann KIPPAX, daughter of Joseph KIPPAX and Mary, circa Mar 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. (Mary Ann KIPPAX was born circa 1852 in Nelson, Lancashire, England.)