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Trying to find out thomas brays parents names he was born about 1808 in Truro

Have you found him in the census records. Who did he marry?

Is this him in 1881

BRAY, Thomas Head Married M 73 1808 Carpenter Journey
Truro
Cornwall VIEW
BRAY, Susannah Wife Married F 70 1811
Mary Taivy
Devon VIEW
BRAY, Thomas Head Married M 40 1841 Carpenter Journeyman
St Lukes
Middlesex VIEW
BRAY, Sarah Wife Married F 30 1851
Gloucester
Gloucestershire VIEW
BRAY, Emily Daughter Single F 12 1869 Scholar
Paddington
Middlesex VIEW
BRAY, Bertha Daughter Single F 4 1877
St Pancras
Middlesex VIEW
BRAY, William Son Single M 3 1878
Finchley
Middlesex VIEW
BRAY, Alice Daughter Single F 1 1880
Finchley
Middlesex VIEW
PARKWOOD, William L Boarder Single M 16 1865 Carpenter Journeyman
Windsor
Berkshire VIEW

Civil Parish:
Finchley Municipal Borough:
Address:
1, Field Cottages The Walk Park Place, Finchley County:
Middlesex

1881 LIVING IN FINCHLEY MIDDLESEX MARRIED SUSANNAH SECOND NAME UNKNOWN


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yes that is him

Hi'
birth place is correct wifes name is Susannah

There are 3 children of Thomas & Susanna all baptised same day, 7 Sep. 1834 in Hackney. Are they yours?
Catherine Ann Raddecliffe/ Raddeelesse
Harriet Raddecliff/Raddelisse
Thomas Raddecliffe/Raddeclisse

Sounds like mother's maiden name might have been Raddecliffe, Raddeclisse?

Oh shoot! Another thread?

i have deleted all previous searches only two left open

thank's i am new to all this

1851

Thomas Bray
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1807
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Susanna Bray
Gender: Male
Where born: Cornwall, England
Civil Parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Bray 44
Susanna Bray 42
Thomas Bray 19
Harriet Bray 17
Ellen Bray 14
Emma Bray 12
Sophia Bray 9
Henry Bray 6
Louisa Bray 4

that looks promising can i use any of those numbers to look at the details on line if so which ones

The marriage on Ancestry:

Name: Thomas Bray
Spouse Name: Susanna Riddecliffe
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 29 Jul 1830
Parish: St Luke, Old Street
County: Middlesex
Borough: Islington

Witnesses were Peter Riddicliffe & Elizabeth Wilkinson.

Birthdates of the 3 children who were baptised 7 Sep. 1834

Catherine Ann 6 Aug. 1834
Harriet 26 Dec. 1832
Thomas 21 Aug. 1831

Hi'
Ido not think this is the marriage Thomas jnr was born in Avon near bristol and Susannah came from Mary Taivy in Devon all the records spell her name with an H on the end

Are you saying that the 1851 census that was posted is not your family? Thomas was born Cornwall, Susanna Devonshire, children Thomas & Harriet born London, Ellen & Emma Cornwall, Sophie Lambeth, Henry & Louisa Paddington

You said that was him on the 1881 census and it shows son Thomas was born Paddington.

As for whether or not Susanna's name had an h at the end means nothing. Remember most people couldn't read or write then, spelling was not important.

NO THE CENSUS IS SPOT ON BUT I DO NOT THINK THE MARRIAGE IS

WOULD THEY HAVE HAD ALL THOSE CHILDREN BEFORE MARRIAGE

TO MARGARET'
YOU ARE CORRECT 1881 CENSUS SAID SON THOMAS BORN PADDINGTON 1891 CENSUS SAYS THOMAS WAS BORN IN AVON

But the marriage was 1830, first child born 1831.
1851 census also says son Thomas born London.

The 1891 census doesn't say born Avon, it says Not Known.