Family of James Bray and Gladys Dorothea Daisy Gillingham

Husband:
James Bray (1889-1979)
Wife:
Gladys Dorothea Daisy Gillingham (1896-1972)
Marriage Banns:
4 Mar 1923
St. Katharine and St. Peter's Church, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales¹
11th and 18th March 1923, James of this parish, Gladys of Levington Suffolk
Marriage:
4 Apr 1923
St. Katharine and St. Peter's Church, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales²
James a fisherman of 19 Albion Street Milford Haven, Gladys of Levington Suffolk, both single, groom's father Thomas Bray a woodman, bride's father Harry Gillingham a woodman, married by banns and witnessed by Margaret Thomas and Edward James Thomas

Husband: James Bray

Name:
James Bray³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
fisherman⁷ ²
Birth:
5 Mar 1889
Westleton, Suffolk, England³ ⁴ ⁸ ⁹ ⁷ ² ¹⁰
Baptism:
21 Mar 1889 (age 0)
St. Peter's Church, Reckford Road, Westleton, Suffolk, England⁴
son of Thomas Bray (labourer) and Lucy Ann of Westleton
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 2)
Westleton, Suffolk, England⁸
son living with his parents Thomas and Lucy, and brother Charles. Born in Westleton Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 12)
Mill Street, Westleton, Suffolk, England⁹
son living with his parents Thomas and Lucy, sisters Winifred and Dorothea, brothers Charles and Thomas. Born in Westleton Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 22)
Mill Street, Westleton, Suffolk, England⁷
unmarried son working as a fisherman and living in five rooms with his parents Thomas and Lucy, brothers Charles and Thomas. Born in Westleton Suffolk
Emigration:
12 Jun 1924 (age 35)
to Canada¹⁰
on SS Minnedosa in third class with his wife Gladys carrying £10 in cash (~£410 in 2017), he was born in Westleton, his father is Thos Bray of Westleton near Saxmundham, his religion was Church of England and he can read. They were intending go to his brother at Berrymoor Alberta
Death:
2 Feb 1979 (age 89)
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada⁶

Name:
Gladys Dorothea Daisy Gillingham¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ⁵
Sex:
Female
Father:
Harry John Gillingham (1863-1928)
Mother:
Eliza Ann Smith (1869-1916)
Birth:
Q2 1896
Nacton, Suffolk, England¹¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶
1921 census says born in Levington Suffolk
Baptism:
24 May 1896 (age 0)
St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England¹² ¹³
daughter of Harry John Gillingham (woodman) and Eliza Annie of Nacton
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 6)
Levington Drift, Levington, Suffolk, England¹⁴
daughter living with her parents Harry and Eliza, sisters Elsie and Muriel, and brothers George and Jack. Born in Nacton Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
Levington, Suffolk, England¹⁵
an unmarried daughter living in five rooms with her parents Harry and Eliza, sisters Muriel and Ethel, and brothers Jack, Frederick and Leslie. Born in Nacton Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 25 yrs 3 mns)
Sunnyside, Levington, Suffolk, England¹⁶
daughter as Daisy doing home duties and living in five rooms with her widowed father Harry, and brothers Jack, Fred, Leslie and Harry. Born in Levington Suffolk
Emigration:
12 Jun 1924 (age 27-28)
to Canada¹⁷
on SS Minnedosa in third class with her husband James, she was born in Levington, her father is H Gillingham of Levington near Ipswich, her religion was Church of England and she can read. They were intending go to her brother-in-law at Elanks Bay? Berrrymoor Alberta
Death:
21 Sep 1972 (age 76)
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada¹⁸

1.: FindMyPast Pembrokeshire Marriages And Banns, (www.findmypast.co.uk). Milford Haven St. Katharine and St. Peter page:18 entry:53. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

2.: Ibid. Milford Haven St. Katharine and St. Peter marriages page:82 entry:164. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

3.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Blything 1889 quarter:2 volume:4a page:910. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

4.: Suffolk Family History Society - Dunwich Baptisms 1813-1902, (2017 SFK-BPI-15/P1 own copy). Westleton St. Peter baptisms entry:40. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

5.: FindMyPast Pembrokeshire Marriages And Banns, (www.findmypast.co.uk). Milford Haven St. Katharine and St. Peter banns page:18 entry:53. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

6.: Ancestry British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). registration no:1979-09-002972 BCA:B13592 GSU:2051227. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

7.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10964 class:RG78 piece:592 registration district:216 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:103. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

8.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1483 folio:63 page:14. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

9.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1793 folio:41 page:26. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

10.: Ancestry Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). ref:E33/57140 279. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

11.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:940. Cit. Date: 23 March 2019.

12.: Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Levington St. Peter baptism register 1813-1913 FB42/D1/5. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

13.: Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Levington St. Peter baptisms entry:665. Cit. Date: 23 March 2019.

14.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1783 folio:92 page:11. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

15.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10870 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:22. Cit. Date: 11 June 2018.

16.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9457 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:3, 7 schedule:124. Cit. Date: 22 August 2023.

17.: Ancestry Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). ref:E33/57140 280. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.

18.: Ancestry British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). registration no:1972-09-013122 BCA:B13320 GSU:2050016. Cit. Date: 24 March 2019.