James Bray 1762-1848 (General)
Hello,
Looking for information on my 4G Grandfather James Bray (1762-1848) from the Hartpury area. He married Mary Saunders (1764-1830). His parents I believe, were Edward Bray and Jane.
Thank you,
Kenneth Bray
Bethlehem PA USA
James Bray 1762-1848
by probinson 
, S. Oxon, Monday, July 10, 2017, 06:38 (2693 days ago) @ KBray
Record_ID: 245992
Entry_Number:
Year: 1762
Month: Aug
Day: 9
Parents_Surname: BRAY
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: Edw[ar]d
Mothers_Forenames: Jane
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coleford
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 4/1
Page_Number: 298
Parish_Chapel: Newland
Soundex: B600
James Bray 1762-1848
by probinson , S. Oxon, Monday, July 10, 2017, 06:39 (2693 days ago) @ KBray
Record_ID: 111564
Entry_Number: 547
Year: 1848
Month: Sep
Day: 10
Surname: BRAY
Forenames: James
Residence: Hartpury
Age_at_death: 86
Officiating_Minister: Charles Crawley Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P165 IN 1/8
Page_No: 69
Parish_Chapel: Hartpury
Soundex: B600
James Bray 1762-1848
by probinson , S. Oxon, Monday, July 10, 2017, 06:49 (2693 days ago) @ KBray
Siblings?
1765 BRAY Thomas Edward Jane Baptism Newland
1762 BRAY James Edw[ar]d Jane Baptism Newland
1761 BRAY James Edward Jane Baptism Newland
1758 BRAY John Ed[ward] Jane Baptism Newland
1752 BRAY Sarah Edward Jane Baptism Newland
Many more Brays in this sites PRs.
James Bray 1762-1848
by MPGriffiths , Monday, July 10, 2017, 08:03 (2693 days ago) @ probinson
There is a tree on Ancestry, which states the marriage was in Swindon, Wiltshire. However, this is incorrect and should read Swindon, in Gloucestershire. I was born in Swindon, Wiltshire. There is also Swindon, Staffordshire.
Ancestry: copy of marriage
Marriage at Swindon, Gloucestershire
15 October 1783
James BRAY
Mary SAUNDERS (both of this Parish)
by banns
by William CHESTER
both sign with an X
Witnesses: Elizi X FOWLER (signed with an X)
Thomas CHERRINGTON
James Bray 1762-1848, Swindon, Glos
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, July 10, 2017, 14:33 (2693 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
Extensive history of the village of Swindon, Glos, here;
http://www.swindonparish.org.uk/?q=node/5
Also see ;
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Swindon
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Swindon,_Gloucestershire_Genealogy
James Bray 1762-1848
by MPGriffiths , Monday, July 10, 2017, 15:48 (2693 days ago) @ KBray
1841 census Hartpury
James BRAY - 75-79 - all born in County
Margarett WOOD - 35-39 (his daughter born 1808)
Margaret WOOD
James WOOD - 9
Ann WOOD - 6
Henry WOOD - 2
This family has been discussed on Rootschat Gloucester 2016
and quote
Hartpury
Baptisms
BRAW
1744- Richard - son of Richard & Sarah
1751 - Mary - daughter of Rich(ar)d & Sarah
1754 - Anne - daughter of Richard & Sarah
28 February 1762 - James - son of Rich(ar)d & Sarah
1765 - Sarah - daughter of Rich (ar)d & Sarah
There are various burials at Hartpury inc: Richard BRAY - 9 September 1785 and Sarah BORY - 17 April 1780
etc
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Baptism at Hartpury - 8 April 1776 of Charles BRAW - parents Will(ia)m and Martha
and then the burial - 9 July 1777 of Charles BRAY - son of William & Martha BRAY (Martha BRAY buried at Hartpury - 4 May 1789
etc etc
Forest of Dean : Marriage Allegations - a numbere of BRAY's inc
14 November 1728
William BRAY - Widower, residence: Uley
Margaret MERRETT - Spinster, Standish
by Licence
Witness 1: Jeremiah ROBINS als BUTCHER - Churchwarden of the Parish of Standish
Marriage Allegation
Sworn before B NEWTON
Transcriber's Notes: The Groom is BRAY als BROUGH
James Bray 1762-1848
by probinson , S. Oxon, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 07:31 (2692 days ago) @ KBray
Would be useful to know what information you have that leads you to believe Jame's parents were Edward and Jane as that seems to be the key issue here.