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     Janet Williams was born before 1881.¹ She was the daughter of James Williams and Hannah (?).¹ Janet Williams married William Harold Bray, son of Thomas Alfred Bray and Margaret Gordon Inglis, in 1899 in Waratah, NSW, Aust.¹ As of before 1919, Janet Williams was also known as Janet Braye.¹ She died in 1919 in Waratah, NSW.¹

     Jenefer Williams was born in 1765 in St Dennis, Cornwall, Eng.¹ She married Thomas Thomas in 1782 in Cornwall, Eng.¹

     May Hannah Williams was born before 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Frederick Williams and Sarah Hallen (?).¹ May Hannah Williams married Royston Charles Bray, son of Rowland Charles Reddall Bray and Flora McDonald Campbell, in 1920 in Sydney, NSW, Aust.¹ May Hannah Williams died in 1945 in Wellington, NSW, Aust.¹

     Michael Phillip Pengally Williams was born before 1861.¹ He married Rosamond Alma Bray, daughter of John Bray and Mary Varcoe, in 1881 in Berrima, NSW, Aust.¹ Michael Phillip Pengally Williams died in 1938.²

     Philip C Williams was born in 1889 in NSW, Aust.¹ She was the daughter of Michael Phillip Pengally Williams and Rosamond Alma Bray.¹

     Sarah Brewer Williams was born in 1874 in Tarro, NSW, Aust.^1,2 She was the daughter of Albert Williams and Ellen (?).¹ Sarah Brewer Williams married Thomas Alfred Inglis Bray, son of Thomas Alfred Bray and Margaret Gordon Inglis, in 1892 in Morpeth, NSW, Aust.¹ Sarah Brewer Williams and Thomas Alfred Inglis Bray lived after 1913 in Awaba House, Braye Point, Teralba, NSW, Aust; The second Awaba House was built in 1887 by William Quigley's brother Daniel, and his “Californian Redwood Residence” was occupied by this family until Thomas Braye, a Newcastle solicitor, obtained a mortgage over the fifteen acres of ground on which it stood, in 1913. The Braye family lived in the house until it was demolished in 1927 to make way for an even grander residence.

The third Awaba House was built in that year, to an elegant design by Edwin Sara, a noted Newcastle architect, and was the Braye family’s home until the Hospitals Commission of N.S.W. resumed the site in 1958. However, no hospital was built, and after many tenants and periods of neglect, Lake Macquarie City Council purchased the site in 1993. Awaba House operated as Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery from 1996 to the end of the year 2000. The house, with its elaborate roof, leadlight and portico, “art-deco” interior (and resident ghosts), has survived the years with relatively little damage.² Sarah Brewer Williams died in 1947 in Wallsend, NSW, Aust.¹

     Thomas Williams and Maria Bray Had three children before immigration, was shipwrecked on the coast of SA and had another child in Australia in Aust.¹ Thomas Williams was born before 1830.¹ He married Maria Bray, daughter of Daniel Bray and Charlotte Jones, after 1844 in Eng.¹

     William Sydney Williams was born in 1885 in NSW, Aust.¹ He was the son of Michael Phillip Pengally Williams and Rosamond Alma Bray.¹

     Charles Williamson was born before 1891.¹ He married Emily B Bray in 1911 in Wallsend, NSW, Aust.¹

     Joseph George Williamson was born in 1843.^1,2 He married Isabella Grant before 1877.¹

     May Rosetta Williamson was born in 1877 in Williamstown, Vic, Aust.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Joseph George Williamson and Isabella Grant.³ May Rosetta Williamson married William Bray, son of Benjamin Bray and Mary Ann McLoughlin, on 5 December 1894 in Williamstown, Vic.^1,2,3,4 May Rosetta Williamson died on 20 November 1957 in West Midland, WA, Aust.⁴

     Francis Coad Willing was born before 1862.¹ He married Mary Ellen Bray in 1882 in Vic, Aust.¹

     Charles Alexander Willis was born before 1855.¹ He married Altamira (?) before 1875.¹

     Jean E Willis was born before 1905.¹ She married Dr Gordon Wolsely Bray, son of Alfred Llewellyn Bray and Emma Marion Dawson, in 1925 in Sydney, NSW, Aust.¹

     Sarah Augusta Willis was born circa 1875.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Alexander Willis and Altamira (?).¹ Sarah Augusta Willis married Leslie Thomas Bray, son of Thomas Bray and Henrietta Rose Davis, in 1903 in Narrandera, NSW, Aust.¹ Sarah Augusta Willis died on 11 September 1954 in Sutherland, NSW, Aust.^2,1 She was buried after 11 September 1954 in Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, NSW, Aust.²

     Mary Ann Willmott was born before 1865.¹ She was the daughter of William Willmott and Margaret Hannan.¹ Mary Ann Willmott married William Bray in 1883 in Qld, Aust.¹ Mary Ann Willmott died in 1934 in Qld.¹

     William Willmott was born before 1845.¹ He married Margaret Hannan before 1865.¹

     Sarah Wilmot was born before 1846.¹ She was the daughter of William (?) and Jane (?).¹ Sarah Wilmot married Joseph Bray, son of James Bray and Elizabeth (?), in 1864 in Sydney, NSW, Aust.¹ Sarah Wilmot died in 1935 in Singleton, NSW, Aust.¹

     Elizabeth Clifton Wilson was born on 14 October 1877 in Surry Hills, NSW, Aust.¹ She was the daughter of John Lambert Wilson and Elizabeth (?).^1,2 Elizabeth Clifton Wilson married William Horace Bray, son of Edmund Bray and Jemima Preston Preston, in 1899 in Sydney, NSW, Aust.^1,2 Elizabeth Clifton Wilson died on 23 November 1946 in Burwood, NSW, Aust, at age 69.¹

     George Wilson was born before 1840.¹ He married Barbara Rowley before 1860.¹

     Isabella Wilson was born before 1909. She married Thomas Charles Aland Bray, son of William Henry Bray and Mary Ann Watts, on 29 January 1927 in Melbourne, Vic, Aust.¹

     John Lambert Wilson was born in 1840 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Eng.¹ He married Elizabeth (?) before 1859.² John Lambert Wilson died on 22 February 1908 in Redfern, NSW, Aust.¹

     Margaret Wilson was born before 1860.¹ She was the daughter of George Wilson and Barbara Rowley.¹ Margaret Wilson married James Thomas Bray, son of Thomas Bray and Maria (?), in 1878 in Qld, Aust.¹ Margaret Wilson died in 1938 in Qld.¹

     Robert Wilson was born before 1851. He married Amelia Hudson on 8 December 1871 in Glebe, NSW, Aust.^1,2

     James Wilton was born before 1845.¹ He married Martha (?) before 1865.¹

     Martha Wilton was born before 1865.¹ She was the daughter of James Wilton and Martha (?).¹ Martha Wilton married John B Bray in 1883 in Glebe, NSW, Aust.¹ Martha Wilton died in 1907 in Annandale, NSW, Aust.¹

     Nena Annie Windeyer was born in 1889. She married Dr Gordon Wolsely Bray, son of Alfred Llewellyn Bray and Emma Marion Dawson, on 22 May 1912 in Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, NSW, Aust.^1,2 Nena Annie Windeyer died in 1942.

     Samuel William Winley was born in 1876 in Kiama, NSW, Aust.^1,2 He married Emily Bray, daughter of John Bray and Mary Varcoe, on 26 January 1903 in Newtown, NSW, Aust.^1,2

     William V Lindsay Winley was born in 1906 in NSW, Aust.¹ As of after 1906, William V Lindsay Winley was also known as Lindsay Winley.¹ He was the son of Samuel William Winley and Emily Bray.¹

     (?) Winship was born before 1790.¹ He married Ann Cox after 1821.¹