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     Brian Raphael Williams was born on 11 June 1933 in Aust.² He married Doreen Emily Grierson, daughter of William Watret Grierson and Nellie Embleton, on 6 February 1965 in Peakhurst, NSW, Aust.¹ Brian Raphael Williams and Doreen Emily Grierson were A Watchmaker Jewellry shop in Rocky Pt Rd, Kogarah, NSW, Aust.² Brian Raphael Williams and Doreen Emily Grierson lived from 1967 to 1985 in Kogarah, NSW.² Brian Raphael Williams died on 12 January 2008 in Qld, Aust, at age 74.²

     Charles Joseph Williams was born before 1898.¹ He married Florence Bray, daughter of John Hendy Body Bray and Susannah Lavinia Lapidge, in 1918 in Vic, Aust.¹

     Eliza Williams was born before 1850.¹ She married Thomas Harvey before 1868.^1,2

     Elizabeth Ann Williams was born circa 1841.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Williams.² Elizabeth Ann Williams married John Penhall Bray, son of John Penhall Bray, on 15 March 1865 in Residence of John Williams, Kooringa, SA, Aust.^1,2 Elizabeth Ann Williams died on 14 January 1927 in Hackney, SA, Aust.²

     Eva M J Williams was born before 1888.¹ She married William John Bray, son of James Bray and Mary Grossman (?), in 1906 in Sydney, NSW, Aust.¹

     Florence Annie Williams was born on 7 October 1906 in Fremantle, WA, Aust.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Walter Williams and Edith Jane Colenso.² Florence Annie Williams married Stanley Reginald Bray on 29 April 1933 in Fremantle, WA.^1,2 Florence Annie Williams died on 18 November 1988 in Fremantle, WA, at age 82.²

     Frederick Williams was born before 1882.¹ He married Sarah Hannen (?) before 1902.¹

     George Williams was born before 1886.¹ He married Margaret Wright before 1906.¹

     Gertrude Williams was born before 1864.¹ She married Elijah Bray before 1882.¹

     Grace A Williams was born in 1896 in NSW, Aust.¹ She was the daughter of Michael Phillip Pengally Williams and Rosamond Alma Bray.¹

     Hannah Williams was born circa 1844.¹ She died in 1921 in Redfern, NSW, Aust.¹

     Honor Williams was born before 1814.¹ She married John Blue Bray before 1832.¹

     Ida Victoria Williams was born circa 1902.¹ She was the daughter of William Williams and Ida Parker.¹ Ida Victoria Williams married Percy Charles Bray, son of Charles James Bray and Annie McIntyre, in 1920 in Vic, Aust.¹ Ida Victoria Williams died in 1973 in Box Hill, Vic, Aust.¹

     James Williams was born before 1861.¹ He married Hannah (?) before 1881.¹

     Jane Williams was born before 1868.¹ She married Denis Murphy before 1886.¹

     Janet Williams was born circa 1880.^1,2 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 on 30 June 1919 in Waratah, NSW.^1,2

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

     John Williams was born before 1821.¹

     Mark Williams was born before 1879.¹

     Mary Ann Williams was born in 1819 in Cornwall, Eng.¹ She married William Kneebone in 1840 in Gwennap, Cornwall, Eng.¹ Mary Ann Williams died on 28 March 1906 in West Perth, WA, Aust.¹

     Mary Bennet Williams was born before 1848.¹ She married Samuel Polkinghorne before 1866.¹

     Mary Jane Williams was born in 1843 in Hobart, Tas, Aust.¹ She was the daughter of William Williams and Jane Bray.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

     Oriel Estella Williams was born circa 1899.¹ She was the daughter of Mark Williams.¹ Oriel Estella Williams married George William Bray, son of Joseph Bray and Florence Wyld, on 5 November 1920 in North Norwood, SA, Aust.¹ Oriel Estella Williams died on 30 April 1970 in Victor Harbor, SA, Aust.¹

     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 1872 in Tarro, NSW, Aust.^1,2,3 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 on 2 January 1947 in Wallsend, NSW, Aust.^1,3

     Sydney Laurence Williams was born before 1906.¹ He married Cissie Bray, daughter of James Bray and Emily Davies, in 1926 in Vic, 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 Williams was born before 1882.¹ He married Ida Parker before 1902.¹

     William Williams was born before 1825.¹ He married Jane Bray before 1843.¹