BRAY, JAMES AND ABIGAIL
c. 1880B//W Prints of studio portraits. (a) James Bray with thick, dark, receding hair, full moustache and steadfast gaze is posed with one arm on the back of an ornate chair and the other bent to place his thumb in a trouser, pulling back his single-buttoned jacket to reveal a lighter, buttoned waistcoat. One knee is bent and his trousers partly cover shiny boots. (b) Abigail Bray is dressed in a typical Victorian outfit: full skirt, tight-fitting, buttoned bodice with high neck, dropped shoulders and long sleeves, with white collar and false sleeve visible at the wrists. She wears a tight, shaped belt and the outfit is trimmed with braid and ruffles. Her dark hair is parted in the centre and she is posed with one hand on the back of an ornate chair.
James Bray was born in Cornwall. Married Abigail Jane Tregoning on 1 June 1863. Moved to Victoira where daughter Emily was born in Ballarat. Grandfather of Doris Edis. He died in Western Australia on 10 January, 1898.
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