Submitted by Charles Bray
Submitted by Manuel Psaila
THE BRAY COAT OF ARMS HEREBY ILLUSTRATED ABOVE IS OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED IN RIETSTAP ARMORIAL GENERAL. THE ORIGINAL DESCIPTION OF THE ARMS [SHIELD] IS AS FOLLOWS: "DE SA. AU CHEF EMANCHE DE TROIS PIECES D'OR." WHEN TRANSLATED THE BLAZON ALSO DESCRIBES THE ORIGINAL COLOURS OF THE BRAY ARMS AS: "BLACK WITH A GOLD CHIEF SET OFF BY A 'DANCETTY' LINE." ABOVE THE SHIELD AND HELMET IS THE CREST WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS:
"A GOLD LION ISSUING FORTH BETWEEN A SET OF BLACK WINGS."
Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: Occupation, location, father's name, or personal characteristics. The surname BRAY is a comparatively rare name, and appears to be locational in origin. Indicates that it can be associated with the French, meaning, "ONE WHO LIVED NEAR A MARSH OR KNOLL."
When you begin to do more extensive research on the BRAY name you may have difficulty finding it with the exact spelling, which you use today. Knowing that different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence, it is not surprising that dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations of the BRAY surname to be BRAYE and BRAYER. Although bearers of the old and distinguished BRAY name comprise a small fraction of the population, and very rare percentage of individuals living in Malta, there are a number who have established for it a significant place in history.
The surname BRAY is an English place name and described "The man who either lived in the so-named settlement in Berkshire, or the settlement with the same name in Devon, the settlement in Berkshire was named from old French BRAY = MARSH, and the Devon location got its name from
the Cornish term BRE = HILL."
Also the surname BRAY you'll find in many towns and districts in France, Republic of Ireland,
England, Normandy, and in Canada.
IN FRANCE employ BRAY or some form of the name, such as: BRAY-SUR-SEINE by south of
Saint Martin-Debossenay. BRAY-SUR- SOMME, BRAY-LA-CAMPAGNE, BRAY-CALVADOS, and
PAYS DE BRAY by North of Seine-Maritime.
CANADA You'll find BRAY Island. In North West Territories by Baffin Island.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND "BRAY" In the county of Wicklow, [population about 26,000] you'll find
It's the longest established seaside town in the country. It has the most beautiful sand beach. The
Scene is dominated by BRAY HEAD, which rises steeply above the sea, affording views of mountains
And sea. BRAY, due to tourism development, with elegant houses and hotels for the prosperous
Victorian visitors and new residents to BRAY were known as the Brighton of Ireland.
NORMANDY "The Norman People," by King, states that the name BRAY derives from a place
Called BRAY near Evreux, Normandy, and that Milo de Brai [1064] and his son of the same name
[1096], a crusader, are in evidence as early members of the BRAY family in Normandy.
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Submitted by Chev Charles Bray
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comes from .
It comes from France and means Marsh !
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- Alfred Bray - (President of the Maltese National School Council Association)
- Anna Eliza Bray - ([1790-1883] Novelist who, at one time, was scheduled to make an appearance on the stage, but serious illnes caused her to drop her planned career, it is said that her first written works were letters written during "A Tour in Normandy."
No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage or your family tree).
- Chev Charles Bray - ([Knight of Grace Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem].
1956 Served the British Royal Air Force.
1966 Joined Toronto Transit Commission in the Equipment Branch.
1996 Retired as Supervisor in the project section [Subway cars].)
- Sir Edward Bray I - , Knight, of Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, purchased the Manor of Shere
In 1535 from his elder brother SIR EDMUND BRAY, to whom it had been bequeathed by his uncle
SIR REGINALD BRAY.
SIR EDWARD BRAY 1, was sheriff of Surrey and Sussex in 1539, and represented Surrey in the
Two Parliaments of Queen Mary. He died December 1, 1558, and was succeeded by his son SIR
EDWARD BRAY 11, Knight, who died in 1581. He was a Member of Parliament for Helston,
Cornwall, in the thirteenth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
- John Alexander Bray - (was born September 8TH, 1864 at Red Land near Houlka, Chickasaw
County, Mississippi. It was former Indian land which had been opened up to white settlement, and
The BRAYS had just moved here from Oktibbeha County. John was the seventh child in the family
And the first one born in Chickasaw county. In the Civil War he served in the army of the confederacy
as a water boy at the age of 16. After the war times were hard for the BRAYS and their neighbors.
The BRAYS had owned a few slaves before the war, and had treated them well, so they stayed on
after they were freed and lived on the BRAYS land as sharecroppers.)
- John Bray - [fl. 1377] Physician and botanist who wrote a complete list of herbs that were exceedingly rare, the work was later published in English, French, and Latin, its title being "Synonyma de nominibus herbarum." The collection can now be seen in the British Museum and is shown with the Sloane Coleection.
- Johnny Bray - (Former Mayor of St. Paul's Bay, Malta)
- Sir Reginal Bray - (Received many royal benefits and high honors, being created a Knight of
The Garter, Privy Councilor and joint Chief Justice of all the forests south of Trent, constable of
Oakham Castle, Member of Parliament one term, high Treasurer and Chancellor of the duchy of
Lancaster, paymaster of forces in Brittany, 1492, high steward of the university of Oxford and
Perhaps of the University of Cambridge. For his bravery at the battle of Blackheath in June, 1497,
He was made a Knight banneret. SIR REGINALD BRAY was made trustee "for the fulfilling of
The King own will," equivalent to Prime Minister. SIR REGINALD BRAY was also said to be a
Doctor to the King. As an architect, he designed Henry V11's chapel, and laid its foundation stone in Westminster in January 1503. SIR REGINALD BRAY lies buried in the BRAY Chapel in Windsor
Castle. Note: On top you could see the Shield of SIR REGINALD BRAY and his Coat of Arms with
the Hemp-BRAY or Flax-Breaker.
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- Ramona Bray - (2002 - 2002 Attended and awarded: National community response team Certificate.
2001 - 2001 Attended and awarded: Trauma Counseling Certificate program, University of Toronto.
1992 - 1993 Attended and awarded: Bachelor Social Work, Ryerson Polytechnic University.
1983 - 1986 Attended and Awarded: Social Services Worker, Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology.
Ramona is the daughter of Charles Bray [Malta])
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