William Bayly Bray (1812 – 1885)

William Bayly Bray (1812 – 1885)      Died of old age   Place of Death: Christchurch Behind the naming of the suburb of Avonhead. Buried at Woolston Cemetery, Christchurch The story of William Bayly Bray: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/avonhead-william-bayley-bray-1812-1885/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic.

AVONHEAD – William Bayly Bray (1812 – 1885)

William, his wife Harriet and their four children arrived in Lyttelton in June 1851. Engineer by trade, William purchased 500 acres and called it Avonwood Farm. William discovered quite a few springs on his land that made the beginning of the Avon River so as it was the head of the Avon River, it was …