Brearley and Bray families papers and photographs, ca. 1860-1950

PXE 1525

fonds

ca. 1860-1950

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Photographs

1012373

1 carte-de-visite album (93 photographic prints) - albumen, gelatin silver, some hand coloured - album 15.8 x 22.2 cm, photographs various sizes
1 photographic print - Paris panel - image 20.2 x 14.8 cm, mount 25.0 x 17.7 cm
7 photographic prints - cabinet cards - images 14.5 x 10.2 cm or smaller, mounts 16.5 x 10.6 cm or smaller
45 photographic prints - gelatin silver, albumen - 21.5 x 27.6 cm or smaller

Perry Brown went to Sydney Grammar School with Teddy and Keith Brearley and acquired the collection after their deaths. The Brearley brothers were the sons of Dr. E. A. Brearley, a consulting physician to H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester whilst he was Governor-General in Australia. He was a leading opthalmic surgeon and honorary opthalmic surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred and Lewisham Hospitals. He attended Sydney Grammar School and became vice-chairman of trustees and chairman. He also attended Sydney University. The Bray family was a prominent family in the Concord area, tracing their ancestry back to John Bray who came to Australia in 1790 with the 102nd Regiment, New South Wales Corp.

Reference:
Correspondence file

Carte-de-visite album, embossed leather with gilt, black and blind tooling, gilt edges, raised design, two brass clasps, 50 pages with two windows on each page. Photographs from Sydney, Brisbane and London, ca. 1868-1874, some hand coloured. Includes photographs of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, O. W. Brierly and Dr. Bland. There are also wedding portraits of John and Mary Hindmarsh and their wedding party, 1874.

Family photographs of the Brearley and Bray families, mostly ca. 1890s and 1940s. Cabinet cards by Creelman & Co. Studios, Burlington Galleries Sydney Arcade; Freeman & Co., 318 George Street Sydney; and Falk, 496 George Street Sydney. Paris panel by Freeman & Co., 318 George Street Sydney. Photographic prints include Major Brearley possibly in India; portrait of a young woman with a baby, Molly, Dr Brearley's daughter; Mrs Brearley nee Bray in a white dress; Gibson Bray.

10 albumen photographs of landscapes, possibly views of Concord area, and one of the Suez Canal, ca. 1890s.

Some papers, including letters from H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester to Dr. E. A. Brearley concerning his appointment as honorary opthalmic surgeon; Christmas cards from the Governor-General and H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester; birth and marriage certificates relating to the Brearley, Bray, Logan and Murdoch families; and a manuscript Bray family tree.

Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Textual material is in copyright.
Research & study copies allowed: Applies to textual material. Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Many portraits are identified and dated on verso or below image on mount or album window