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Benjamin Bryant Bright 1790–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1790

Birth Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 15 Dec 1866

Death Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Bright

Mother: Sarah Bryant

Spouse(s): Mary Bright

Children(s): Martha Bright, John Bright

Benjamin Bryant Bright was born in 1790 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of William Bright And Sarah Bryant. In 1841, Benjamin Bryant Bright resided in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1851, Benjamin Bryant Bright resided in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England. Benjamin Bryant Bright married Mary Bright, and had children including John G Bright, Martha Bright. Benjamin Bryant Bright passed away in 1866 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bryant Bright was born in 1790 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of William Bright And Sarah Bryant.
  • In 1841, Benjamin Bryant Bright resided in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • In 1851, Benjamin Bryant Bright resided in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Benjamin Bryant Bright married Mary Bright, and had children including John G Bright, Martha Bright.
  • Benjamin Bryant Bright passed away in 1866 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bright
1755–1815
Birth Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
WB
Sarah Bryant
1760–1801
Birth Location: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bright
1789–
Birth Location: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
MB

Children(s)

Martha Bright
1820–1840
Birth Location: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
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John Bright
1811–1881
Birth Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Benjamin Bright's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bright
1790–1866
Birth Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Bright
1755–1815
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Bryant
1760–1801
Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Bright
1718–1761
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Susanna Peters
1706–1805
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bright
1686–1754
Mary Rule
1687–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bright
1668–1693
Joane Spoore
1668–1693

Benjamin Bright's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bryant) Bright (30 Aug 1790–15 Dec 1866) m. Mary Bright (1789–12dec1870)
  1. 1. Martha Bright 1820–1840 m. Cornell Jarman 1819–1891
    1. 1. Mary Jarman 1839–1906 m. William Jarman 1840–1891 m. Charles Layton 1832–1901
      1. 1. Minnie Jarman 1881–1979 m. Frank (Harvey) Bishop 1882–1949
        1. 1. Haines (Jarman) Bishop 1911–1980 m. Pearl (Rose) Flowers 1914–2001
      2. 2. Harriet Jarman 1870–1945 m. Timothy (James) Layton 1867–1945
        1. 1. Howard (James) Layton 1893–1959 m. Mary (Leone) Green 1896–1943
  2. 2. John (G) Bright 1811–1881 m. Sarah Webb 1810–1846 m. Ann Cook 1815–1906 m. Susan (Gunther) Dear 1806–1839
    1. 1. Martha Bright 1844–1929 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
      1. 1. William Ritchie 1871–1941 m. Annie (Kate) Jones 1880–1922
        1. 1. Mary (Helena) Ritchie 1904–1932 m. John (William) Cook 1902–1948
        2. 2. Annie (Rosella) Ritchie 1914–1998 m. Melvin (Alonzo) Cook 1908–2002
      2. 2. Susan Ritchie 1866–1934 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
        1. 1. Myrtle (Ireta) Rawson 1897–1979 m. Frithiof (Emphraim) Olson 1894–1961
      3. 3. Annie Ritchie 1864–1894 m. Cyrus (Edgar) Rawson 1846–1896
      4. 4. Eliza (Ellen) Ritchie 1873–1958 m. Walter (Horace) Rawson 1873–1951
      5. 5. Mary (Hannah) Ritchie 1866–1919 m. John (Robert) Seedall 1853–1931
        1. 1. Vernal (Ritchie) Seedall 1908–1998 m. Lavina (Mae) Lee 1918–2010
    2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Bright 1840–1928 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
      1. 1. Lori (Elizabeth) Ritchie 1859–1953 m. Alfred (John) Stanger 1859–1937
        1. 1. Frank Stanger 1892–1960 m. Geneva Bybee 1889–1983
      2. 2. John (James) Ritchie 1857–1924
    3. 3. Jabez Bright 1834–1907
    4. 4. Benjamin (John) Bright 1850–1927 m. Josephine (Wright) Earl 1855–1920
    5. 5. Mary Bright 1842–1906 m. Thomas (Henry) Peek 1839–1911

Benjamin Bright's Timeline

5 Records

1790
30 Aug 1790
Birth of Benjamin Bryant Bright in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 51
Benjamin Bryant Bright resided here in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 61
Benjamin Bryant Bright resided here in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
1861
1861
Age 71
Benjamin Bryant Bright resided here in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
1866
15 Dec 1866
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Bryant Bright in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 815; Folio: 110; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542705
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1708; Folio: 34; Page: 14; GSU roll: 193616
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 63; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Whaddon; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241222
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 63; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Whaddon; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 24; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 12; GSU roll: 241222

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1708; Folio: 34; Page: 14; GSU roll: 193616

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 815; Folio: 110; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542705

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1866
    Event Place: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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