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Benjamin Bright 1813–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1813

Birth Location: St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 9 June 1855

Death Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Father: Abraham Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Gee

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Phillips, James Bright, Mary Bright

In 1813, Benjamin Bright entered the world in St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Abraham Jacob Bright And Elizabeth Gee. Benjamin Bright had children including James Bright, Mary Ann Bright, Sarah Elizabeth Phillips. Benjamin Bright passed away in 1855 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Benjamin Bright entered the world in St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Abraham Jacob Bright And Elizabeth Gee.
  • Benjamin Bright had children including James Bright, Mary Ann Bright, Sarah Elizabeth Phillips.
  • Benjamin Bright passed away in 1855 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Bright
1775–1851
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Gee
1776–1835
Birth Location: Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Phillips
1838–1935
Birth Location: New St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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James Bright
1840–1920
Birth Location: County Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Mary Bright
1843–1921
Birth Location: Enniskillen County, Fermanagh, Ireland
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Benjamin Bright's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bright
1813–1855
Birth Place: St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Abraham Jacob Bright
1775–1851
Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Gee
1776–1835
Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bright's Descendants

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Benjamin Bright (5 Dec 1813–9 June 1855)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Phillips 1838–1935 m. William Phillips 1833–1882
    1. 1. Edward (James) Phillips 1875–1928 m. Elizabeth Phillips 1879–1957
      1. 1. Gladys (Myrtle) Phillips 1902–1994 m. John (Edward) Egan 1910–1993
      2. 2. Doris ((Dorrie) Olga) Phillips 1911–1950 m. William (Taiwhanake) Savage 1908–1961
        1. 1. William (Douglas) Savage 1933–1997
        2. 2. William (Douglas) Savage 1933–1997
        3. 3. Nolene (Rose Savage) McLarin 1932–1994
        4. 4. Phillip (Edward) Savage 1940–2006
        5. 5. Rex (Murray) Savage 1943–2002
        6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) Savage 1938–1938
        7. 7. Shirley (Elizabeth) Savage 1934–2017
      3. 3. Doris (Olga Phillips) (Savage) 1911–1950
        1. 1. William (Douglas) Savage 1933–1997
      4. 4. Edward (James) Phillips 1907–1907
      5. 5. Rita (Grace) Phillips 1904–1994
      6. 6. Alfred ((Mick) Laurence) Phillips 1909–1994
      7. 7. Marjorie (Maureen) Phillips 1913–1979
      8. 8. Gwendolyn (Vivienne) Phillips 1916–1992
      9. 9. Stillborn Phillips 1918–1918
      10. 10. Rita (Grace Phillips) Plummer 1904–1994
      11. 11. Marjorie Phillips 1913–1979
      12. 12. Gwendolyn (Vivienne) Phillips 1916–1992
      13. 13. Edward (James) Phillips 1907–1907
      14. 14. Alfred ((Mick) Laurence) Phillips 1909–1994
      15. 15. Stillborn Phillips 1918–1918
    2. 2. George (Patrick) Phillips 1867–1941
    3. 3. George (Patrick) Phillips 1867–1941
      1. 1. Fredrick (Thomas) Phillips 1893–1956
        1. 1. Shirley (E) Carter 1928–1985
    4. 4. Thomas ((Tom)) Phillips 1877–1949
      1. 1. Elsie (Marie) Phillips 1900–1957
        1. 1. James (Kenneth Elviss) Pointon 1922–1989
      2. 2. Ella (Emily) Phillips 1906–1967
    5. 5. Richard ((Dick)) Phillips 1882–1932
      1. 1. Richard (Ernest) Phillips 1904–1953
        1. 1. Eileen (Victoria) Phillips 1933–2018
    6. 6. William (Peter (Bill)) Phillips 1862–1939
      1. 1. William (James (Bill)) Phillips 1891–1963
    7. 7. Benjamin ((Ben)) Phillips 1866–1898
      1. 1. Mary ((Nell) Helen) Phillips 1890–1986
        1. 1. Edward (Hoyt "Joe") Matthews 1926–1997
      2. 2. Elizabeth Phillips 1892–1982
        1. 1. Kenneth (Maurice Ephraim) Wright 1927–1980
    8. 8. Thomas ((Tom)) Phillips 1877–1949
    9. 9. James ((Jim)) Phillips 1879–1950
    10. 10. James Phillips 1858–1874
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Margaret (Lizzie)) Phillips 1860–1939
    12. 12. Henry Phillips 1872–1958
  2. 2. James Bright 1840–1920
    1. 1. Thomas Bright 1867–1943
    2. 2. Thomas Bright 1867–1943
      1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Bright 1905–1997
        1. 1. Colin (Henry) Bright 1932–2022
    3. 3. Jane Bright 1869–1932
      1. 1. Alfred Ridgley 1903–1980
    4. 4. Benjamin BRIGHT 1873–1937
      1. 1. Edna (Catherine) Bright 1905–1986
    5. 5. William (James) Bright 1875–1971
      1. 1. Maxwell (Noel) Bright 1922–1986
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Bright 1843–1921
    1. 1. Richard McGregor 1860–1929
      1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) McGregor 1885–1973
        1. 1. Shirley Harrison 1923–1988

Benjamin Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1813
5 Dec 1813
Birth of Benjamin Bright in St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England
St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England
1855
9 June 1855
Age 42
Death of Benjamin Bright in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1813
    Event Place: St Giles, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1855
    Event Place: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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