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Catherine Bright 1505–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1561

Death Location: Lenham, Kent, England

Father: Richard Bright

Mother: Isabel Culham

Spouse(s): Robert Atwater

Children(s): Mary Atwater

The story of Catherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England. Catherine Bright married Robert Atwater, and had children including Mary Atwater. Catherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Catherine Bright married Robert Atwater, and had children including Mary Atwater.
  • Catherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bright
1478–1545
Birth Location: Collen, Berks, England
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Isabel Culham
1487–1540
Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Robert Atwater
1500–1565
Birth Location: Royton, Lenham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Mary Atwater
1527–1620
Birth Location: Lenham, Kent, England
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Catherine Bright's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Bright
1505–1561
Birth Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Richard Bright
1478–1545
Collen, Berks, England
Isabel Culham
1487–1540
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Bright's Descendants

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Catherine Bright (1505–22 Apr 1561) m. Robert Atwater (1500–15 May 1565)
  1. 1. Mary Atwater 1527–1620 m. Robert Honeywood 1525–1576
    1. 1. Grace Honeywood 1556–1621 m. Michael (Heneage Member of Parliament for Arundel, East Grinstead, Tavistock and) Wigan 1540–1600
      1. 1. Lucy Heneage 1586–1621 m. William Reed 1580–1621
        1. 1. William Reed 1618–1659 m. Avis Chepman 1618–1670

Catherine Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Catherine Bright in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Death of Catherine Bright in Lenham, Kent, England
Lenham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Lenham, Kent, England
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