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HENRY BRIGHT 1830 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1830

Birth Location: Hampstead, London, England

Death Date: 02 Jun 1906

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Father: THOMAS BRIGHT

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): ELIZA CAWTHRON

Children(s): Eliza BRIGHT, Annie BRIGHT, HENRY BRIGHT, Thomas BRIGHT, Mary BRIGHT, Sarah (CARR), George BRIGHT, Alfred BRIGHT, Louisa BRIGHT, Ernest BRIGHT, Eliza BRIGHT

In 1830, HENRY BRIGHT entered the world in Hampstead, London, England, born to THOMAS BRIGHT and Elizabeth. HENRY BRIGHT married ELIZA CAWTHRON, and had children including Eliza Ellen BRIGHT, Annie Maria BRIGHT, HENRY JAMES BRIGHT, Thomas BRIGHT, Mary Elizabeth BRIGHT, Sarah Jane BRIGHT (CARR), George Shirtliff BRIGHT, Alfred BRIGHT, Louisa Maud BRIGHT, Ernest Cawthron BRIGHT, Eliza Martha Grummant BRIGHT. HENRY BRIGHT passed away in 1906 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1830, HENRY BRIGHT entered the world in Hampstead, London, England, born to THOMAS BRIGHT and Elizabeth.
  • HENRY BRIGHT married ELIZA CAWTHRON, and had children including Eliza Ellen BRIGHT, Annie Maria BRIGHT, HENRY JAMES BRIGHT, Thomas BRIGHT, Mary Elizabeth BRIGHT, Sarah Jane BRIGHT (CARR), George Shirtliff BRIGHT, Alfred BRIGHT, Louisa Maud BRIGHT, Ernest Cawthron BRIGHT, Eliza Martha Grummant BRIGHT.
  • HENRY BRIGHT passed away in 1906 in Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS BRIGHT
1809 – 1871
Birth Location: Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
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Elizabeth None
1807 – 1888
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

ELIZA CAWTHRON
1835 – 1913
Birth Location: Camberwell, London, England
EC

Children(s)

Eliza BRIGHT
1856 – 1877
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Annie BRIGHT
1858 – 1941
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
AB
HENRY BRIGHT
1859 – 1931
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Thomas BRIGHT
1861 – 1937
Birth Location: Wai-iti, Tasman, New Zealand
TB
Mary BRIGHT
1864 – 1945
Birth Location: Wai-iti, Tasman, New Zealand
MB
Sarah (CARR)
1866 – 1938
Birth Location: Wai-iti, Tasman, New Zealand
S(
George BRIGHT
1869 – 1939
Birth Location: Mahakipawa, Marlborough, New Zealand
GB
Alfred BRIGHT
1871 – 1872
Birth Location: Wai-iti, Tasman, New Zealand
AB
Louisa BRIGHT
1874 – 1953
Birth Location: Wai-iti, Tasman, New Zealand
LB
Ernest BRIGHT
1876 – 1933
Birth Location: Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand
EB
Eliza BRIGHT
1878 – 1882
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
EB

HENRY BRIGHT's Ancestors

Self
HENRY BRIGHT
1830 – 1906
Birth Place: Hampstead, London, England
Parents
THOMAS BRIGHT
1809 – 1871
Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
Elizabeth
1807 – 1888
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas BRIGHT
1785 – 1847
London. England
Susanna Browning
1786 – 1839
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas BRIGHT
1766 – 1822
Robert BROWNING
1765 – 1825
Sarah HAWKINS
1768 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

HENRY BRIGHT's Descendants

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HENRY BRIGHT (4 Oct 1830 – 02 Jun 1906) m. ELIZA CAWTHRON (12 Nov 1835 – 11 Oct 1913)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) BRIGHT (09 Sep 1856 – 15 Oct 1877)
  2. 2. Annie (Maria) BRIGHT (23 Apr 1858 – 17 Jun 1941)
  3. 3. HENRY (JAMES) BRIGHT (31 Aug 1859 – 22 Sep 1931) m. ANNIE HILL (17 Mar 1864 – 20 Dec 1954)
    1. 1. Charles (Rowland) BRIGHT (27 Jan 1888 – 07 Apr 1952)
    2. 2. Florence (Vera) BRIGHT (18 Aug 1889 – 25 Oct 1976)
    3. 3. Ronald (Cyril) BRIGHT (06 Jan 1892 – 04 Feb 1976)
    4. 4. James (Douglas) BRIGHT (13 Mar 1894 – 26 Oct 1918)
    5. 5. Sybil (Eunice) BRIGHT (29 Jan 1900 – 14 Mar 1984)
    6. 6. Phillip (Walter) Bright (03 Jul 1902 – 12 Jul 1984) m. Olive (Greta) Barnett (13 May 1921 – 19 May 2011)
      1. 1. Douglas (Phillip) Bright (09 Mar 1953 – ) m. Lynley (Jill) NATTA (26 Aug 1955 – ) m. Karen Turner m. Audrey (Ann) HAIG (15 Nov 1958 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Bright (09 Oct 1981 – )
        2. 2. Jordan (Phillip) Bright (06 Nov 1983 – )
  4. 4. Thomas BRIGHT (28 Jul 1861 – 09 Sep 1937)
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) BRIGHT (02 Jan 1864 – 12 Jun 1945)
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane BRIGHT) (CARR) (22 Dec 1866 – 10 Jun 1938)
  7. 7. George (Shirtliff) BRIGHT (25 Apr 1869 – 16 Aug 1939)
  8. 8. Alfred BRIGHT (29 May 1871 – 19 Aug 1872)
  9. 9. Louisa (Maud) BRIGHT (30 Mar 1874 – 24 Jun 1953)
  10. 10. Ernest (Cawthron) BRIGHT (26 Jan 1876 – 28 Nov 1933)
  11. 11. Eliza (Martha Grummant) BRIGHT (30 May 1878 – 05 Oct 1882)

HENRY BRIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1830
4 Oct 1830
Birth of HENRY BRIGHT in Hampstead, London, England
Hampstead, London, England
1906
02 Jun 1906
Age 76
Death of HENRY BRIGHT in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1830
    Event Place: Hampstead, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
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