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James Collins Bright 1799–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1799

Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 30 Jul 1868

Death Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Collins

Spouse(s): Judith Pett

Children(s): Elizabeth Bright, William Bright, Thomas Bright, Amy Bright, John Bright, Sarah Bright, Joseph Bright, James Bright

The story of James Collins Bright began in 1799 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1841, James Collins Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. James Collins Bright married Judith Pett, and had children including Amy Judith Bright, Elizabeth Mary Bright, James Bright, John Bright, Joseph Bright, Sarah Bright, Thomas Bright, William Bright. James Collins Bright passed away in 1868 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Collins Bright began in 1799 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • In 1841, James Collins Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • James Collins Bright married Judith Pett, and had children including Amy Judith Bright, Elizabeth Mary Bright, James Bright, John Bright, Joseph Bright, Sarah Bright, Thomas Bright, William Bright.
  • James Collins Bright passed away in 1868 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bright
1779–1845
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Judith Pett
1802–1877
Birth Location: Sheper Heath, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bright
1838–1937
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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William Bright
1829–1875
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Thomas Bright
1836–1868
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Amy Bright
1841–1910
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
AB
John Bright
1823–1887
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sarah Bright
1827–1870
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Joseph Bright
1824–1853
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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James Bright
1832–1925
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
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James Bright's Ancestors

Self
James Bright
1799–1868
Birth Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John B Bright
1779–1845
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
James Bright
1747–1832
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Benson
1744–1838
Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
William (F) Collins
1754–
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Grace Cole
1723–1776
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
John Collin
1722–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bright
1686–1754
Mary Rule
1687–1762
Robert Cole
1693–1763
Anne Cole
1699–1741
Charles Benson
1700–1753
Hannah Bunyan
1694–1770

James Bright's Descendants

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James (Collins) Bright (20 Mar 1799–30 Jul 1868) m. Judith Pett (22 Jul 1802–Oct 1877)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Bright 1838–1937 m. William Sutton 1839–1904
  2. 2. William Bright 1829–1875 m. Maria Watts 1821–1899
  3. 3. Thomas Bright 1836–1868
  4. 4. Amy (Judith) Bright 1841–1910 m. David Runham 1839–1923
    1. 1. Ernest (John) Runham 1869–1949 m. Catherine (Kathleen) Glass 1878–1958 m. Mary (McVicar) McGregor 1871–1901
      1. 1. Olive (Christina Bruce) Runham 1913–2001 m. Carlton (Seth) Hunt 1909–1966
        1. 1. Gwendolyn (Isabell) Hunt 1931–2016 m. Louis (Albert) Taylor 1926–2013
      2. 2. Jane (Mcintyre Elizabeth) Runham 1890–1985 m. William (George) Whitelock 1874–1954 m. Thomas Hall 1910–1980
        1. 1. David (William) Whitelock 1911–1969 m. Edith (Mary) Bergen 1935–2014
      3. 3. Jean McElheran 1905–1963 m. Samuel (Coy) Potter 1901–1993
    2. 2. William (David) Runham 1863–1938 m. Fanny (Elizabeth) Carter 1869–1901 m. Harriett (Alida) Reynolds 1865–1932 m. Alice (Emily) Sibbick 1876–1905
      1. 1. Myrtle (Irene) Runham 1898–1971 m. William (Russell) McBeth 1887–1943 m. Herbert (Watson) Moorby 1898–1992
        1. 1. Kenneth (Clifford) McBeth 1926–1996
    3. 3. Amy (Jane) Runham 1878–1930 m. Joseph (William) Woodliffe 1875–1955
      1. 1. William (Frederick) Woodliffe 1905–1993 m. Leda (Belle) Thompson 1904–1943
        1. 1. William (David) Woodliffe 1934–2020
    4. 4. Beatrice (May) Runham 1883– m. Timothy (Neice) Enright 1878–1937
      1. 1. Beatrice (Mary) Enright 1916–1983 m. William (Harold) Begley 1913–1978
        1. 1. Valerie (Anne) Begley 1950–2017
  5. 5. John Bright 1823–1887 m. Amy Wiltshire 1824–1903
    1. 1. Jane (W) Bright 1855–1941 m. William (Harry A) Parks 1853–1905
      1. 1. Edwin (Bright) Parks 1882– m. Grace (S) Starbuck 1881–1970
        1. 1. Lawrence (E) Parks 1907– m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Ringwall 1912–2000
  6. 6. Sarah Bright 1827–1870 m. Mark Ward 1829–1904
    1. 1. Arthur Ward 1855–1930 m. Jane Turner 1857–1929
      1. 1. William (John) Ward 1878–1959 m. Celia (Mabel) Mallinson 1881–1959
        1. 1. Constance (Elsie May) Ward 1907–1977 m. George Wildes 1907–1990
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Sarah) Ward 1864–1949 m. John (Gustave Gurney) Bjorksten 1863–1942
      1. 1. Annie (Grace) Bjorksten 1898–1968 m. Albert (Cecil) Shields 1893–1955
        1. 1. Alys (Elizabeth) Shields 1922–2016 m. Albert (William) Saunders 1922–1998
    3. 3. Eliza Ward 1848–1924 m. John Milnes 1834–1920
      1. 1. William (John) Milnes 1868–1905 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Thurgood 1868–1948
        1. 1. Helen Milnes 1897–1970 m. Alfred (George) Suckling 1889–1956 m. Arthur (Richard) Bryan 1902–1977
  7. 7. Joseph Bright 1824–1853 m. Hephzibah Flitton 1817–
  8. 8. James Bright 1832–1925 m. Emma Walters 1833–1915
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Bright 1858–1947 m. Samuel Nash 1856–1928
      1. 1. Percival (Francis) Nash 1890–1957 m. Maria (Patricia) O'Dwyer 1888–1967
        1. 1. Norman (Frederick) Nash 1922–2002 m. Dorothy (Ellen) Beck 1928–2020
        2. 2. Roy (Francis) Nash 1929–2009 m. Marilyn Walton 1937–2018

James Bright's Timeline

7 Records

1799
20 Mar 1799
Birth of James Collins Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1799
7 Apr 1799
James Collins Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 42
James Collins Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 52
James Collins Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1861
1861
Age 62
James Collins Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1868
30 Jul 1868
Age 69
Burial of James Collins Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1869
30 Jul 1869
Age 70
Death of James Collins Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1028; Folio: 91; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542739
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1761; Folio: 73; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193653
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 15; GSU roll: 241226
    [5] Somerset, England, Gaol Registers, 1807-1879, South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset; Reference Number: QAGI153
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P171111

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P17112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 15; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1761; Folio: 73; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193653

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1028; Folio: 91; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542739

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1869
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P171111

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P1711/11
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