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James Bright 1832–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Alexandra, Victoria, Australia

Father: James Bright

Mother: Judith Pett

Spouse(s): Emma Walters

Children(s): Mary Bright

James Bright was born in 1832 in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Collins Bright And Judith Pett. James Bright married Emma Walters, and had children including Mary Emma Bright. James Bright passed away in 1925 in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Bright was born in 1832 in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Collins Bright And Judith Pett.
  • James Bright married Emma Walters, and had children including Mary Emma Bright.
  • James Bright passed away in 1925 in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bright's Ancestors

Self
James Bright
1832–1925
Birth Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
James Collins Bright
1799–1868
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Judith Pett
1802–1877
Sheper Heath, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John (B) Bright
1779–1845
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Joseph Pett
1766–1820
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Audrey
1769–1858
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Bright
1747–1832
Elizabeth Benson
1744–1838
William Collins
1754–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Grace Cole
1723–1776
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
John Collin
1722–

James Bright's Descendants

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James Bright (1832–1925) m. Emma Walters (abt 1833–27 Jan 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

9 Records

1832
1832
Birth of James Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1832
1832
Birth of James Bright in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
1833
9 Jun 1833
Age 1
James Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 9
James Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 19
James Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 19
James Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1924
1924
Age 92
James Bright resided here in Alexandra, Indi, Victoria, Australia
Alexandra, Indi, Victoria, Australia
1925
28 Mar 1925
Age 93
Death of James Bright in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
1925
1925
Age 93
Burial of James Bright in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
Alexandra, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2466; Item: [44937]
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1761; Folio: 73; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193653
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241226
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1833
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 21; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Port Phillip Bay, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bef. 25 Nov 1852
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Public Record Office Victoria; Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1854
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on Bounty Ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2466; Item: [44937]

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Alexandra, Indi, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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