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John B Bright 1779–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1779

Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Southwark, London, England

Father: James Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Benson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Collins

Children(s): Elizabeth Bright, Rebecca Bright, William Bright, James Bright, Sarah Bright, Robert Bright, John Bright, William Bright, Ann Bright, Susannah Bright, Sarah Bright, John Bright

John B Bright was born in 1779 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Bright And Elizabeth Mary Benson. In 1791, John B Bright resided in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. John B Bright married Elizabeth Collins, and had children including Ann Bright, Elizabeth Bright, James Collins Bright, John Bright, Rebecca Bright, Robert Henry Bright, Sarah Bright, Susannah Bright, William Bright. John B Bright passed away in 1845 in Southwark, London, England.

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Biography

  • John B Bright was born in 1779 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Bright And Elizabeth Mary Benson.
  • In 1791, John B Bright resided in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • John B Bright married Elizabeth Collins, and had children including Ann Bright, Elizabeth Bright, James Collins Bright, John Bright, Rebecca Bright, Robert Henry Bright, Sarah Bright, Susannah Bright, William Bright.
  • John B Bright passed away in 1845 in Southwark, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bright
1747–1832
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Benson
1744–1838
Birth Location: Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
EC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bright
1813–1881
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
EB
Rebecca Bright
1823–1878
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
RB
William Bright
1801–1804
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
WB
James Bright
1799–1868
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
JB
Sarah Bright
1826–1829
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridge, England
SB
Robert Bright
1813–1875
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
RB
John Bright
1815–1878
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
JB
William Bright
1811–1873
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
WB
Ann Bright
1808–1846
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, , England
AB
Susannah Bright
1806–1882
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
SB
Sarah Bright
1818–1819
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
SB
John Bright
1804–1805
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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John Bright's Ancestors

Self
John Bright
1779–1845
Birth Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
James Bright
1747–1832
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Benson
1744–1838
Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
Grandparents
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grace Cole
1723–1776
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bright
1668–1693
Joane Spoore
1668–1693

John Bright's Descendants

1.
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John (B) Bright (Jan 1779–1845) m. Elizabeth Collins (Feb 1781–6 May 1849)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bright 1813–1881 m. William Layton 1804–1862
    1. 1. Thomas Layton 1846–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Layton 1845–1874 m. Joseph Day 1840–
    3. 3. John Layton 1841–
    4. 4. Zillah (Adah) Layton 1840–1937 m. William Smith 1844–
    5. 5. Mary Layton 1834–1881 m. Allan Flack 1830–1897
    6. 6. Susan Layton 1833–1918 m. John Charlesworth 1816–1900
    7. 7. Adah Layton 1839–1840
    8. 8. Adah Layton 1842–1911 m. Obadiah (William) Fuller 1842–1920
  2. 2. Rebecca Bright 1823–1878 m. George (James) Meadley 1818–1898
    1. 1. Emma Meadley 1847–1926 m. William Davies 1839–1905 m. James Cross 1842–1909 m. John Cusack 1808–1873
      1. 1. Ellen (Meath May) Davis 1886–1961 m. Herbert (Edgar) Hocking 1882–1964
        1. 1. Eileen (Beatrice) Hocking 1906–1986 m. Hugh (Gerald) Haseldine 1906–1990
        2. 2. Hilda (Irene) Hocking 1912–1992 m. Benjamin (Frederick) Waldrom 1911–1970
        3. 3. Phyllis (May) Hocking 1917–1990 m. Ronald (Victor) Shields 1915–1969
        4. 4. Mary (Ella) Hocking 1919–1987 m. Arthur (William) Woodward 1915–1996
        5. 5. Herbert (William) Hocking 1915–1982 m. Dorothy (Irene) Chappell 1916–2010
        6. 6. Albert (Evan) Hocking 1902–1974 m. Emily (Elizabeth) Davidson 1913–1982
        7. 7. Cyril (J) Hocking 1904–
        8. 8. Lillian (Jean) Hocking 1909–1911
      2. 2. Christina (Eva) Davies 1879–1969 m. Donald (Ross) Cameron 1854–1934
      3. 3. John (George) Davis 1882–1954 m. Ada (Blanche M) Dunsmore 1884–1967
        1. 1. Norman (Leslie) Davis 1919–2001 m. Aleathea (Mary) Mackenzie 1926–2016
      4. 4. Bridget (Cusack) Meadley 1873–1945 m. Frederick (John) Harris 1855–1939
        1. 1. William (Sylvester) Harris 1901–1981 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Hewens 1904–1969
      5. 5. Mary (Anne Amelia) Cross 1867–1898 m. Frederick (George Nottingham) Palmer –1899
        1. 1. Dorothy (Maude) Palmer 1888–1972 m. Charles (Robert) Sinclair 1886–1962
      6. 6. Ann (Cusack) Meadley 1872–1872
      7. 7. John (Bright S Cusack) Meadley 1871–
    2. 2. Mary (Anne) Meadley 1857–1934 m. Richard Ings 1848–1935
      1. 1. George (Leslie) Ings 1893–1977 m. Lillian (Alice) Baker 1896–1935 m. Phyllis (Mary) Collett 1917–2012
        1. 1. Phyllis (Grace) Ings 1927–2010 m. John (Joseph) Barrett 1922–1997
    3. 3. Isabella Meadley 1869–1918 m. Benjamin Davies 1852–1916
      1. 1. Benjamin Meadley 1889–1916 m. Elvira Hardie 1893–1972
      2. 2. Alfred (Amos) Roberts 1897–1938 m. Edith (Ellen) Roberts 1897–1986
      3. 3. Thirza (May) Roberts 1899–1948 m. John Ralph 1894–1961
        1. 1. Reginald (Charles) Ralph 1932–2002 m. Myrna (Jane) Webb 1940–2008
      4. 4. Rose (Isabel) Roberts 1904–1904
      5. 5. Jack (Francis Cyrus) Roberts 1902–1906
      6. 6. Dorothy (Ethel Eileen) Roberts 1907–1908
      7. 7. Revely (Rupert Francis) Roberts 1909–1962 m. Isabel (Grace Cattanach) Webse 1919–2003
      8. 8. Elsie (Edna Violet) Roberts 1912–1989 m. William (Cyril Ray) Breen 1906–1935 m. Andrew (Edward) Davies 1907–1967
      9. 9. Mark (Alfred) Roberts 1891–1937 m. Ethel Grayston 1891–1957
        1. 1. Patricia Roberts 1916– m. James (Ivo) Maguire 1926–1967 m. James (Alexander) Morris 1907–1942 m. Cormac Cronly-Dillon 1913–1992 m. Francis (Gilbert) Ward 1924–1992
        2. 2. Ruby (Edna May) Roberts 1913–1997 m. George (Sidney) Bolt 1907–1975
        3. 3. Sadie Roberts 1923–2017 m. Allen (Victor) Jury 1918–2008
        4. 4. Henry Roberts 1920–1987
        5. 5. Mark (Elias) Roberts 1915–
        6. 6. Herbert (Grayston) Roberts 1918–2005 m. Thelma (Marie) Marshall 1920–1985
      10. 10. Ruby (Beatrice) Roberts 1893–1965 m. Henry (Thomas) Pearson 1885–1936
        1. 1. Nancy Pearson 1920–2011 m. Robert (Lewis) Miller 1916–
    4. 4. Ann (Sarah) Meadley 1855–1877 m. Edward (Benjamin) Dyde 1850–1887
    5. 5. Jane (Bright) Meadley 1845–1913 m. Angus (John) Flanery 1842–1922
    6. 6. Susan (Rebecca) Meadley 1843–1913 m. Charles (Powell) Guest 1851–1932 m. Daniel Eldridge 1840–1918
      1. 1. William Guest 1876–1947 m. Mary (Eliza) Williams 1878–1964
        1. 1. Susan (Rebecca) Guest 1903–1993 m. Claude (Clifford Osborne) Hall 1900–1953
      2. 2. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Eldridge 1862–1946 m. John Smith 1861–1937
        1. 1. Rupert (Leslie) Eldridge 1882–1965 m. Mary (Paulina) Kopp 1889–1968
        2. 2. Bertie (Roy) Smith 1895–1971 m. Leonora (A A) Evans 1903–
        3. 3. George (Oliver) Smith 1886–1946
      3. 3. George (Daniel) Eldridge 1866–1930 m. Mary (Anne) Allport 1872–1945
        1. 1. Adeline (Mary) Eldridge 1897–1962 m. Arnold (James) Snow 1896–1971
        2. 2. Alberta (Beatrice) Eldridge 1903–1987 m. Geoffrey (Edward) McHugh 1904–1980
      4. 4. Susan (Ellen) Eldridge 1864–1934 m. Thomas (John) Atkinson 1852–1938
        1. 1. Jessie (Everline) Atkinson 1894–1970 m. Thomas Short 1890–1969
    7. 7. Matthew Meadley 1861–1880
    8. 8. Georgina (Elizabeth) Meadley 1859–1944 m. William Emmerton 1853–1923
      1. 1. Esther (May) Emmerton 1881–1954 m. Robert (McFadden) MacKrell 1874–1953
        1. 1. Ethel (May) MacKrell 1901–1941 m. Thomas (Joseph) Flanagan 1901–1949
    9. 9. Mark (Cornelius) Meadley 1863–1905 m. Grace Whip 1858–1944
      1. 1. Alice (M) Meadley 1904–
      2. 2. Claude (Robert) Meadley 1892–1908
      3. 3. Elmo (George) Meadley 1894–1964 m. Brenda Mackenzie 1899–1968
      4. 4. Ivan (Harold) Meadley 1896–1907
      5. 5. Ann (Vera Jean) Meadley 1900–1992 m. Reginald (Stanley) Cosier 1899–1977
      6. 6. Mark (A) Meadley 1905–1917
    10. 10. Luke Meadley 1865–1866
    11. 11. Eliza Meadly 1850–1854
    12. 12. John Meadley 1866–1867
  3. 3. William Bright 1801–1804
  4. 4. James (Collins) Bright 1799–1868 m. Judith Pett 1802–1877
    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
        2. 2. Jane (Mcintyre Elizabeth) Runham 1890–1985 m. William (George) Whitelock 1874–1954 m. Thomas Hall 1910–1980
        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
      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
      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
    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
    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
      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
      3. 3. Eliza Ward 1848–1924 m. John Milnes 1834–1920
        1. 1. William (John) Milnes 1868–1905 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Thurgood 1868–1948
    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
  5. 5. Sarah Bright 1826–1829
  6. 6. Robert (Henry) Bright 1813–1875 m. Mary (Ann) Crocker 1814–1880
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Bright 1847–1925 m. Mary (Jane) Jones 1856–1904
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bright 1873–1950 m. Josef (Wilhelm Malkus) Åberg 1863–1932
        1. 1. Etta (Lavinia) Oberg 1906–2001 m. Matthew (William) Matthews 1894–1974
        2. 2. Tyra (Amanda) Oberg 1909–1989 m. John (Robert) Davis 1900–
  7. 7. John Bright 1815–1878 m. Mary Webb 1821–1896
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bright 1845–1924 m. James (Thompson) Bradford 1840–1916
      1. 1. Edith Bradford 1884–1965 m. David Claydon 1876–1945
        1. 1. Walter (David) Claydon 1911–2007 m. Edith (Frances) Johnson 1919–2003
  8. 8. William Bright 1811–1873 m. Mary (Anne) Flitton 1807–1898
  9. 9. Ann Bright 1808–1846 m. William Pett 1807–1875
    1. 1. Anne (Sarah) Pett 1834–1911 m. Robert (Westnott) Fuller 1833–1924
      1. 1. Harry (George) Fuller 1858–1943 m. Ann Cameron 1865–1947
        1. 1. Allan (Albert) Fuller 1904–1969 m. Gwendoline (Victoria) Everingham 1909–1988
        2. 2. Harry (Reuben) Fuller 1907–1992 m. Dulcie (Maude) Everingham 1920–2008
        3. 3. Gladys (Ann) Fuller 1894–1978 m. Rees (Samuel) Thomas 1890–1967
      2. 2. Emily (Pett) Fuller 1868–1924 m. James (Lachlan McDonald) McIntyre 1864–1916
        1. 1. Malcom (Murdoch) McIntyre 1900–1968 m. Clara (Jane) Essex 1900–1991
  10. 10. Susannah Bright 1806–1882 m. Thomas Pett 1798–1882
    1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Pett 1826–1881 m. William Robinson 1822–1851 m. James Carvelly 1833–1888
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Robinson 1847–1914 m. Esther Butler 1851–1882 m. Alice (Jane) Arthurs 1877–1921
        1. 1. Harriet (Esther) Robinson 1879–1959 m. William (Walter) Dunkley 1865–1951
  11. 11. Sarah Bright 1818–1819
  12. 12. John Bright 1804–1805

John Bright's Timeline

6 Records

1779
Jan 1779
Birth of John B Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1779
3 Jan 1779
John B Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1791
23 Apr 1791
Age 12
John B Bright resided here in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 62
John B Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1845
19 Jul 1845
Age 66
Death of John B Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1845
1845
Age 66
Burial of John B Bright in Southwark, London, England
Southwark, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1779
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241226
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1791
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    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: 4; Page: 2; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1845
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Southwark, London, England
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
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