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Joseph Bright 1824–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1824

Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1853

Death Location: Australia

Father: James Bright

Mother: Judith Pett

Spouse(s): Hephzibah Flitton

Children(s):

In 1824, Joseph Bright entered the world in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, born to James Collins Bright And Judith Pett. In 1841, Joseph Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. Joseph Bright married Hephzibah Flitton. Joseph Bright passed away in 1853 in Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Joseph Bright entered the world in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, born to James Collins Bright And Judith Pett.
  • In 1841, Joseph Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Joseph Bright married Hephzibah Flitton.
  • Joseph Bright passed away in 1853 in Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Bright's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bright
1824–1853
Birth Place: Whittlesford, 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–

Joseph Bright's Timeline

6 Records

1824
22 Feb 1824
Birth of Joseph Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1824
25 Apr 1824
Joseph Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 17
Joseph Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1848
19 Oct 1848
Age 24
Joseph Bright resided here in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 27
Joseph Bright resided here in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1853
7 Jul 1853
Age 29
Death of Joseph Bright in Australia
Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 84; Page: 69
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2327; Folio: 531; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87565-87566
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241226
    [4] England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; HO 8: Home Office: Convict Hulks, Convict Prisons and Criminal Lunatic Asylums: Quarterly Returns of Prisoners; Class: HO 8; Piece Number: HO 8110
    [5] UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; PCOM 2: Metropolitan Police: Criminal Record Office: Habitual Criminals Registers and Miscellaneous Papers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1824
    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 Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P17114

    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: 18; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 84; Page: 69

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 84; Page: 69

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1850
    Event Place: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; PCOM 2: Metropolitan Police: Criminal Record Office: Habitual Criminals Registers and Miscellaneous Papers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2327; Folio: 531; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87565-87566

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; HO 8: Home Office: Convict Hulks, Convict Prisons and Criminal Lunatic Asylums: Quarterly Returns of Prisoners; Class: HO 8; Piece Number: HO 8110

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Australia

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