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Lady Catherine Bright 1505 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1561

Death Location: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: Franncis Brighte

Mother: Lady Coore

Spouse(s): Robert Atwater

Children(s): Mary Atwater

The story of Lady Catherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England. Lady Catherine Bright married Robert Atwater, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Atwater. Lady Catherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Catherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Lady Catherine Bright married Robert Atwater, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Atwater.
  • Lady Catherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Lady Bright's Ancestors

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Lady Bright
1505 – 1561
Birth Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Franncis Brighte
1430 – 1568
Lenham, Kent, England
Lady (Barbara) Coore
1432 – 1505
Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bright's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine) Bright (1505 – 22 Apr 1561) m. Robert Atwater (1497 – 15 May 1565)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Atwater (22 Nov 1527 – 12 May 1620) m. Sir (Knight Robert) Honywood (18 Sep 1525 – 22 April 1576)
    1. 1. Joan Honywood (1540 – 7 Mar 1585) m. Thomas Fisher (25 Aug 1540 – 20 Dec 1592)
      1. 1. Thomas (Fisher) ll (1579 – Abt 1656) m. Joan Lake (20 Dec 1576 – 17 May 1650)
        1. 1. Mary Fisher (17 Apr 1604 – 29 March 1684) m. William Wetherell (6 Dec 1600 – 9 Apr 1684)

Lady Bright's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Catherine Bright in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
1559
20 Aug 1559
Age 54
Lady Catherine Bright was baptized in Saint Leonard Eastcheap,London,London,England
Saint Leonard Eastcheap,London,London,England
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Death of Lady Catherine Bright in Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Burial of Lady Catherine Bright in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1559
    Event Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Len1/A/001/Ms017607
    [2] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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