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Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright 1505–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

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

Death Date: 12 Jan 1561

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Bright

Mother: Lady Culham

Spouse(s): John Attwaters, Robert Waters

Children(s): Mary Atwater

The story of Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England. Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright married John Robert Attwaters, Robert Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Honywood Atwater. Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright began in 1505 in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright married John Robert Attwaters, Robert Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Honywood Atwater.
  • Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright passed away in 1561 in Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Bright's Ancestors

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Lady Bright
1505–1561
Birth Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Bright
1470–1545
Lenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel) Culham
1487–1540
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bright's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine, Katherine) Bright (1505–12 Jan 1561) m. John (Robert) Attwaters (1500–15 May 1565) m. Robert Waters (1497–15 May 1565)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Honywood) Atwater 1527–1620
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Honywood Baron Honywood of) Maidstone 1545–1627
      1. 1. Katharine (Anne) Honywood 1577–1642 m. John Wilde 1582–1648
        1. 1. Isabel Wilde 1598–1642 m. Tobias (Saunders) (grandpa) 1596–1642

Lady Bright's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
1535
Abt. 1535
Age 30
Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright was married in Abingdon, Berkshire, , England
Abingdon, Berkshire, , England
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Death of Lady Catherine, Katherine Bright in Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
1561
12 Jan 1561
Age 56
Burial of Lady Catherine, Katherine 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: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1535
    Event Place: Abingdon, Berkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1561
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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