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Rebecca Bright 1823–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1823

Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Marulan, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Collins

Spouse(s): George Meadley

Children(s): Emma Meadley, Mary Meadley, Isabella Meadley, Ann Meadley, Jane Meadley, Susan Meadley, Matthew Meadley, Georgina Meadley, Mark Meadley, Luke Meadley, Eliza Meadly, John Meadley

The story of Rebecca Bright began in 1823 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1841, Rebecca Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. Rebecca Bright married George James Meadley, and had children including Ann Sarah Meadley, Eliza Meadly, Emma Meadley, Georgina Elizabeth Meadley, Isabella Meadley, Jane Bright Meadley, John Meadley, Luke Meadley, Mark Cornelius Meadley, Mary Anne Meadley, Matthew Meadley, Susan Rebecca Meadley. Rebecca Bright passed away in 1878 in Marulan, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Bright began in 1823 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • In 1841, Rebecca Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Rebecca Bright married George James Meadley, and had children including Ann Sarah Meadley, Eliza Meadly, Emma Meadley, Georgina Elizabeth Meadley, Isabella Meadley, Jane Bright Meadley, John Meadley, Luke Meadley, Mark Cornelius Meadley, Mary Anne Meadley, Matthew Meadley, Susan Rebecca Meadley.
  • Rebecca Bright passed away in 1878 in Marulan, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bright
1779–1845
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
EC

Spouses(s)

George Meadley
1818–1898
Birth Location: Ferrensby, Yorkshire, England
GM

Children(s)

Emma Meadley
1847–1926
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
EM
Mary Meadley
1857–1934
Birth Location: Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
MM
Isabella Meadley
1869–1918
Birth Location: Mooroowoden, Marulan, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
IM
Ann Meadley
1855–1877
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
AM
Jane Meadley
1845–1913
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
JM
Susan Meadley
1843–1913
Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
SM
Matthew Meadley
1861–1880
Birth Location: Berrima, New South Wales, Australia
MM
Georgina Meadley
1859–1944
Birth Location: Bong Bong, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia
GM
Mark Meadley
1863–1905
Birth Location: Bong Bong, Berrima, , New South Wales, Australia
MM
Luke Meadley
1865–1866
Birth Location: Marulan, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
LM
Eliza Meadly
1850–1854
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
EM
John Meadley
1866–1867
Birth Location: Marulan, New South Wales, Australia
JM

Rebecca Bright's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Bright
1823–1878
Birth Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John B Bright
1779–1845
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
James Bright
1747–1832
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Benson
1744–1838
Hinxton Cambridgeshire England
William (F) Collins
1754–
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Grace Cole
1723–1776
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
John Collin
1722–
2nd-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

Rebecca Bright's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca Bright (14 Oct 1823–1878) m. George (James) Meadley (12 Jul 1818–20 Dec 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
        1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Shields 1938–1955
        2. 2. Marilyn (Frances) Shields 1941–2022 m. Warren (Francis) Rickard –2006
        3. 3. Richard (Victor) Shields 1939–2022
      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
        1. 1. James (William) Harris 1936–1990
    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
        1. 1. Malcolm (Charles) Sinclair 1911–1982 m. Anne (MacIntosh) Semple 1909–1996
    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
        1. 1. Albert (William Douglas) Hall 1923–2005 m. Leslie (Mabel) Keenan 1927–2009
    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
        1. 1. Bertie (Ronald) Smith 1917–1969 m. Linda (Violet) Smith 1922–2015
      2. 2. Bertie (Roy) Smith 1895–1971 m. Leonora (A A) Evans 1903–
        1. 1. Gregory (Evan) Smith 1925–
      3. 3. George (Oliver) Smith 1886–1946
        1. 1. Ernest (Roy) Smith 1911–1995 m. Eva (May) Howarth 1922–2003
    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
        1. 1. Kevin (Edward) Snow 1918–2011 m. Dorothy (Joy) Thompson 1922–2002
      2. 2. Alberta (Beatrice) Eldridge 1903–1987 m. Geoffrey (Edward) McHugh 1904–1980
        1. 1. Robert (Peter) McHugh 1935–1986
    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
        1. 1. Dorothy (Bridget) Short 1916–2001 m. Albert (Ernest) Hanns 1914–1942
  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
        1. 1. Noelene (Patricia) Flanagan 1929–2011 m. George (Edward) Bennett 1926–1983
        2. 2. Lawrence (John) Flanagan 1935–2015
  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

Rebecca Bright's Timeline

6 Records

1823
14 Oct 1823
Birth of Rebecca Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1823
9 Nov 1823
Rebecca Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1841
1841
Age 18
Rebecca Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 28
Rebecca Bright resided here in Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
1878
19 Jan 1878
Age 55
Death of Rebecca Bright in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
1878
1878
Age 55
Burial of Rebecca Bright in Marulan, New South Wales, Australia
Marulan, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State 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: 2475
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1474; Folio: 28; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87797
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 24; GSU roll: 241226
    [4] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1823
    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: 4; Page: 2; Line: 24; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1474; Folio: 28; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87797
    [2] Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, Poor Law Records, 1695-1921, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Local studies and archives; London, England; Kensington and Chelsea Poor Law Records; Reference: MS58/5623

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State 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: 2475

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Marulan, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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