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Sir Richard BRIGHT 1478 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Culham, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1545

Death Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Lady Elwolde

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Sir Richard BRIGHT was born in 1478 in Culham, Berkshire, England, the child of Walter Bright and Lady Margaret Elwolde. Sir Richard BRIGHT passed away in 1545 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard BRIGHT was born in 1478 in Culham, Berkshire, England, the child of Walter Bright and Lady Margaret Elwolde.
  • Sir Richard BRIGHT passed away in 1545 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England.

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Sir BRIGHT's Ancestors

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Sir BRIGHT
1478 – 1545
Birth Place: Culham, Berkshire, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Elwolde
1448 – 1497
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Bright
1412 – 1487
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir BRIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Richard BRIGHT in Culham, Berkshire, England
Culham, Berkshire, England
1545
1 Jun 1545
Age 67
Death of Sir Richard BRIGHT in Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Abingdon, Berkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Culham, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1545
    Event Place: Abingdon, Berkshire, England

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