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Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright 1537–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1537

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 September 1587

Death Location: St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Lady Elwolde

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Children(s): Sir Bright

In 1537, Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright And Lady Margaret Elwolde. Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright had children including Sir Lord Henry Bright. Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright passed away in 1587 in St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright And Lady Margaret Elwolde.
  • Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright had children including Sir Lord Henry Bright.
  • Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright passed away in 1587 in St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Bright's Ancestors

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Sir Bright
1537–1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1495–1551
Lady (Margaret) Elwolde
1524–1551
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bright's Descendants

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Sir (Lord Thomas\Thomae) Bright (29 Aug 1537–23 September 1587)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord Henry) Bright 1560–1609 m. Mary (Ann) Woodgate 1565–1618
    1. 1. Henry Bright 1602–1686 m. Anna Goldstone 1615–1686
      1. 1. Mary Bright 1639–1712 m. Nathaniel Coolidge 1634–1711
        1. 1. Nathaniel Coolidge 1660–1733 m. Lydia Jones 1668–1718

Sir Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1537
29 Aug 1537
Birth of Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1587
23 September 1587
Age 50
Death of Sir Lord Thomas\Thomae Bright in St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1587
    Event Place: St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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