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Sir Henry Bright 1560–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1560

Birth Location: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Bright

Mother: Margaret Payton

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Sir Henry Bright was born in 1560 in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord Thomas Bright And Margaret Payton. Sir Henry Bright passed away in 1609 in Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Bright was born in 1560 in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord Thomas Bright And Margaret Payton.
  • Sir Henry Bright passed away in 1609 in Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Bright's Ancestors

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Sir Bright
1560–1609
Birth Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Bright
1537–1587
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Payton
1533–1599
Bury St Edmonds, Suff, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Walter John) Brighte
1469–1551
1495 - Risby, located West of Bury St. Edmunds, West Suffolk, Eastern Corner of the Kingdom of England. / 1501 - Suffolk, England. / 1469, 1495 or 1511 - St. Marys, Bury St. Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.
Lady (Margaret \ Joane Elwolde Elwood Bright \) Raleigh
1473–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Sir (Lord William (Wm) Henry Jervis Payton \) Peyton
1503–1566
1503 or 1510 - Risby, Whepstead or Thurston, Suffolk, England.
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Sir Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1560
20 Sep 1560
Birth of Sir Henry Bright in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1609
1609
Age 49
Death of Sir Henry Bright in Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1560
    Event Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Bury, St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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