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Thomas Bright 1555–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 Feb 1626

Death Location: Eye, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Thomas Lord

Mother: Margaret Payton

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In 1555, Thomas Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas 12Ggf Bright Sir Lord And Margaret Payton. Thomas Bright passed away in 1626 in Eye, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Thomas Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas 12Ggf Bright Sir Lord And Margaret Payton.
  • Thomas Bright passed away in 1626 in Eye, Northamptonshire, England.

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Thomas Bright's Ancestors

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Thomas Bright
1555–1626
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord
1537–1587
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Payton
1533–1599
Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter Bright
1501–1551
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Elwolde
1497–1551
St Mary's Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
William (Jervis) Payton
1510–1566
Risby, Suffolk, England
Joan (Jervis) Payton
1503–1533
St. Edmonds, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bright
1469–1545
Lady Raleigh
1473–1551
Lord Knight
1504–1541
Anne Conyers
1502–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William MMM
1450–1524
Lady *
1470–1533
Thomas D'Acre
1467–1525
Elizabeth Greystoke
1471–1516

Thomas Bright's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1626
Abt 1626
Age 71
Death of Thomas Bright
None
1626
27 Feb 1626
Age 71
Burial of Thomas Bright in Eye, Northamptonshire, England
Eye, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1626
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1626
    Event Place: Eye, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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