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THOMAS BRIGHT 1809 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1809

Birth Location: Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England

Death Date: 14 Feb 1871

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Thomas BRIGHT

Mother: Susanna Browning

Spouse(s): Elizabeth None

Children(s): HENRY BRIGHT

THOMAS BRIGHT was born in 1809 in Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England, the child of Thomas BRIGHT and Susanna Browning. THOMAS BRIGHT married Elizabeth, and had children including HENRY BRIGHT. THOMAS BRIGHT passed away in 1871 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • THOMAS BRIGHT was born in 1809 in Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England, the child of Thomas BRIGHT and Susanna Browning.
  • THOMAS BRIGHT married Elizabeth, and had children including HENRY BRIGHT.
  • THOMAS BRIGHT passed away in 1871 in Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas BRIGHT
1785 – 1847
Birth Location: London. England
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Susanna Browning
1786 – 1839
Birth Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth None
1807 – 1888
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

HENRY BRIGHT
1830 – 1906
Birth Location: Hampstead, London, England
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THOMAS BRIGHT's Ancestors

Self
THOMAS BRIGHT
1809 – 1871
Birth Place: Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
Parents
Thomas BRIGHT
1785 – 1847
London. England
Susanna Browning
1786 – 1839
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Grandparents
Thomas BRIGHT
1766 – 1822
London
Robert BROWNING
1765 – 1825
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah HAWKINS
1768 – 1831
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

THOMAS BRIGHT's Descendants

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THOMAS BRIGHT (23 Mar 1809 – 14 Feb 1871) m. Elizabeth (16 Oct 1807 – 27 May 1888)
  1. 1. HENRY BRIGHT (4 Oct 1830 – 02 Jun 1906) m. ELIZA CAWTHRON (12 Nov 1835 – 11 Oct 1913)
    1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) BRIGHT (09 Sep 1856 – 15 Oct 1877)
    2. 2. Annie (Maria) BRIGHT (23 Apr 1858 – 17 Jun 1941)
    3. 3. HENRY (JAMES) BRIGHT (31 Aug 1859 – 22 Sep 1931) m. ANNIE HILL (17 Mar 1864 – 20 Dec 1954)
      1. 1. Charles (Rowland) BRIGHT (27 Jan 1888 – 07 Apr 1952)
      2. 2. Florence (Vera) BRIGHT (18 Aug 1889 – 25 Oct 1976)
      3. 3. Ronald (Cyril) BRIGHT (06 Jan 1892 – 04 Feb 1976)
      4. 4. James (Douglas) BRIGHT (13 Mar 1894 – 26 Oct 1918)
      5. 5. Sybil (Eunice) BRIGHT (29 Jan 1900 – 14 Mar 1984)
      6. 6. Phillip (Walter) Bright (03 Jul 1902 – 12 Jul 1984) m. Olive (Greta) Barnett (13 May 1921 – 19 May 2011)
        1. 1. Douglas (Phillip) Bright (09 Mar 1953 – ) m. Lynley (Jill) NATTA (26 Aug 1955 – ) m. Karen Turner m. Audrey (Ann) HAIG (15 Nov 1958 – )
    4. 4. Thomas BRIGHT (28 Jul 1861 – 09 Sep 1937)
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) BRIGHT (02 Jan 1864 – 12 Jun 1945)
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane BRIGHT) (CARR) (22 Dec 1866 – 10 Jun 1938)
    7. 7. George (Shirtliff) BRIGHT (25 Apr 1869 – 16 Aug 1939)
    8. 8. Alfred BRIGHT (29 May 1871 – 19 Aug 1872)
    9. 9. Louisa (Maud) BRIGHT (30 Mar 1874 – 24 Jun 1953)
    10. 10. Ernest (Cawthron) BRIGHT (26 Jan 1876 – 28 Nov 1933)
    11. 11. Eliza (Martha Grummant) BRIGHT (30 May 1878 – 05 Oct 1882)

THOMAS BRIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1809
23 Mar 1809
Birth of THOMAS BRIGHT in Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England
1871
14 Feb 1871
Age 62
Death of THOMAS BRIGHT in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1809
    Event Place: Tower Hamlets St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1871
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
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