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Walter Bright 1445 – 1525 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1525

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Bright

Mother: Margaret Elwolde

Spouse(s): Lady Elwolde

Children(s): Richard Bright, John Bright, Sir BRIGHT

Walter Bright was born in 1445 in Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Richard Bright and Margaret Elwolde. Walter Bright married Lady Margaret Elwolde, and had children including Richard Bright, John Bright, Sir Richard BRIGHT. Walter Bright passed away in 1525 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Bright was born in 1445 in Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Richard Bright and Margaret Elwolde.
  • Walter Bright married Lady Margaret Elwolde, and had children including Richard Bright, John Bright, Sir Richard BRIGHT.
  • Walter Bright passed away in 1525 in Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bright
1412 – 1487
Birth Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Elwolde
1448 – 1497
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Richard Bright
1412 – 1487
Birth Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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John Bright
1469 – 1545
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
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Sir BRIGHT
1478 – 1545
Birth Location: Culham, Berkshire, England
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Walter Bright's Ancestors

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Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Richard Bright
1412 – 1487
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Bright's Descendants

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Walter Bright (1445 – 1525) m. Lady (Margaret) Elwolde (1448 – 1497)
  1. 1. Richard Bright (1412 – 1487)
  2. 2. John Bright (1469 – 26 Jun 1545) m. Joan Raleigh (1473 – 25 Jan 1551)
    1. 1. Walter Bright (1495 – 25 Jan 1551) m. Lady (Margaret) Elwolde (1524 – 25 Jan 1551)
      1. 1. Joan Bright (1535 – )
      2. 2. thomas bright (29 Aug 1537 – 23 Sep 1587) m. margaret payton (1533 – 20 Nov 1599)
        1. 1. Thomas Bright (1555 – 24 Dec 1630)
        2. 2. Robert Bright (1556 – 24 Dec 1630)
        3. 3. Kathrine Bright (1557 – 15 Aug 1563)
        4. 4. Mary Bright (1558 – 1604) m. Ralph Josselyn (1556 – 19 Mar 1632) m. Ralfe Joslin
        5. 5. Henry Bright (20 Sep 1560 – 1609)
        6. 6. Margaret Bright (1564 – 16 Oct 1634)
        7. 7. Jasper Bright (6 Dec 1567 – 28 Mar 1629)
        8. 8. Joan Bright (13 Aug 1569 – 1572)
        9. 9. Thomas Bright (14 Aug 1569 – 24 DEC 1630)
        10. 10. Susan Bright (19 Apr 1575 – 11 Nov 1576)
        11. 11. Alice Bright (2 Oct 1579 – 13 May 1582)
        12. 12. John Bright (1642 – 1688)
    2. 2. Roger Bright (1497 – 1556)
    3. 3. Roger Bright (1497 – 1556)
    4. 4. Margaret Bright (1499 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Bright (Abt. 1500 – 23 Sep 1587)
    6. 6. Lady (Alice) Bright (Jun 1501 – 1 Jun 1570)
    7. 7. Walter Bright (1511 – 25 January 1551)
  3. 3. Sir (Richard) BRIGHT (1478 – 1 Jun 1545)

Walter Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Walter Bright in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1525
1525
Age 80
Death of Walter Bright in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
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