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Walter Bright 1511 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 25 January 1551

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: John Bright

Mother: Joan Raleigh

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The story of Walter Bright began in 1511 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England. Walter Bright passed away in 1551 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Bright began in 1511 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.
  • Walter Bright passed away in 1551 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Walter Bright's Ancestors

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Walter Bright
1511 – 1551
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Bright
1469 – 1545
St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Joan Raleigh
1473 – 1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Elwolde
1448 – 1497
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bright
1412 – 1487
Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1511
Birth of Walter Bright in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1551
25 January 1551
Age 40
Death of Walter Bright in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1551
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

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