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William Bright 1780 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1780

Birth Location: Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1851

Death Location: Norton Mandeville, Essex, England

Father: John Bright

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): Martha Springham

Children(s): Richard Bright

In 1780, William Bright entered the world in Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England, born to John Bright and Mary Brooks. William Bright married Martha Springham, and had children including Richard Bright. William Bright passed away in 1851 in Norton Mandeville, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1780, William Bright entered the world in Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England, born to John Bright and Mary Brooks.
  • William Bright married Martha Springham, and had children including Richard Bright.
  • William Bright passed away in 1851 in Norton Mandeville, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bright
1744 –
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Mary Brooks
1748 – 1823
Birth Location: Copford, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Springham
1780 – 1859
Birth Location: Norton Mandeville, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Richard Bright
1814 – 1900
Birth Location: Norton Mandeville, Essex, England
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William Bright's Ancestors

Self
William Bright
1780 – 1851
Birth Place: Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England
Parents
John Bright
1744 –
Essex, England
Mary Brooks
1748 – 1823
Copford, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Bright
1714 –
(suggested) Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Alice Bernard
1716 –
Great Chesterford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bright's Descendants

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William Bright (27 Nov 1780 – 13 Mar 1851) m. Martha Springham (1780 – 18 Jun 1859)
  1. 1. Richard Bright (16 Nov 1814 – 3 Mar 1900) m. Jane Franklyn (1816 – 1889)
    1. 1. Mary Bright (17 Aug 1852 – 16 August 1935) m. John Greathead (04 Mar 1850 – 29 Dec 1904)
      1. 1. Herbert Greathead (04 Aug 1874 – 04 Mar 1938) m. Constance (Anastasia (Connie) Szutkowska) (Shutkowski) (1877 – 11 Aug 1930)
      2. 2. Ada (May) Greathead (8 May 1876 – 24 September 1968)
      3. 3. George (Henry) Greathead (12 Nov 1878 – 16 Oct 1937) m. Franciszka (Magdalena (Frances) Szutkowska) (Shutkowski) (1881 – 13 Sep 1908)
        1. 1. Walter (Albert) Greathead (13 May 1905 – 23 January 1984) m. Bettie (Louise) Holland (24 January 1914 – 16 August 1995)
        2. 2. Mabel (Rosalia) Greathead (27 Oct 1906 – 23 Mar 1998) m. Alfred (John Edward `Jack`) Anderson (25 Nov 1906 – 15 Oct 1973) m. John (Kirkpatrick) Wilson (23 Dec 1903 – 05 Sep 1967)
      4. 4. Leonard (Bright) Greathead (25 Feb 1881 – 22 Jul 1946)
      5. 5. Mabel (Dorothy (Dolly)) Greathead (25 Sep 1882 – 15 Jul 1947)
      6. 6. Jane (Isabel) Greathead (5 Jun 1887 – 15 Mar 1967)

William Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1780
27 Nov 1780
Birth of William Bright in Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England
Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England
1851
13 Mar 1851
Age 71
Death of William Bright in Norton Mandeville, Essex, England
Norton Mandeville, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Great Coggeshall, Coggeshall, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Norton Mandeville, Essex, England
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