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William Bright 1829–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1829

Birth Location: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1875

Death Location: St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: James Bright

Mother: Judith Pett

Spouse(s): Maria Watts

Children(s):

William Bright was born in 1829 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Collins Bright And Judith Pett. In 1841, William Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. William Bright married Maria Watts. William Bright passed away in 1875 in St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Bright was born in 1829 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of James Collins Bright And Judith Pett.
  • In 1841, William Bright resided in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • William Bright married Maria Watts.
  • William Bright passed away in 1875 in St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bright's Ancestors

Self
William Bright
1829–1875
Birth Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
James Collins Bright
1799–1868
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Judith Pett
1802–1877
Sheper Heath, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John (B) Bright
1779–1845
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Joseph Pett
1766–1820
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Audrey
1769–1858
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Bright
1747–1832
Elizabeth Benson
1744–1838
William Collins
1754–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Grace Cole
1723–1776
William Bonson
–1801
Suannah Downam
–1789
John Collin
1722–

William Bright's Timeline

7 Records

1829
Oct 1829
Birth of William Bright in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1829
18 Oct 1829
William Bright was baptized in Whittlesford, Cambridge, England
Whittlesford, Cambridge, England
1841
1841
Age 12
William Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
1851
Age 22
William Bright resided here in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
1853
Jan 1853
Age 24
William Bright was married in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
1875
Oct 1875
Age 46
Death of William Bright in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire, England
1875
6 Dec 1875
Age 46
Burial of William Bright in St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England
St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1829
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1761; Folio: 73; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193653
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241226
    [4] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P25121

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridge, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P17114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1853
    Event Place: Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 76; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whittlesford; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241226

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1761; Folio: 73; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193653

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1875
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P25121

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1875
    Event Place: St Benedict, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997, Cambridgeshire Archives and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society; Cambridgeshire, England; Church of England Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P25121

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