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William Thomas Bright 1847–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 14 Sep 1925

Death Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Robert Bright

Mother: Mary Crocker

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Mary Bright

William Thomas Bright was born in 1847 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, the child of Robert Henry Bright And Mary Ann Crocker. William Thomas Bright married Mary Jane Jones, and had children including Mary Ann Bright. William Thomas Bright passed away in 1925 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Bright was born in 1847 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, the child of Robert Henry Bright And Mary Ann Crocker.
  • William Thomas Bright married Mary Jane Jones, and had children including Mary Ann Bright.
  • William Thomas Bright passed away in 1925 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bright's Ancestors

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William Bright
1847–1925
Birth Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Robert Henry Bright
1813–1875
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary (Ann) Crocker
1814–1880
Shoreditch, London, England
Grandparents
John (B) Bright
1779–1845
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Collins
1781–1849
Whittlesford, 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 Descendants

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William (Thomas) Bright (1847–14 Sep 1925) m. Mary (Jane) Jones (Feb 1856–15 Mar 1904)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bright 1873–1950 m. Josef (Wilhelm Malkus) Åberg 1863–1932
    1. 1. Etta (Lavinia) Oberg 1906–2001 m. Matthew (William) Matthews 1894–1974
      1. 1. Eva (Adeline) Matthews 1925–2002 m. William (George) Oliver 1919–1964
    2. 2. Tyra (Amanda) Oberg 1909–1989 m. John (Robert) Davis 1900–

William Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1847
Birth of William Thomas Bright in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
1925
14 Sep 1925
Age 78
Death of William Thomas Bright in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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