Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bright was born about 9 August 1745, in Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Bright, was 34 and her mother, Joan Berriman, was 35. She died in her hometown.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elizabeth Bright, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Bright, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
Parents and Siblings
1711–1787 Male
1711–1801 Female
Siblings (11)
1737– Female
1740– Male
1742–1805 Female
1745– Female
1747– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 56
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 63
1815
Age 70
Name Meaning
English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright, good-looking, fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright, shining’).
English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Briht, Beorht, from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhtrīc ‘bright’ + ‘powerful’. Compare Bert .
Americanized form of German Brecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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