Brief Life History of William Stuart
When William Stuart Brighton was born on 26 September 1829, in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Brigton, was 22 and his mother, Elisabeth Stuart, was 21. He married Catherine Bow on 31 December 1850, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1880, at the age of 51, his occupation is listed as silver miner in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 28 April 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William S Brighton, "United States Census, 1880" - IMAGE
- William S. Brighton in entry for Jane Hair Andersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- William S Brighton, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1829–1895 Male
1825–1894 Female
Children (6)
1851–1937 Female
1853–1854 Female
1855–1932 Male
1857–1943 Male
1860–1904 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1807–1851 Male
1808–1870 Female
Siblings (5)
1829–1895 Male
1832–1861 Female
1834– Female
1838–1909 Female
1842–1919 Female
World Events (8)
1830
Age 1
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 3
1847
Age 18
Name Meaning
habitational name from Breighton in East Yorkshire, on the river Derwent. This place is named with Old English beorht ‘bright’ or an unattested personal name Beohta + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. The surname is unlikely to derive from Brighton in Sussex, which was known as Brighthelmestone until the end of the 18th century.
in East Anglia, a nickname from Middle English bright + eien ‘bright eyes’.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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