Family of Ezra BRIGHT and Eliza ALBOROUGH

Husband:
Ezra BRIGHT (c. 1822-1878)
Wife:
Eliza ALBOROUGH (c. 1825-1903)
Children:
Julia BRIGHT (1855-c. 1939)
Isabella BRIGHT (c. 1856-1859)
Theresa BRIGHT (c. 1859-1922)
Ezra BRIGHT (c. 1860-1867)
John Zebina BRIGHT (c. 1862-1887)
Leonard Aquila BRIGHT (c. 1864-1865)
Marriage:
10 Oct 1853
Lakenham^1,2
witesses were Hannah and John YOUNGMAN

Husband: Ezra BRIGHT

Name:
Ezra BRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Father:
John BRIGHT ( - )
Mother:
Mary UNKNOWN ( - )
Birth:
c. 1822
Chedgrave
Census:
1841 (age 18-19)
Saxlingham Nethergate³
Address: Filands, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with parents John (45, farmer) and Mary (40), and siblings Isabella (15) and Zachariah (14)
Census:
1851 (age 28-29)
Hedenham⁴
working bailiff, lodging in the household of Samuell CHATTEN (34, brickburner) and his family
Census:
1861 (age 38-39)
Tharston⁵
Address: Cuidad Rodriges, Tharston

farmer of 60 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy, living with wife Eliza (35), children Julia (6), Theresa (2) and Ezra (1), and servant Elizabeth ROOK (17)
Census:
1871 (age 48-49)
Tharston⁶
Address: High Common, Tharston

farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy, living with wife Eliza (45), and children Julia (16), Theresa (12, scholar) and Zebina (9, scholar)
Death:
4 Nov 1878 (age 55-56)
Tharston^7,8,9,10
Burial:
8 Nov 1878
Tharston⁷
Probate:
23 May 1879
Norwich, Norfolk⁹
BRIGHT Ezra. 23 May. The Will of Ezra Bright late of Tharston in the County of Norfolk Farmer died 4 November 1878 at Tharston was proved at Norwich by Eliza Bright of Tharston Widow the Relic and Zachariah Bright of the Hamlet of Thorpe in the City of Norwich Innkeeper the Brother the Executors. Personal estate under £800.
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
The memory of the just is blessed •In Loving Remembrance Of • EZRA BRIGHT • OF THIS PARISH • WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE • NOVEMBER 4TH 1878 • AGED 56 YEARS FORGET THEE? NEVER TO THE LATEST BREATH • WE SHALL REMEMBER THY CALM BED OF DEATH • WHAT HUMBLE TRUST WHAT HOLY HOPE WHAT JOY • MID DYING PANGS COULD EVERY THOUGHT EMPLOY • YES. IN THAT MOMENT THOU DIDST SEEM TO BE • AT PEACE WITH GOD AND GOD AT PEACE WITH THEE

Wife: Eliza ALBOROUGH

Name:
Eliza ALBOROUGH
Sex:
Female
Father:
John ALBOROUGH (c. 1806- )
Mother:
Eliza UNKNOWN (c. 1806- )
Birth:
c. 1825
Woodton¹¹
Baptism:
27 Oct 1825 (age 0)
Woodton¹¹
Census:
1841 (age 15-16)
Woodton¹²
living with parents John (35, butcher) and Eliza (35)
Census:
1851 (age 25-26)
Woodton¹³
Address: Manor House, Woodton

living with parents John (47, butcher and farmer of 30 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (46), and George EGGETT (21, servant)
Census:
1861 (age 35-36)
Tharston⁵
Address: Cuidad Rodriges, Tharston

living with husband Ezra (39, farmer of 60 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy), children Julia (6), Theresa (2) and Ezra (1), and servant Elizabeth ROOK (17)
Census:
1871 (age 45-46)
Tharston⁶
Address: High Common, Tharston

living with husband Ezra (49, farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy), and children Julia (16), Theresa (12, scholar) and Zebina (9, scholar)
Census:
1881 (age 55-56)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Stratton Road, Tharston

farmeress of 68 acres employing 2 men, living with children Theresa (22) and John Z (19), and grandson Leonard J (1)
Census:
1891 (age 65-66)
Stratton St. Michael¹⁵
Address: Turnpike Road, Stratton St Michael

widow, living on own means with grandson Leonard J CLAMP (11, scholar), and servant Caroline WRIGHT (64, nurse)
Census:
1901 (age 75-76)
Stratton St. Michael¹⁶
Address: The Hill, Stratton St Michael

widow, living on own means with servant Mary Ann BAKER (widow, 72, house keeper domestic)
Death:
25 Jan 1903 (age 77-78)
Tharston^8,17,18,19
Burial:
29 Jan 1903
Tharston¹⁷
Probate:
13 Feb 1903
London¹⁹
BRIGHT Eliza of Stratton St. Michael Norfolk widow died 25 january 1903 Probate London 13 February to Julia Clamp (wife of Henry Clamp) Frederick Walter Browne solicitor's-clerk and William Hearn boot amd shoemaker. Effects £721 4s. 2d.
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
In Loving Remembrance Of • ELIZA • THE WIDOW OF • EZRA BRIGHT • WHO DIED 25TH JAN. 1903 • AGED 77 YEARS. • SHE SUFFERED MUCH BUT MURMURED NOT • WE WATCHED HER DAY BY DAY • WITH ACHING HEARTS GROW LESS AND LESS • UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY.

Child 1: Julia BRIGHT

Name:
Julia BRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Henry CLAMP (c. 1853-1938)
Birth:
18 Mar 1855
Tharston^20,21
Census:
1861 (age 5-6)
Tharston⁵
Address: Cuidad Rodriges, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (39, farmer of 60 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (35), siblings Theresa (2) and Ezra (1), and servant Elizabeth ROOK (17)
Census:
1871 (age 15-16)
Tharston⁶
Address: High Common, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (49, farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (45), and siblings Theresa (12, scholar) and Zebina (9, scholar)
Census:
1881 (age 25-26)
Tharston²²
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Henry (27, carpenter) and daughter Sarah E (3wks)
Census:
1891 (age 35-36)
Tharston²³
Address: The Street, Tharston

living with husband Henry (37, wheelwright and farmer) and children Sarah E (10), Clement H (8), Edith A (7) and Mildred M (2)
Census:
1901 (age 45-46)
Cley-next-the-Sea²⁴
Address: Hill Top, Cley-next-the-Sea

living with husband Henry (46, estate carpenter), and children Sarah E (20, cook domestic), Mildred M (12) and Frederick (9)
Census:
1911 (age 55-56)
Cley-next-the-Sea²⁵
Address: The Fairstead, Cley-next-the-Sea

living with husband Henry (56, estate carpenter), son Frederick (19), and grandson Clement Barnes (7)
Death:
c. 1939 (age 83-84)²⁶
National Registration:
1939 (age 83-84)
Cley-next-the-Sea²¹
unpaid domestic duties, b.18.03.1855

Child 2: Isabella BRIGHT

Name:
Isabella BRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1856
Tharston^27,28
Baptism:
24 Aug 1859 (age 2-3)
Tharston²⁷
aged 2 years 9 months
Death:
26 Aug 1859 (age 2-3)
Tharston^8,29,30
Burial:
31 Aug 1859
Tharston²⁹
MI:
1859 (age 2-3)
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
In Memory Of • ISABELLA • THE BELOVED DAUGHTER • OF • EZRA & ELIZA BRIGHT • WHO DIED AUG. 26TH • 1859 • IN THE 3RD YEAR OF HER AGE. • STOP HERE YOUNG FRIENDS AND SHED A TEAR AND THINK HOW SOON I'M SNATCHED FROM HERE MY FRIENDS WERE LOTH THAT I SHOULD GO BUT I COULD NO LONGER STAY WHEN JESUS CALLS US TO HIS ARMS HIS VOICE WE MUST OBEY • ALSO OF AQUILA HER BROTHER • WHO DIED MAY 1ST 1865 • AGED 9 MONTHS

Child 3: Theresa BRIGHT

Name:
Theresa BRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
William HEARN (c. 1857-1933)
Birth:
c. 1859
Tharston
Census:
1861 (age 1-2)
Tharston⁵
Address: Cuidad Rodriges, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (39, farmer of 60 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (35), siblings Julia (6) and Ezra (1), and servant Elizabeth ROOK (17)
Census:
1871 (age 11-12)
Tharston⁶
Address: High Common, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (49, farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (45), and siblings Julia (16) and Zebina (9, scholar)
Census:
1881 (age 21-22)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Stratton Road, Tharston

living with mother Eliza (widower, 22, farmeress of 68 acres employing 2 men), brother John Z (19), and niece Leonard J (1)
Census:
1891 (age 31-32)
Stratton St. Michael¹⁵
Address: Turnpike Road, Stratton St Michael

living with husband William (34, boot and shoe maker), and two visitors Edward READ (21, gardener) and Alice READ (26)
Census:
1901 (age 41-42)
Stratton St. Michael¹⁶
Address: The Hill, Stratton St Michael

living with husband William (43, shoemaker), and son Perry W (4)
Census:
1911 (age 51-52)
Stratton St. Michael³¹
living with husband William (54, boot maker dealer), and son Perry William (14, grocer's assistant)
Death:
30 Mar 1922 (age 62-63)
Stratton St. Michael^32,33
Burial:
5 Apr 1922
Tharston³²
MI:
1922 (age 62-63)
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
IN MEMORY OF WM. HEARN DIED JUNE 18TH 1933 ALSO THERESA HIS WIFE DIED MARCH 30 1922 UNTIL THE DAY BREAK • IN MEMORY OF • [...] • WILLIAM • HEARN •[...] • [...] • HUSBAND OF • LOUISA • HEARN • 30TH APRIL 1899 • 12TH JAN 1988

Child 4: Ezra BRIGHT

Name:
Ezra BRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1860
Tharston
Census:
1861 (age 0-1)
Tharston⁵
Address: Cuidad Rodriges, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (39, farmer of 60 acres employing 3 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (35), sisters Julia (6) and Theresa (2), and servant Elizabeth ROOK (17)
Death:
8 Oct 1867 (age 6-7)
Tharston^8,34,35
Burial:
13 Oct 1867
Tharston³⁴
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN • IN MEMORY OF • EZRA • THE BELOVED SON OF • EZRA & ELIZA BRIGHT • WHO DIED OCTOBER 8TH • 1867 • IN THE 8TH YEAR OF HIS AGE • [EIGHT LINES ILLEGIBLE]

Child 5: John Zebina BRIGHT

Name:
John Zebina BRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Eliza CARMAN (c. 1861- )
Birth:
c. 1862
Tharston³⁶
Census:
1871 (age 8-9)
Tharston⁶
Address: High Common, Tharston

living with parents Ezra (49, farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy) and Eliza (45), and sisters Julia (16) and Theresa (12, scholar)
Census:
1881 (age 18-19)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Stratton Road, Tharston

farmer's son, living with mother Eliza (widower, 22, farmeress of 68 acres employing 2 men), sister Theresa (22), and niece Leonard J (1)
Death:
29 May 1887 (age 24-25)
Tharston^8,37,38
Burial:
4 Jun 1887
Tharston³⁷
MI:
1887 (age 24-25)
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
IN • LOVING MEMORY • OF • JOHN ZEBINA BRIGHT • BELOVED HUSBAND OF • ELIZA BRIGHT • WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE • MAY 29TH 1887 • AGED 23 YEARS • A FEW SHORT DAYS HE LINGERED HERE • THE APPOINTED SPAN OF TRIAL KNEW DROPT - EARLY DROPT - THE PARTING TEAR AND EARLY WE HAVE PARTED TOO.

Child 6: Leonard Aquila BRIGHT

Name:
Leonard Aquila BRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1864
Tharston³⁹
Death:
1 May 1865 (age 0-1)
Tharston^8,40,41
aged 9 months
Burial:
16 May 1865
Tharston⁴⁰
MI:
1865 (age 0-1)
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
In Memory Of • ISABELLA • THE BELOVED DAUGHTER • OF • EZRA & ELIZA BRIGHT • WHO DIED AUG. 26TH • 1859 • IN THE 3RD YEAR OF HER AGE. • STOP HERE YOUNG FRIENDS AND SHED A TEAR AND THINK HOW SOON I'M SNATCHED FROM HERE MY FRIENDS WERE LOTH THAT I SHOULD GO BUT I COULD NO LONGER STAY WHEN JESUS CALLS US TO HIS ARMS HIS VOICE WE MUST OBEY • ALSO OF AQUILA HER BROTHER • WHO DIED MAY 1ST 1865 • AGED 9 MONTHS

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4.: 1851 Census. HO107 1820 522 9. Cit. Date: 1851.

5.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 171 10. Cit. Date: 1861.

6.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 154 4. Cit. Date: 1871.

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