1830 - 1884 (54 years)
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| Name |
Henry Arthur Bright |
| Birth |
9 Feb 1830 |
Liverpool, Lancashire  |
| Christening |
4 May 1830 |
Paradise Street Unitarian Chapel, Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
Ashfield House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool |
| The Bright family bought a substantial property called Ashfield House, a house and pastures then in semi rural Lancashire originally bought and built on by James Clemens in the 1770s. Clemens was Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1775. The house became available for sale after the death of Alice Clarke in 1858. Clarke was a widow on the death of her husband John Clarke a Liverpool.merchant in 1829.the ashfield house estate was substantial consisting of over 40 acres of pasture. The grounds had a gatehouse and a separate cottage with stabling for several horses. Also included was an orchard, a walled garden and two kitchen gardens. Most of the lands were sold for housing development in the 1920s. The gate house is now a private dwelling and the stable block / cottages were renovated into 7 apartments about 20 years ago. The main house was demolished after an arson attack in 2003 and the grounds still remain as a community hub run by a charity. The whole estate is now part of the Broadgreen, Knotty Ash suburban area about 5 miles.from Liverpool city centre. |
| Death |
5 May 1884 |
Ashfield, Knotty Ash, Lancashire |
| Notes |
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| Person ID |
I5284 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
9 Oct 2025 |
| Father |
Samuel Bright, J.P., b. 25 Sep 1799, Sandheys, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 28 Jan 1870 (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Anne Jones, b. 1803, Lark Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Marriage |
10 Sep 1828 |
Saint Thomas, Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Family ID |
F2112 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Elizabeth Thompson, b. 22 Dec 1837, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 29 Jan 1925, Middlesex (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Jun 1861 |
St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash, West Derby, Lancashire |
| Children |
| | 1. Allan Heywood Bright, b. 24 May 1862, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 3 Aug 1941, Ledbury, Herefordshire (Age 79 years) |
| + | 2. Elizabeth Phoebe Bright, b. 16 Oct 1863, Fairfield, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 30 Nov 1943, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. Henry Yates Bright, b. 21 Aug 1865, West Derby, Lancashire d. 4 Apr 1921, Lima, Peru (Age 55 years) |
| | 4. The Ven. Hugh Bright, b. 4 May 1867, Liverpool, Lancashire d. 4 Oct 1935, Lichfield, Staffordshire (Age 68 years) |
| | 5. Mary Honora Bright, b. 9 Mar 1873, West Derby, Lancashire d. 31 Jan 1953, The Exmouth Hospital, Exmouth, Devon (Age 79 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2113 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Sep 2021 |
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 | Birth - 9 Feb 1830 - Liverpool, Lancashire |
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 | Christening - 4 May 1830 - Paradise Street Unitarian Chapel, Liverpool, Lancashire |
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 | Residence - The Bright family bought a substantial property called Ashfield House, a house and pastures then in semi rural Lancashire originally bought and built on by James Clemens in the 1770s. Clemens was Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1775. The house became available for sale after the death of Alice Clarke in 1858. Clarke was a widow on the death of her husband John Clarke a Liverpool.merchant in 1829.the ashfield house estate was substantial consisting of over 40 acres of pasture. The grounds had a gatehouse and a separate cottage with stabling for several horses. Also included was an orchard, a walled garden and two kitchen gardens. Most of the lands were sold for housing development in the 1920s. The gate house is now a private dwelling and the stable block / cottages were renovated into 7 apartments about 20 years ago. The main house was demolished after an arson attack in 2003 and the grounds still remain as a community hub run by a charity. The whole estate is now part of the Broadgreen, Knotty Ash suburban area about 5 miles.from Liverpool city centre. - - Ashfield House, Knotty Ash, Liverpool |
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 | Death - 5 May 1884 - Ashfield, Knotty Ash, Lancashire |
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