Henry
Bright
Born in Brockbury, Worcestershire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Meyler) Bright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Bright
Died about
at about age 61
in Bristol, England
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2019
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Biography
The Bright family had extensive interests in the slave trade and plantations in Jamaica, in the Caribbean. Henry Bright, his brother Frances, and their business partner Jeremiah Meyler (Bright's in-law) were the primary managers of these ventures.[1] Between 1746 and 1769, Henry Bright and Co was responsible for 21 slaving voyages out of Bristol.[2]
Henry Bright lived at 29 Queen Square in Bristol, where he kept an enslaved man that Bright called "Bristol."[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://theconversation.com/a-fortune-built-on-slavery-the-bright-family-papers-and-their-journey-from-uk-to-melbourne-58423
- ↑ http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/people-involved/traders-merchants-planters/slave-traders/bristol-slave-traders/
- ↑ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/journeys/virtual_tour_html/bristol/bristol.htm
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/50515
- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651431
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/02/bristol-slave-trade-ties-wills-building-colston-hall-rename-petition
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Derek Randall
I'm still getting to grips with how to use this site, but I do have the family tree for this Henry Bright going back to 1493 & may be able to point others in the right direction.
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