Two of his children appear to have been linked as his siblings , Alice Brightman and John Brightman in error. Please see notes and sources of those profiles.
Sources
↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1J-KJJS : 16 March 2018), Thomas Brightman, 31 Oct 1847; citing Baptism, 31 Oct 1847, Gedney Hill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,147.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFX-CT3 : 9 November 2019), William Brightman, Fleet, Lincolnshire, England; citing Fleet, Lincolnshire, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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