George
Brighty
Born in Poringland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Son of James Brighty
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Fanny Dawson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Julia Ann (Brighty) Freeman
Died
at about age 70
in Norwich Asylum, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Aug 2020
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Biography
George was born in 1827 and baptised on 19 August 1827, son of James Brighty and Ann Banham.
An agricultural labourer in earlier records, George is a butcher in 1891, living with wife, children and grandchildren at Little Fox and Hounds Yard, Norwich.
Children: Rosina (21 in 1891), Edith A. (14). Adopted (grand)children: Edith Eliza (9), Alice Rosina (7), Arthur Henry (5). Also children of his daughter, Rosina (and Richard James Shalders ? Later her husband.) : Elizabeth R. Brighty (later Shalders) 4, and Richard Salem Brighty/ Shalders. (3).
George passed away in Norwich ("Asylum") Admitted 23 July and died 29 September 1897.
Sources
- Ancestry research, including census records for 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891.
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