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Adm. pens. (age 17) at PEMBROKE, Oct. 9, 1780. S. and h. of John, Esq., of Durham [by his 2nd wife Elizabeth (? Margery), dau. of Richard Stonehewer, D.D., R. of Houghton-le-Spring]. B. at Houghton-le-Spring. ' Matric. Michs. 1780; Scholar; B.A. 1785; M.A. 1789. R. of Alderton, Northants., 1792-1833. R. of Grafton Regis, 1792-1833. Preb. of Salisbury, 1826. Purchased the Skeffington estate in Leics.; chiefly resided there. Died July 27, 1833. Brother of Thomas S. (1784); father of John (1819) and Joseph (1827). [See Pedigree of Bright, in Hunter's Hallamshire, where this man's father is described as apothecary, of Pontefract, Yorks.] (Baker, II. 121, 178; Hunter, Hallamshire, 359.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Ordi(ordination) | Bright, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1792 | Ordi(ordination) | Bright, John | / | priest | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Bright, John | Grafton Kings with Alderton / | Rector | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Installation) | Bright, John | Salisbury cathedral / Combe and Harnham with Ruscombe Northbury annexed | Prebendary | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Collation) | Bright, John | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Combe and Harnham with Ruscombe Northbu | Prebendary | View |
| 1833 | Vac(Death) | Bright, John | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Coombe and Harnham | Prebendary | View |
| 1833 | Vac(Death) | Bright, John | Alderton cum Grafton Regis / | Rector | View |