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Arthur was born about 1852, the son of George Augustus Bright Smith and Lydia Adelina Ellen Williams, at Crambe, Yorkshire. Arthur Augustus W.B. Smith matriculated at Wadham, Oxford, on June 7, 1877. He changed his last name Smith to Bright-Smith. From Nov. 30, 1878 to Jan. 24, 1880 he was a lieutenant in the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. The 1881 census finds him as a lieutenant in Salford. By 1882 he was | of Oakfield, Worcestershire. He then became a captain in the King's Own 3rd Hussars, as paymaster (with the Army Pay Department) attached to the 10th Hussars. In 1893 he became a lieutenant in the Hampshire Yeomanry Carabiniers, and by 1896 was a JP and magistrate of Hampshire, living at East Court, Cosham. He wrote "The Nature of Disability". He finally made majorin 1911, was a drafting officer during World War I. He belonged to the Naval and Military Club, Piccadilly |
Birth of Parents
Beatrice Born abt 1886 London Elfrida Rosamond Born 10 Mar 1888 London Died 1888 Sybil Born abt 1889 London Arthur Born abt 1891 London Married Heather Muriel Roche
| Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright Smith |
b: abt 1852 Crambe, Yorkshire 1852 4Q Malton 9d 286 son of George Augustus Bright Smith and Lydia Adelina Ellen Williams |
| Beatrice Earle Dalrymple |
b: 29 Jun 1864 c: 3 Aug 1864 St. George's Cathedral. Kingston, St. Vincent, West Indies daughter of Alexander Dalrymple and Fanny Hammond Ponsonby |
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2d West India Regiment |
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28 Oct 1884 Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright-Smith Beatrice Earle Dalrymple | St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington 1884 4Q Kensington 1a 248 |
| On the 28th inst., at St. Mary Magdalene's, Paddington, by the Rev. R. Temple West, D.D., Captain A. W. B. Bright-Smith, the 3d (King's Own) Hussars, the oldest son of the late Rev. G. A. Bright-Smith, M.A., to Beatrice Earle, the fourth daughter of Alexander Dalrymple, Esq. |
| Beatrice Bright-Smith |
b: abt 1886 London 1886 4Q Kensington 1a 165 daughter of Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright-Smith and Beatrice Earle Dalrymple Died Age 21, 1908 3Q Uckfield 2b 59 |
| Elfrida Rosamond Bright-Smith |
b: 10 Mar 1888 London 1888 2Q St Geo H Square 1a 420 daughter of Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright-Smith and Beatrice Earle Dalrymple Died Infant 1888 3Q York 9d 33 |
| Sybil Bright-Smith |
b: abt 1889 London 1889 2Q Kensington 1a 155 daughter of Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright-Smith and Beatrice Earle Dalrymple |
| Arthur Bright-Smith |
b:abt 1891 London 1891 1Q Kensington 1a 153 son of Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright-Smith and Beatrice Earle Dalrymple |
| 1891 Census | RG12-835 | 6 April 1891 | Broadwater, Sussex | ||
| Church Walk | |||||
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Arthur A. W. B. Bright-Smith Beatrice E. (Wife) Beatrice Sybil Arthur Plus 3 Servants |
Age 38 Age 26 Age 4 Age 2 Age 2 Mon. |
Retired Captain 3rd Hussars |
York St. Vincent Kensington Kensington Kensington |
Yorkshire West Indies London London London |
abt 1852 29 Jun 1864 abt 1886 abt 1888 abt 1891 |
| Beatrice Earle (Dalrymple) Bright-Smith | Died 1892, Age 27, 1892 2Q Fareham 2b 336 |
| Sophie Matilda Burkhardt |
b: abt 1863 Boston, Massachusetts daughter of Gottlebb F. Burkhardt and Pauline W. ? |
| Arthur W. Bright-Smith, age 43, arrived in New York City, on April 4, 1896, on board the liner Lucania, from Liverpool. |
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14 Apr 1896 Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright Smith Sophie Matilda Burkhardt | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| BRIGHT-SMITH : BURKHARDT On the 14th inst., at Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.A., by the Rev. Adolph Biawend, Arthur W. Bright-Smith, Captain, late 3rd (King's Own) Hussers, of East Court, Cosham, Hants, to Sophie M.,eldest daughter of the late G. F. Burkhardt, Esq., and Mrs. Pauline W. Burkhardt, of Park-street, Brookline. (By Cable.) |
| 1901 Census | RG13-109 | 1 April 1901 | Rectory, St Marylebone, London | ||
| 23 York Street | |||||
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Ellen Robstone (s) Ursula J. Back (Boarder) Elsie Back (Boarder) Caroline P. Irlande (Boarder) Sophie M. Bright-Smith (Boarder) Beatrice Bright-Smith (Boarder) Sybil Bright-Smith (Boarder) Campbell M. Keir (Boarder) Mary E. Phillips Mary Leith Plus 2 Servants |
Age 37 Age 58 Age 35 Age 39 Age 37 Age 14 Age 12 Age 37 Age 28 Age 38 |
Boardinghouse Keeper Living on Own Means Governess Artist Living on Own Means Living on Own Means Living on Own Means Stock Exchange Agent |
(American) (Brit. Subj.) Denapur Hastings |
Devon Suffolk Suffolk U.S.A. U.S.A. London London Bengal Sussex Cheshire |
abt 1863 abt 1842 abt 1865 abt 1861 abt 1863 abt 1886 abt 1888 abt 1863 abt 1872 abt 1862 |
| 1911 Census | RG14-(291) | 3 April 1911 | Belgrave, St George Hanover Square, London | ||
| Wilton Hotel, 32 Wilton Road | |||||
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Arthur W. Bright-Smith Sophie M. (Wife) |
Age 58 Age 47 |
Major Retired 3rd Hussars |
Crambe Boston |
Yorkshire U.S.A. |
abt 1852 abt 1863 |
| Arthur Augustus Whitelock Bright Bright-Smith |
Died 16 Nov 1934, Age 81 Hurstpierpoint, Sussex 1934 4Q Cuckfield 2b 229 |
| Bright-Smith, Arthur Augustus Whitelocke Bright, of Belle Vue Cuckfield-road, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, died 16 November 1934, Probate, London, 11 January, to Sophie Matilda Bright-Smith, widow. Effects £412 16s. 10d. |
| Sophie Matilda (?) Bright-Smith | Died 27 Aug 1935, Age 72, 1935 3Q Cuckfield 2b 199 |
| BRIGHT-SMITH, Sophie Matilda, of Belle Vue, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, widow, died, 27 August 1935, Probate, London, 21 November, to Harry Finch, Solicitor, and Edith Mary Vander Beeck (wife of John Henry Vander Beeck). Effects £640 14s. 2d. |