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Bright Smith                                             1794-1855
  Bright Smith was born in 1794, the son of William Smith, of Kensington Gore. He died March 13, 1855, 12 Bryanston Square, London. He was a JP. Mary Ann's marriage to Bright Smith was a double wedding - her sister Augusta Susan got married to Dr Fred Leighton at the same time. Mary Ann was a spinster, of St Luke, Finsbury, when she married, by license. Bright Smith was of St George Hanover Square. By 1836 they were living at Hove Villa, Brighton, and by 1845 in St James's, London. Bright's will was drawn up on Sept. 3, 1842 and proved on April 26, 1855.
Mary Ann Nash                                      1799-1871
Mary Ann was born on 27 May 1799, the daughter of George Augustus Nash and Lydia Watson, at Cornhill, London.
I have identified the following children.
  George Augustus Bright Born abt 1827   London Married Lydia Adelina Ellen Williams
William Frederick Born abt 1828   London Married Mary Ann ?
Bright Born abt 1830     Died 9 Apr 1864
Ada Neunburg Born abt 1835     Married Percy Smyth Beamish
Sydney Born abt 1837     Died 9 Nov 1856
Erasmus Born abt 1838   Brighton, Sussex Never married
Mary Ann No Date   Brighton, Sussex  
Rosalind Born 17 May 1841   Brighton, Sussex  

Birth of Parents
Bright Smith b: abt 1794        
son of William Smith, of Kensington Gore

Mary Ann Nash b: 27 May 1799  c: 5 Aug 1799             St. Michael's, Cornhill, London
daughter of George Augustus Nash and Lydia Watson

Marriage
24 Jun 1826
Bright Smith
Mary Ann Nash 		St George Hanover Square

The Times, Tuesday, Jun 27, 1826                         Marriage
  On Saturday, the 24th instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. George Chisholm. A.M., of Hammersmith, Bright, the eldest son of William Smith, Esq., of Kensington Gore, to Mary Ann, second daughter of the late G. A. Nash, Esq., of Finsbury-square.

Children
George Augustus Bright Smith b: abt 1827              
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
William Frederick Smith b: abt 1828               London
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Bright Smith b: abt 1830              
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Ada Neunburg Smith b: abt 1835              
daughter of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Sydney Smith b: abt 1837              
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Erasmus Smith b: abt 1838                                     Brighton, Sussex
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Mary Ann Smith No Date              
daughter of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash
Rosalind Smith b: 17 May 1841               Brighton, Sussex
son of Bright Smith and Mary Ann Nash, Hove Villa

1841 Census HO107-1112
 7 June 1841 Hove, Sussex
Hove Place     Born in this County?    
Bright Smith
Mary
Erasmus
Rosalind
Plus 7 Servants 		Age 47
Age 42
Age 2
Age 1 Mon 		Ind. No
No
Yes
Yes 		  abt 1794
27 May 1799
abt 1838
17 May 1841

1851 Census HO107-1484 31 Mar 1851 St. James Square, Westrminster, Middlesex
38 Jermyn Street
Bright Smith
Mary Ann (Wife)
Ada
Sydney
Rosalind
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 56
Age 51
Age 15
Age 14
Age 9 		J. P.

Scholar
Scholar
Scholar 		St. George
St. Michael
Brighton
Brighton
Brighton 		Middlesex
Middlesex
Hove
Hove
Hove 		abt 1794
27 May 1799
abt 1835
abt 1837
17 May 1841
The Times, Tuesday, Nov 11, 1853                         DEATHS
  On the 9th inst., suddenly, in the camp, Aldershot, in the 20th year of his age, deeply lamented, Lieutenant Sydney Smith, H.M.'s 77th Regiment, fourth son of the late Bright Smith, Esq., of No. 12, Bryanstone-square.
Death
Bright Smith Died 13 Mar 1855  12 Bryanston Square, London

The Times, Friday, Mar 16, 1855                         DEATHS
  On the 13th Inst., at his residence, No. 12 Bryanston-square, BRIGHT SMITH Esq., formerly of Hove Villa, Brighton, in the 61st year of his age.

1861 Census RG9-09 8 April 1861 Paddington, Middlesex
7 Upper Hyde Park Street
Mary A. Smith (Widow)
Erasmus (u)
Helen Hicks (Visitor)(M)
 Plus 6 Servants 		Age 61
Age 22
Age 38 		Gentlewoman
Solicitor's Clerk
Lady 		Cornhill
Hove
Cornhill 		Middlesex
Sussex
Middlesex 		27 May 1799
abt 1838
21 Oct 1809
The Times, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1864                         DEATHS
  On the 9th inst., at 7 Upper Hyde Park Street, Bright Smith, Esq., late of No. 15 Stratford Place, in the 31st year of his age.
1871 Census RG10-22 3 April 1871 Paddington, Middlesex
19 Hyde Park Street
Mary A. Smith (Widow)
Erasmus (u)
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 71
Age 32 		Private means
Private means 		London
Brighton 		Middlesex
Sussex 		27 May 1799
abt 1838

Death
Mary Ann (Nash) Smith Died 13 Jul 1871, Age 72,       1871 3Q Kensington 1a 35

MIDDLESEX   8 Aug 1871                         Probate
SMITH, Mary Ann - The Will of Mary Ann Smith, late of 7 Upper-Hyde-Park-street, in the County of Middlesex, Widow, who died 13 July 1871, at 7 Upper-Hyde-Park-street, was proved at the Principal Registry, by William Frederick Smith, of 21 Old-buildings, Lincoln's Inn, in the said County, Barrister-at-Law, the Son, the sole Executor.   Effects under £3,000.

SPECIAL THANKS  to John Stewart, a descendant of Capt. William Dixon, R.A, for the details provided above.