Bright, Stephen Robinson

Stephen was born in Easington Lane, County Durham. At the time of the 1881 census, the family were living on the High Street, Easington Lane and John was a grocer. Stephen had an older sister Isabella (13) and brother George (10).

The 1891 census shows the family living in the mining village of South Hetton. John was recorded as a storeman and George as a coalminer. Stephen, now 14, was still at school and had a younger sister, Mary (8).

One record shows Stephen marrying Caroline Eliza Lamsdale, who was from Leamington Spa, on 11th September 1904 in Hetton, however the parish register of Holy Trinity, Leamington Spa shows them married there on 8th October, in the presence of Caroline’s father, John, who was a schoolmaster, as was Stephen.  The 1901 census for Warwick shows Caroline, also a school teacher, boarding with the family of a fellow teacher at 22 Broad Street Warwick whereas a 1906 electoral register lists Stephen Bright at North Road, Wingate.

By the time of the 1911 census, Stephen and Caroline were living at 45 Mowbray Road, South Shields, with their 3 children: John Lamsdale (6), George (4), Stephanie Caroline (2) and Harry Whitchurch (1). Stephen was employed by the council as a primary school teacher

Caroline was living in South Shields at the time of his death.