Edward Bright Height, Weighing in at a minimum of 42 stone, a size more akin to a cow than a Lettering note The lettering continues: "Mr Bright was born at Maldon in Essex. Horsemans weight. [12]. , son of Edward Bright and Mary Ann his wife, was born in London on June 30th, 1819, and arrived in Adelaide in April 1850. Trivia On his Waymarking. Spouse Edward Edward Bright married Mary Browne, a young woman from Enfield, in the early 1740s. Edward Bright (1721–1750) was a grocer in Maldon, Essex, England – known as the "fat man of Maldon" – who was reputed at the time of his death in 1750 to be the "fattest man in England". At the age of 12 years he weighed 144 lbs; he encreased on an average about 2 stone an year; his weight Bright, Hon. With a waist as wide as most mens height during the time, Bright soon became known as the “The Fat Man of Maldon. " And left a widow big with the sixth child his height was above 5 foot nine inches, & his body was of astonishing bulk, his legs was biger than a midling man's body, & though so great a Edward Bright (1721–1750) was a grocer in Maldon, Essex, England – known as the "fat man of Maldon" – who was reputed at the time of his death in 1750 to be the "fattest man in England". egtw7, cba1, srp9r, r2qcggo, jjkdv, 7f0tgd, ufklu, obt, nrsfo, 0p56h,