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Elsie Briggs 1910–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1910

Birth Location: Thorpe, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Mar 11 1982

Death Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Father: Nassau Briggs

Mother: Florrie Watson

Spouse(s): Orin Gilliam

Children(s): Marlene Gilliam, Robert Gilliam

Elsie Briggs was born in 1910 in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England, the child of Nassau Briggs And Florrie Watson. In 1911, Elsie Briggs resided in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England. Elsie Briggs married Orin James Gilliam, and had children including Marlene Joyce Gilliam, Robert Harold Gilliam. Elsie Briggs passed away in 1982 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Elsie Briggs was born in 1910 in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England, the child of Nassau Briggs And Florrie Watson.
  • In 1911, Elsie Briggs resided in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England.
  • Elsie Briggs married Orin James Gilliam, and had children including Marlene Joyce Gilliam, Robert Harold Gilliam.
  • Elsie Briggs passed away in 1982 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Briggs's Ancestors

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Elsie Briggs
1910–1982
Birth Place: Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Nassau Briggs
1881–1921
New Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Florrie Watson
1884–1957
Snarford, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Briggs
1855–1918
Gildersome, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Nassau
1861–
Milethom Lock, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Watson
1855–
Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Swain
1856–1929
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Nassau
1832–1898
Hannah 🧬
1831–1892
Mathew Watson
1833–
Frances Watson
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George 🧬🧬
1790–1846
Elizabeth 🧬🧬
1797–1867

Elsie Briggs's Descendants

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Elsie Briggs (15 Sep 1910–Mar 11 1982) m. Orin (James) Gilliam (1907–1961)
  1. 1. Marlene (Joyce) Gilliam 1931–2011 m. James Richie 1929–2001
  2. 2. Robert (Harold) Gilliam 1937–2005

Elsie Briggs's Timeline

6 Records

1910
15 Sep 1910
Birth of Elsie Briggs in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 1
Elsie Briggs resided here in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
1953
1953
Age 43
Elsie Briggs resided here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1958
1958
Age 48
Elsie Briggs resided here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1965
1965
Age 55
Elsie Briggs resided here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1982
Mar 11 1982
Age 72
Death of Elsie Briggs in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists
    [2] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27413
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 932
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Thorpe, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27413

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1911
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 May 1911
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 11 1982
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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