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Richard Briggs 1798–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1798

Birth Location: Ackworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Nov 1847

Death Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert (Huntington)

Mother: Sarah (Briggs)

Spouse(s): Ann Briggs)

Children(s): Sarah (Westmoreland), John Briggs, Hannah (Crosby), Eliza Briggs, Mary Briggs, Ellen Briggs, Jane (Vickers), Richard Briggs, William Briggs, Emma Briggs, Eliza Briggs, Lydia Briggs, George Briggs, Edward Briggs, Thomas Briggs, Fanny Briggs, George Briggs

Richard Briggs was born in 1798 in Ackworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Briggs Huntington And Sarah Huntington Briggs. Richard Briggs married Ann Briggs, and had children including Edward Briggs, Eliza Ann Briggs, Eliza Briggs, Ellen Eleanor Briggs, Emma Briggs, Fanny Briggs, George Briggs, Hannah Briggs Crosby, Jane Briggs Vickers, John Briggs, Lydia Briggs, Mary Ann Briggs, Richard Briggs, Sarah Briggs Westmoreland, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs. Richard Briggs passed away in 1847 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Briggs was born in 1798 in Ackworth, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Briggs Huntington And Sarah Huntington Briggs.
  • Richard Briggs married Ann Briggs, and had children including Edward Briggs, Eliza Ann Briggs, Eliza Briggs, Ellen Eleanor Briggs, Emma Briggs, Fanny Briggs, George Briggs, Hannah Briggs Crosby, Jane Briggs Vickers, John Briggs, Lydia Briggs, Mary Ann Briggs, Richard Briggs, Sarah Briggs Westmoreland, Thomas Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Richard Briggs passed away in 1847 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Briggs's Ancestors

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Richard Briggs
1798–1847
Birth Place: Ackworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Briggs (Huntington)
1759–1835
Ackworth, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Huntington) (Briggs)
1763–1833
Badsworth, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Briggs's Descendants

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Richard Briggs (4 Feb 1798–Nov 1847) m. Ann Briggs) (12 Jun 1799–7 Jan 1883)
  1. 1. Sarah (Briggs) (Westmoreland) 1818–1878 m. Joseph (Westmoreland) (Keigthley\Briggs\Wainwright) 1813–1893
  2. 2. John Briggs 1837–1908
  3. 3. Hannah (Briggs) (Crosby) 1829–1881 m. John (Crosby) (Briggs) 1829–1884
    1. 1. John Crosby 1862–1953
    2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Crosby 1868–1913
    3. 3. Thomas (Richard Crosby) (Rushforth) 1852–1934 m. Sarah (Rushforth) (Crosby) 1853–1918
      1. 1. Kate Crosby 1882–
      2. 2. Edith Crosby 1887–
      3. 3. Tom Crosby 1889–1944
      4. 4. Ettie Crosby 1884–1966
      5. 5. Hannah (Eliza) Crosby 1879–
      6. 6. Alice (M) Crosby 1875–
    4. 4. Hannah (Marie Crosby) (Armitage\Hudson) 1859–1931 m. George (Armitage) (Crosby) 1851–1885 m. Tom Hudson 1862–1914
      1. 1. George (Smith) Armitage 1882–1932
      2. 2. Walter Armitage 1884–1885
    5. 5. Eleanor (Crosby) (Crowe) 1866–1950 m. Charles (Crowe) (Crosby) 1862–1937
      1. 1. Jenny (Crosby) Crowe 1891–1957
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Crosby) (Crowe\Pickering) 1855–1935 m. James (William) Pickering 1851–
    7. 7. Robert Crosby 1869– m. Eleanor Crosby 1864–
      1. 1. Hannah (C) Crosby 1891–
      2. 2. John (C) Crosby 1893–
      3. 3. Evelyn (May) Crosby 1897–
    8. 8. Annie Crosby 1857–1939
  4. 4. Eliza Briggs 1835–1866
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1832–1893
  6. 6. Ellen ((Eleanor)) Briggs 1824–1914
  7. 7. Jane (Briggs) (Vickers) 1820–1889
  8. 8. Richard Briggs 1827–1890
  9. 9. William Briggs 1822–1892
  10. 10. Emma Briggs 1842–
  11. 11. Eliza (Ann) Briggs 1817–
  12. 12. Lydia Briggs 1820–
  13. 13. George Briggs 1830–1873
  14. 14. Edward Briggs 1826–
  15. 15. Thomas Briggs 1835–
  16. 16. Fanny Briggs 1827–
  17. 17. George Briggs 1837–1909

Richard Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1798
4 Feb 1798
Birth of Richard Briggs in Ackworth, Yorkshire, England
Ackworth, Yorkshire, England
1798
22 Apr 1798
Richard Briggs was baptized in Ackworth, St Cuthbert, Yorkshire, England
Ackworth, St Cuthbert, Yorkshire, England
1847
Nov 1847
Age 49
Death of Richard Briggs in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Ackworth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Ackworth, St Cuthbert, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP77/4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1847
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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