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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: junef on Tuesday 05 July 11 05:52 BST (UK)
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Has anyone information on a Mary BRIGGS (b app.1761).Please.My ggggrandmother Mary BARTLETT died in Gillingham 1854 as shown on her death certificate She was married to my ggggrandfather Alexander BARTLETT..
I know this also from birth records of some of their children all born in Chatham. I have come to a complete standstill finding more about my Alexander and his wife.
I found a marriage for an Alexander BARTLETT and Mary BRIGGS but no more information than the name and date so I decided a long shot request may be worth a try to our list here with a search for more on one Mary BRIGGS.
I would appreciate any help if found about this family of mine.
thank you from June
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Familysearch has a Mary BRIGGS baptised 31st March 1765 at Chatham, parents William & Violetta.
You can see the parish register entry on Medway Cityark (last entry on right hand page)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0e48/
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Thank you quick response with this info. I will look right away Cityark.
Cheers June
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Familysearch has a Mary BRIGGS baptised 31st March 1765 at Chatham, parents William & Violetta.
You can see the parish register entry on Medway Cityark (last entry on right hand page)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0e48/
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Possible Children I have found for Alexander/Mary;
St James, Westminster;
SUSANNA MARY, 01 April 1783
(Source Familysearch Pilot)
Chatham, Kent
ALEXANDER JOHN (Bartlee), 28 February 1787
JOHN, 27 March 1789
HENRY WILLIAM (Bartlee), 23 Sept 1796 (Mother Mary Anna)
JULIUS, 06 January 1799
HETTY ELIZA, 02 Sept 1804
(Source Familysearch Pilot)
If they Married 12 February 1782, St James, Westminster, then if Mary was born c 1765 she would be about 17 at Marriage going by possible 1765 Christening.
Trish :)
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Hi Trish - Thanks your help with this.
I had something on Hetty and John but not Alexander and Henry.
Many thanks,
June
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Hi June,
Julius seems to be under JOHN in 1851 and Sabus in 1861 (image Jabez)
He married Elizabeth Sarah BUTCHER 16 Sept 1822, Findsbury, Kent under Jabus.
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thanks again Trish. your help and info appreciated.
Jun
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Hi
My GGGG Grandfather was Edward Briggs, a brother to Mary, one of the 11 children of William & Violetta,
but I'm sorry I don't have any information regarding Mary, but good luck with your research, and of course
if I come across anything that would be of interest to you I will pass it on.
Kind regards
remann
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hello remann,
This is good and a nice suprise.Thanks your reply.Im sure this information will fill in a gap in future as my search go on. Thank you for sending. Do you have any info on where mary and the children grew up with their parents?
regards - June
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I too am working on Edward Briggs of Chatham. I think he is the one baptised in 1767, son of William and Violetta, but I cannot find his burial. If anyone has this I would be grateful.
Thank you
Peter
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Hi,
I have a burial date of 16th. Oct. 1821, but so far have not found where he was buried, so I've
just sent an enquiry to Medway Council, to see if he was buried in the Cemetery, as the place of death was given as Chatham, I have had no luck in finding his wife's grave either.
remann
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Remann, local council cemeteries weren't opened as early as 1821. At that date most people were buried in the local parish church but I see your Edward's burial is registered by a non-conformist church http://www.familysearch.org (16 Oct 1821 Chatham). If you look at http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ you will see that Edward's burial has the national archives reference number RG4 0916. This is the reference number for burials at the Zion Baptist Chapel in Clover Street, Chatham.
Medway archives may be able to inform you of any graveyard for the baptist chapel at that time or whether, as it was in some places, they used a portion of the parish church burial ground http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/
Casalguidi :)
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Many thanks for that information casalguidi, I will follow it through.
remann.