parish records colsterworth

[patc]

Hi  I am hoping that someone can help me with a George Briggs b 16th April 1811 Colsterworth The IGI gives the Father as George mother as Bridget but cannot find any thing with Bridget on so I would like to check the mothers name and if possible any siblings  I live in NZ and the local LDS cannot get any Parish records across for me to check until early January
thanks for any help 
Patc

[Geoff E]

There was a Thomas BRIGGS bap in Colsterworth 12 May 1804 (of George and Obedience) - perhaps she was known as Biddy, which is also the diminutive of Bridget. 

[patc]

Thanks Geoff
Never thought of Bridget and Obedience being the same person . On the 1851 census George gave his age as 40 and he died soon after the census.  Will have to think on that one   

[Geoff E]

Mind you, I didn't really convince myself with that line of reasoning

[patc]

still thinking 
trouble is George married just before the 1841 census and died straight after the 1851 and as the 1841 census for Colsterworth is hard to read i cannot find out if his father or mother are on it
still thinking tho 

[lcsnor]

Are you still looking for this?  I have the Colsterworth film from the LDS at the moment and can look for you, but in 18 months perhaps you have resolved it.

[patc]

Thank you so much for the offer of help.  I have looked through the parish records and i found George Briggs baptism in 1811 the mother was definately Bridget and George seems to be the only child. There is no record of the parents marriage in Colsterworth so i will have to look further afield poss Leics. thanks again   Pat