Elusive BRIGGS - how can I find them?

[tropicalj]

Good thinking Chris
hopefully ancestory wont want to charge any more for the 1841 but we will have to wait and see
regards jenn
from the hot tropics of northern queensland

[ggelmc]

Hi I am the great great grandaughter of George Briggs & Ellen McManus if you are still on email I would love to share family history. Plus that photo you have of a young Ellen, I just compared it to a photo I have of her not long before she died and you can see the resemblence.

Anyway I hope you are still out there given your last email was some years ago.

Ciao

Lou

[ggelmc]

I believed from my family history great aunties etc. that John Briggs wife was Kate Divett not 'Duiett'?  However, I have not seen any source documents with her name on it to verify that.

Cheers

Lou

[Edwardetal]

Hello, I am a Briggs and my father grew up in Grenfell. His uncle was Sid Briggs, who's father was George Briggs and they were in Young. I have recordings from both Sid and George from the National Library. They are incredible to listen to. If you never track them back any further it wouldn't matter after listening to these recordings, but if you have I would love to hear from you. One last thing, I grew up thinking I liked music because of my maternal ancestors...perhaps because my dad died quite early, but I now know differently. Amazingly talented bunch the Briggs's!
Michele

[bertoli22]

Hi I have heaps of info that I can share with you.  Unfortunately not all the info that George and Sid had was correct.  I will send you a private message

[davies51]

Hi I am back on the family trail. My Great great grandfather was John Briggs (Jr) George's brother. Firstly, yes all of John's descendants are very musical - except me!!!!!!
I have now discovered George, John, Rosanne and William were 4 of the 5 children who came to Aust with John Briggs (Sn) and his wife Anne Butler. Have not found child no 5 yet?  Also John Briggs (Sn)( whose father was Robert Briggs) had a brother Frederick who also came to Aust and settled in South Aust.

[davies51]

Just read some earlier posts. Yes John Briggs (Jr) did marry Anne Campbell in the Mintaro Church  19/2/1857 and they had 11 children. Only their eldest child Mary Ann born 7/1/1858 (my great grandmother) married. I have details of births and deaths of all the children, four of whom entered the Convent of Mercy. Two are buried in Coolgardie WA