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Sydney Briggs

January 10, 2017January 18, 2017 loiswillis

While I was searching for articles about Thomas Briggs for today’s Trove Tuesday post, I found a death notice, that created a bit of a puzzle. The death certificate for Elizabeth Briggs, nee Sharp, had shown that their youngest child was Sydney, but the death certificate indicated he was deceased.  I therefore decided to check… Continue reading Sydney Briggs

Trove Tuesday – Thomas Briggs
Trove Tuesday

Trove Tuesday – Thomas Briggs

January 10, 2017January 18, 2017 loiswillis

Last week, I featured articles I found for Alfred Owen Briggs, and his wife.  This week, I decided to look for articles for his parents, Thomas Briggs and Elizabeth Sharp – Elizabeth was my great grandmother’s sister. I was unable to find any articles for Elizabeth.  Since Thomas Briggs is a common name, I decided… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Thomas Briggs

Trove Tuesday

Trove Tuesday – Alfred Owen Briggs

January 3, 2017January 18, 2017 loiswillis

This week I decided to use My Heritage to work out which person to use for today’s post.  I found there was an article about the drowning of Alfred Briggs in 1903.  I then used Trove to find more articles, to determine if this Alfred Briggs was the same Alfred as the one in my… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Alfred Owen Briggs

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