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BRIGGS, David
1821 - 1887 (67 years) Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.
1823 - 1910 (87 years)-
Name BRIGGS, David Birth Between 1820 and 1821 Marshland St. James, Norfolk 
Gender Male Death 1887 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I5875 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family FOSTER, Maria, b. 1823, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, England d. 1910, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 87 years) Marriage 1843 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BRIGGS, Ephraim, b. 1850, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2299 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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DAVID BRIGGS 1820 or 1821-1887
The marriage between David BRIGGS and Maria FOSTER was registered in 1843.
(GRO March Q 1843 Wisbech 14 183)
From the 1851 census of Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk:
*David BRIGGS, head, aged 30, agricultural labourer, born at St. James, Norfolk;
Maria BRIGGS, wife, aged 29(?), born at Tilney All Saints, Norfolk;
Ephraim BRIGGS, son, aged 1, born at Tilney St. Lawrence.
(HO107/1767/144/13)
The death of a David BRIGGS aged 66 was registered in 1887.
(GRO June Q 1887 Wisbech 3b 348)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The birth place of David BRIGGS in the 1851 census probably refers to Marshland St. James, Norfolk.
(revised 13.04.2017)