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I am not a descendant of John so please feel free to ‘claim’ him from me. I have the surname Briggs registered with The Guild of One-Name Studies https://one-name.org/ hence I collect Briggs information (a never ending task).
John Briggs 20yr and his brother Joseph Briggs 18yrs were caught sheep-stealing.
Born about 1816, aged 20yrs at the time of trial
Religion: Protestant. Occupation: Labourer.
Description: Height 5 feet 3 inches; complexion ruddy & freckled; hair light brown; eyes hazel; Eyebrows meeting; chin declining; small scar back of right thumb; Brother of no: 37-845.
Crime: sheep stealing.
Trial: Hertford Quarter Session, County Session 27th June 1836.
Sentence: transportation for life.
Ship: Prince George, sailed 20th December 1836 & arrived 8th May 1837, NSW South Wales.
Conditional Pardon granted on 10 July 1850. Pardon no: 50/432.
Application to Marry: 1847 followed by marriage: John Briggs (31yrs bachelor) married Bridget Dowd (spinster aged 20yrs, came free) on 15th September 1847 at St John the Baptist, Mudgee, NSW. Both signed with an ‘X’. Witnesses: John Cummings & Honorah Hudson, both of Mudgee.
Children: Edward Briggs born 1849. NSW Reg No: 258/1849 V1849258 66 & Lydia. A. Briggs born 1852 NSW Reg No: 637/1852 V1852637 144.
John died 20th January 1873, Inverell, NSW.
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Source Citations:
Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 51; Page: 369
NSW Convict Indents, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X640]; Microfiche: 727
Conditional pardon: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Card Index to Letters Received, Colonial Secretary; Reel Number: 794; Roll Number: 1250
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1621/browse
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NOTE: you will find several family tree for John & Bridget Briggs on ancestry.com.
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Submitted by Researcher (Ann Spiro) on 21 May 2021
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/10, p.423
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