James BRIGGS

  General Notes:

See John Brigg (b 1800) for date of birth information

Marriage Sep 1849 Halifax 22 172
Briggs James
Spencer Amelia (on findmypast.com)

Deaths Sep 1886 Briggs James 59 or 69 Bramley 9b 229 - wrong as I am told he was still alive in 1888 (mentioned in Slaters)
Deaths Mar 1891 Briggs James 63 Leeds 9b 317

1841 census (on 7th June)
HO107/1306/2 F39 P19
Club Houses, Wadsworth (not Lane Side as expected)
All born "in county"
John Brig, 41, Worsted Weaver
Maria do, 38,
James do, 13, do
Joseph do, 10, do
Sarrah do, 7
Mary do, 5
Martha do, 4
John do, 2
Ann do, 4 months

1851 census
HO107/2301 F313 P11
Shaw Lane, Blackires, Ovenden, Yorkshire
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 23, Overlooker, Yorks Halifax
Amelia do, Wife, Mar, 26, , Yorks Halifax
Lewis do, Son, , 1, , Yorks Halifax
Elizabeth do, Daur, , 1mo, Yorks Halifax

1861 Census (indexed as Biggs)
New Road Side, Denholme
RG9/3337 F76 P18
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 33, Worsted Weaver Over Looker, Yorks Halifax
Amelia Briggs, Wife, Mar, 36, Worsted Power Loom Weaver, Yorks Halifax
Lewis Briggs, Son, , 11, Worsted Spinner, Yorks Halifax
Maria Briggs, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Yorks Halifax
John Briggs, Son, , 8, Scholar, Yorks Halifax

1871 census
RG10/4491 F18 P30
Ann Street, Denholme (brother Joseph on previous sheet)
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 43, Worsted Weaving Manager, Yorks Wadsworth
Amelia Briggs, Wife, Mar, 46, , Yorks Halifax Northowram
Lewis Briggs, Son, Un, 21, Watchmaker, Yorks Halifax Northowram
Maria Briggs, Daur, Un, 18, Worsted Winder, Yorks Ovenden
John Briggs, Son, Un, 18, Doffing Overlooker, Yorks Ovenden
Elizabeth Wilkinson, Boarder, Un, 23, Worsted Weaver, Yorks Ovenden

1881 census
RG11/4525 F105 P31
116 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire
Lewis BRIGGS, Head, Marr, 31, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Ovendon
Sarah BRIGGS, Wife, Marr, 30, , Scotland Greenock
James BRIGGS, Father of LB, Marr, 53, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Wadsworth Nr Hebden Bridge
Amelia BRIGGS, Wife, Marr, 57, , Yorkshire Halifax
John BRIGGS, Son, Unm, 28, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Ovendon
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E. CLOUGH, Lodger, Unm, 20, Grocers Assistant, Yorkshire Haworth

a marriage is listed Dec 1852 Bradford 9b 26 James Brigg (but no Amelia on the page)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Worsted Weaver Overlooker, 1861, Denholme, Thornton, Yorkshire, England.

• Occupation: Watchmaker, 1881, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

James married Amelia SPENCER, daughter of James SPENCER and Mary, circa Sep 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. (Amelia SPENCER was born circa 1824 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England and died circa Jun 1887 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.)