Life History
| approx. 1826 | Born in Yorkshire.1 | 
| 27th Oct 1852 | Married Louisa BARFF in Wakefield, St John the Baptist.6,7 Bride - Louisa Barff, spinster, of Wakefield | 
| approx. 1859 | Birth of daughter Louisa M BRIGGS in Northumberland.1 | 
| approx. 1861 | Birth of daughter Alice M. M. BRIGGS in Northumberland | 
| approx. 1862 | Birth of son William C BRIGGS in Yorkshire.1 | 
| between Jan 1867 and Mar 1867 | Birth of son Arthur Charlesworth BRIGGS in Pateley Bridge.4 | 
| between Oct 1869 and Dec 1869 | Birth of son Harold Stansfeld BRIGGS in Pateley Bridge.5 | 
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Occupation Magistrate.1 | 
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Recorded in census in Pateley Bridge, Thornthwaite (Birstwith Hall).1 Head of household | 
| 17th Sep 1877 | |
| 20th Oct 1877 | Probate in Wakefield.2 of Birstwith Hall, Ripley | 
Sources
- 1. Census 1871 Pateley Bridge RG10/4273, F45, P12 (Rawdon Briggs)
- 2. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration - 1877 - Rawdon Briggs
- 3. BMD Death Index - Rawdon Briggs
              - 1877, Q3, Rawdon Briggs, 9a, 47
 
- 4. BMD Birth Index - Arthur Charlesworth Briggs
              - 1867, Q1, Arthur Charlesworth Briggs, Pateley Bridge, 9a, 53
 
- 5. BMD Birth Index - Harold Stansfeld Briggs
              - 1869, Q4, Harold Stansfeld Briggs, Pateley Bridge, 9a, 59
 
- 6. BMD Marriage Index - Rawdon Briggs
              - 1852, Q4, Rawdon Briggs, Wakefield, 9c, 51
 
- 7. West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1922 - Louisa Barff & Rawdon Briggs
