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     Derwent Briggs was born on 20 September 1857 at Tasmania, Australia.

     Elizabeth Briggs was born in 1811 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

     Her married name was Mee. Elizabeth Briggs was born in 1735 at Edwalton, Nottinghamshire, England. She married Richard Mee, son of Richard Mee and Jane Welch, on 13 April 1756.

     George Briggs was born circa 1773 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He was baptized on 24 October 1773.

     Harrison Briggs was buried. Harrison Briggs was also known as Andrew Briggs. He was born in 1826 at Hatfield, Yorkshire, England. He was baptized on 1 October 1826. He died on 22 June 1897.

     Convict James Briggs was born on 31 July 1808 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He was convict in 1831 at Yorkshire Lent Assizes, Yorkshire, England,Tried at Doncaster for stealing wheat, and sentenced to 7 years transportation
Christopher Briggs Trial Record indicates that:
Robert Atkinson was a farmer at Kilham in Yorkshire who, on New Year's day 1831, took a cart laden with corn to Doncaster Market,
to sell. Taking one of the bags into the corn exchange as a sample, he left his cart unattended. When he returned to it at about half past twelve, two of the sacks were missing. Christopher Briggs had been seen with them, and was caught and arrested. He was also charged with two similar offences, on the 9th of November and 11th of December.
Date Tried: 17th January 1831 Doncaster Quarter Sessions
Sentence: To be transported for seven years.
James and Charles Briggs his brothers attempted retribution and ended up in court.
One of the witnesses in the above case was a gentleman called William Lyall. On the ninth of February 1831, just three weeks after their brother had been convicted, Charles and James, along with friend called William Marshall, ran into William Lyall at Hatfield, and beat him up. After hitting him on the head with a stick, they laid into him with their feet, in what we presume was an act of revenge.
Curiously, after their conviction, an appeal for clemency was made on their behalf, the petitioner being.. ....William Lyall, the man they beat up.
Date Tried: Yorkshire Lent Assizes 1831
Sentence: Although found guilty at the Lent Assizes, and sentenced to be hanged, judgement was held up over a point of law. At the summer assizes, they were sentenced to be transported
All three brothers were transported to Van Diemans Land and were all aboard the same ship, the "Gilmore"
After Christopher's conviction it appears that Sarah and Harrison lived for a time with her parents where they are seen in the 1841 census.
Christopher attempted unsuccessfully to have her and the children join him. Sarah remained in England and in 1851 married John Wood at Dunscroft, Yorkshire
In approx 1851 Robinson and William followed their father to the colonies followed in 1854 by their brother Harrison and his family.

He arrived in 1832 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australiaon the convict transport ship 'Gilmore'. He died on 26 October 1835 at Van Diemen's Land, Australia, at age 27.

     John Briggs was born on 10 March 1795 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He was baptized on 3 April 1795.

     John Francis Briggs Sheppard Irene and Benbow Jean: The Benbow Family in Australia page
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Sheppard Irene and Benbow Jean: The Benbow Family in Australia page
223. He was born on 16 October 1956. He died on 27 February 1976 at Western Australia, Australia, at age 19.

     Mary Briggs was born in 1804 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

     Mary Briggs was born in 1824 at Hatfield, Yorkshire, England. She was baptized on 10 December 1824.

     Millicant Briggs was born in 1806 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

     Robinson Briggs Robinson Briggs was born on 2nd January, 1829 in Hatfield, near Doncaster, the second son of Christopher and Sarah Briggs. After his fathers’ transportation when he was only three years old, Robinson was raised in the company of his grandparents. He was baptised at the Church of St Helena at Hatfield in 1834, when he was five years old. He probably only had limited education, although he did learn to read and write. By 1851 his mother Sarah remarried or was living with a John Wood at Dunscroft nearby to Hatfield, and Robinson was living with them. Sometime soon after the census of 1851 Robinson and his younger brother, William, emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land to join theirfather.No records have so far been found for their journey and it is likely that the travelled steerage (many passengers were not registered in this class of travel). Robinson was living at Hayfield near Bridgewater in early 1852 and married Rosanna Sarah Baldwin inthe house of Mrs Cox at daughter of William and Catherine (Coventry) Baldwin who had both died by the 1840’s. Mrs Mary Ann Cox (nee Martin) was Rosanna’s grandmother. William Baldwin was an ex-convict transported for highway who arrived in Hobart aboard the daughter of William Coventry, also a convict, transported from Ireland aboard ‘Hercules’,which arrived in Sydney in 1802. William Coventry eventually ended upas a prisoner at Macquarie Van Diemen's Land. In 1831 he and four other convicts escaped the law by overpowering aguard and robbing him of everything he had, including his food, and fled into bushland. With a lack of food the four escapees turned to killing each other off for food so the others could survive. William was oneof the men eaten. Between 1853 and 1872 Robinson and Rosanna had eight children. The family moved around quitea bit and the children were born in Hobart, Spring Bay, Quarry (nearOrford) and Prosser’s Plains.At some stage, duringthe mid-1850’s, was living at Circular Head where he Van Diemen’s Land (VDL) Company. Between 1864 and 1869 he was employed as a quarryman near Spring Beach and Okehampton. in 1894. In 1897 Robinson, who was also known as Robert,owned a house and (2acres) at Buckland on the east coast of Tasmania. His occupation was shown as either gardener or orchardist. Robinson Briggs was also known as Robert Briggs. He was born on 2 January 1829 at Hatfield, Doncaster, England. He was baptized in 1834 at Church of St. Helena, Hatfield, Doncaster, England.¹ He lived in 1841 at Thorne, Yorkshire, England. He lived in 1852 at 'Hayfield', Bridgewater, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. He married Rosanna Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Convict William Baldwin and Catherine Coventry, on 16 April 1852 at In the house of Mrs Cox, Bridgewater, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Robinson Briggs died on 20 April 1909 at Buckland, Tasmania, Australia, at age 80 Robinson died on 20th April,1909 and was buried at Buckland two days later. His death notice appeared in The Mercury on Friday 23rd April and read: On Tuesday, 20th April at Buckland (suddenly) Robertson (sic) Briggs, beloved father of Mrs G.Franklin, Fingal; Mrs R. Worby, Kew, Victoria; Mrs A. Entwistle, Brisbane; late Mrs O. Neilson, Hobart. He was buried on 22 April 1909 at Buckland, Tasmania, Australia.

     Sarah Briggs was born in 1799 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.

     Sarah Elizabeth Briggs Sarah was born in 1828 and left England with her mother in 1838 tojoin her convict father in Van Diemen’s Land

She arrived in Van Diemen’s Land on the 'Medway' as an 11 yr old. Herfather, Isaac Briggs, was already in Van Diemen’s Land as a convict.Her mother, Alice, died between Sydney and Hobart Town in 1839.
Her married name was Cocker. She was born in 1828. She arrived 1839 on the ship 'Medway' in Van Diemen's Land, Australia. She married Convict John Cocker on 22 August 1845 at Green Ponds, Van Diemen's Land, Australia.

     Thomas Briggs married Mary Ann Brown. Thomas Briggs was born circa 3 September 1770 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. He was baptized on 3 September 1770 at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.