18 Aug 2023
Wife: Ada Daisy Springett Parnell
Born: ABT 1867 in Kent Resided: 1920 - 1933 at Owlbrigg, 6 Chaucer Road, Trumpington 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1921 in Chaucer Road, Trumpington (see note 2) Father: Mother: Notes
Husband: William Briggs Married: 1907 in London 3 (see note 3)
Born: 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire 3 (see note 4) Census: 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire (see note 5) Occupation: 1881 Teacher, Undergraduate of London University Education: Jesus College, Cambridge 4 (see note 6) Census: 1891 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Occupation: 1891 Tutor, Publisher Census: 1901 in Cambridge (see note 8) Occupation: 1901 College Principal, Author, Publisher and Printer Resided: 1905 - 1932 at Owlbrigg, 6 Chaucer Road, Trumpington 1,5,6,2 Census: 1921 in Chaucer Road, Trumpington (see note 9) Occupation: 1921 Tutor & Editor, Burlington House, Cambridge Died: 1932 at sea 4 Father: Mother: Other spouse 1 Notes
Sources: (1) Electoral Register. (2) Rus in Urbe. (3) FreeBMD website. (4) Alumni Cantabrigienses. (5) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (6) Probate record.
Event Notes Note (1) 1920 Electoral Register has Margaret Briggs at Owlbrigg with William Briggs. Rus in Urbe has Mrs William Briggs living at Owlbrigg in 1933 Note (2) Age 54, born Rochester, with husband William Briggs and his two daughters Note (3) Mar 1907 Pancras 1b 146 bride Ada Daisy S Baumgarte or Ada Daisy Tree Note (4) Dec 1861 Leeds 9b 365 Note (5) Age 19, born Leeds. Teacher, Undergraduate of London University, with family Note (6) From Alumni Cantabrigienses: Name William. Briggs College JESUS Entered Michs. 1887 Died June 19, 1932 More Information Matric. Non-Coll. Michs. 1887. S. of Edwin, Esq. B. at Leeds. School, Yorkshire College. Adm. pens. (age 28) at JESUS, Oct. 1889; B.A. 1890; LL.B. 1891; M.A. 1894; LL.M. 1895; LL.D. 1902. Founded the 'University Correspondence College,' 1887, and later the 'University Tutorial College,' London. Editor of the University Correspondent and Chairman of the University Tutorial Press. Took a prominent part as the supporter of village industry at Foxton, Cambs., where he established his own printing and book-binding works. A Grand Master of English Freemasons. Of Owlbrigg, Cambridge. Author, scholastic. Died June 19, 1932, aged 70, at sea, off Arosa Bay. Brother of John (1888). (Cambridge Review, Oct. 14, 1932; The Times, June 29, 1932.) Note (7) Age 29, born Leeds. Tutor Publisher, with wife Ada E and three children, also his brother John and sister Sarah Note (8) Age 39, born Leeds. College Principal, Author, Publisher and Printer, widower, with children and sisters Sarah and Ada Note (9) Age 59, born Leeds. Tutor & Editor, Burlington House, Cambridge, with wife Ada and two daughters Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index