Thomas George BRIGGS

1862 - 1925  (62 years)

• Name	Thomas George BRIGGS
  Birth	31 Oct 1862	Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	01CB7618DE854DC0BDB9C8C5DDCDB24A738B
  Emigration	9 Jun 1882	Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  	Departed Belfast Departed Belfast June 9, 1882 Arrived in Montreal on June, 20, 1882
  Citizenship	Irish
  FamilySearch ID	LDMV-7LP
  Illness	Carcinoma
  Immigration	20 Jun 1882	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  	'S/S Mississippi' Ship that brought the Briggs family from Ireland Arrived in Montreal alone on June 20, 1882
  Reference Number	111
  Residence	1901	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  	St. Jean Baptiste Ward
  Residence	31 Mar 1901
  	Registered in 1901 Census in Chatham, New Brunswick
  Death	29 May 1925	Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Burial	31 May 1925	Riverside Cemetary, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	I111	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William BRIGGS,   b. 1821, Of Iterera (Itereery), Tydavnet Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland d. 8 Apr 1889, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sophia BOTHWELL,   b. 11 Nov 1833, Drumgoole, Tyholland, County. Monaghan, Ireland d. 11 Jan 1889, Nepean Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1856	Tydavnet, Tyholland, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
  		Marriage
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Anne KIRKWOOD,   b. 19 Oct 1860, Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland d. Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Marriage	19 Mar 1882	Church of St Paul, Belfast, Ireland
  		Marriage
  Marriage Notice	19 Mar 1882	Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  	Marriage Notice Document
  Children	1. Sarah (Sadie) Elizabeth BRIGGS,   b. 5 May 1884, County Monaghan, Belfast, Ireland d. 1931, Park View Cemetery and Funeral Home in Manteca, California (Age 46 years)   2. Ida Beatrice BRIGGS,   b. 18 May 1884, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 8 Oct 1932, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 48 years)   3. James Victor BRIGGS,   b. 28 Jun 1889, Newcastle, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 Sep 1959, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years)   4. Winnifred K. BRIGGS,   b. 31 Jan 1892, Quebec, Canada d. 1975, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)   5. Albert Edward BRIGGS,   b. 15 Feb 1892, St Louis Ward, Montréal Centre, Quebec, Canada d. 19 May 1972, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 80 years)   6. Ruth Hillis BRIGGS,   b. 16 Apr 1896, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Jan 1983, Ladner Private Hospital, Delta, British Columbia, Canada (Age 86 years)   7. Allen Arthur BRIGGS,   b. 10 Oct 1899, Newcastle, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Jun 1957, Newcastle, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2021

  
  

• Documents

  Death Certificate

  
  

  Headstones		Thomas Briggs Headstone
  		Thomas Briggs Headstone2

  
  

  Photos

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• Notes

  Thomas Briggs was born in Ireland. He was a gardener at a large estate in County Cork. He married the owner's daughter. They had a daughter born in Ireland (Sarah Elizabeth). He then emigrated from Belfast, Ireland to Canada on June 9, 1882 on steamship Mississippi and settled in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec in 1882. In 1884, he was joined by his wife Sarah Elizabeth, and daughter Sarah, who emigrated on the Dominion Line vessel Toronto. While living in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Ida Beatrice, James Victor and Albert Edward were born. Thomas and family then left Westmount, Quebec and settled in Chatham where Winnifred K., Ruth Hillis and Allan Arthur were born. While in Chatham, New Brunswick he took a job as as chief gardener to Lt. Governor Snowball who owned several acres of gardens in the Marimichi area. Thomas served in the Canadian Military during WW1 in Halifax (Regimental Number 1692) where he was wounded in the Mont Blanc Explosion. He recuperated in the Veteran's Hospital (Camp Hill). He was blinded in the Halifax explosion.