Arthur Briggs
Born: 16.4.1866 Heckmondwyke
Parents: John Briggs and Ann Bradshaw
Married:
(1) 20.12.1890 (or 6.4.1890?) Richmond, Victoria, Australia to Minnie Ann(e) Temple
(2) 4.4.1929 The Parish Church, Scarborough (9d/791) Mabel Sutherland. At the time Arthur was at 53 Aberdeen Walk (father John Brigs, decd, Engineer) and Mabel was at 10 Dean Road
Children: Hilda Mary b 20.11.1891 Paramatta Australia 38 Chapel Street Graham Bourke , Australia
1871 Census:
Returned from New South Wales, Australia
1901 Census: Living 64 Castle Road Scarborough
Arthur Briggs, 34, Master Painter, employed; Minnie A Briggs, 37, Hilda, 9.
1911 Census: Scarborough. Arthur; Minnie Ann; Hilda Mary.
Councillor before WWI.
1929 53 Aberdeen Scarborough .
about 1936 bought Westover Lodge, 8 Westover Road Scarborough (1885 owned by the Rooks), Sunshine Museum
Owned a lot of property in Scarborough.
Owned a lot of property in Scarborough.
Used to cycle as didn’t trust himself to drive a car, cycled til about 72 years old.
Swam in sea every day.
Died: 17.5.1944, 9 Westover Road Scarborough , house agent. Coronary Thrombosis myocardial degeneration and double mitral disease, diabetes Mellitis.
Minnie Ann Temple
Born: 20.12.1863 (or amj?) Hartlepool , (10a/129)
Parents: John Temple and Mary Jane Catley, The Catley family owned a lot of property in Scarbro'.
1871 Census: ?
1881 Census: 58 Eastborough, Scarborough , living with parents.
Died: 1927 (Scarbro) 9d/601 jfm. Pneumonia.
(I have copy of letter from Rosa Cobb to sister Minnie Briggs, 1895.)
Westover Lodge
There was also Sunshine Castle at the side of the road (Westover Road) and this belonged to Dr
Rooke‟s house and it was where he make his mixtures and pills. Earlier though the well laid out
gardens had been open to the public and ladies and gentlemen would visit on a balmy evening and
stroll through them looking at the varied and interesting flowers.
This castle was demolished in the 1970s and with it another wonderful part of Scarborough‟s
history.
It is still an on-going thing trying to find the date of the house. We know it was there before the
railways arrived in 1845 as the land then ran all the way down to the Valley and the railway
company bought the land off the owners. One day it will all come to light and the mystery will be solved. (http://www.scarborough-heritage.org/resources/Commarch/ANECDOTES%20Richard%20Percy.pdf)
Westover Lodge
There was also Sunshine Castle at the side of the road (Westover Road) and this belonged to Dr
Rooke‟s house and it was where he make his mixtures and pills. Earlier though the well laid out
gardens had been open to the public and ladies and gentlemen would visit on a balmy evening and
stroll through them looking at the varied and interesting flowers.
This castle was demolished in the 1970s and with it another wonderful part of Scarborough‟s
history.
It is still an on-going thing trying to find the date of the house. We know it was there before the
railways arrived in 1845 as the land then ran all the way down to the Valley and the railway
company bought the land off the owners. One day it will all come to light and the mystery will be solved. (http://www.scarborough-heritage.org/resources/Commarch/ANECDOTES%20Richard%20Percy.pdf)
Hi
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to find info on Sarah Briggs born 1871 who I believe may be a sister of your gg grandfather Arthur.
This Sarah is my great grandmother.
she married David millie arnott Bodley.
my email is tory.bod@xtra.co.nz
Cheers
Victoria Bodley-Ha'o
So sorry, I don't think it's the same Sarah Briggs as ours never married and to the best of our knowledge didn't have any children.
ReplyDeleteJenny