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John Joseph Briggs
Catalogue reference: GB026 D4626
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This record is about the John Joseph Briggs dating from 1872-1941.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GB026 D4626
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Title (The name of the record)
- John Joseph Briggs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1872-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Volume of illustrations, largely watercolours, of sepulchral monuments in Derbyshire, collected by John Joseph Briggs.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>For other papers of John Joseph Briggs see D4627 and D5238.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Derbyshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Briggs, John Joseph, 1819-1876, antiquarian, poet and naturalist of Kings Newton, Derbyshire</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Restricted access to some items
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The records were deposited by a private individual in January 1997.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Briggs was born in Kings Newton, near Melbourne, Derbyshire, in 1819. After attending schools in Wymeswold, Leicestershire and Darley, Derbyshire, he was apprenticed to W. Bemrose & Sons, printers of Derby. Ill health forced him to leave his apprenticeship and he spent the rest of his life farming, recording natural history observations in Kings Newton, researching local history and writing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/31671835-7503-4a28-8a77-79670d77afcd/
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John Joseph Briggs