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John Joseph Briggs
Catalogue reference: GB026 D4627
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This record is about the John Joseph Briggs dating from 1837-20th century.
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- GB026 D4627
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Title (The name of the record)
- John Joseph Briggs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-20th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers include correspondence of John Joseph Briggs, 1837-1875 (reference D4627/1); papers relating to his family history research (D4627/2); personal papers (D4627/3); manuscript (D4627/4) and printed works (D4627/5-9) by Briggs; memorials written for Briggs following his death in 1875 (D4627/10), and additional family papers (D4627/11-17).
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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 D4626 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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- 7 series
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The records were deposited by a private individual in January 1997.
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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. III health forced him to leave his apprenticeship and he spent the rest of his life in Kings Newton.
He acquired a considerable reputation as a naturalist and antiquarian, contributing articles to local and national newspapers and journals, as well as publishing books on natural and local history and poetry.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a27a1253-ccaf-4f14-961f-e77f27b29493/
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John Joseph Briggs