Hi, EH Briggs is listed in the 1881 census at 6 Bridewell Alley , Norwich St Andrews. He is described as , head, marr, 42, watchmaker, b Norwich , his wife is Martha Ann, 38 , b Norwich, and they have Agnes, 17, b Norwich, Helen, 14, b Brighton, Edward Hugh Briggs, 9 , b Norwich, John Henry , 7 , Martha Ann, 5 , James Joseph, 4, Lilly , 2, and Frderick George , 4 months, all b Norwich . In the 1861 Edward Briggs is living at the Jolly Waterman in Norwich St Margaret, he is described as 24, watchmaker and born in Norwich . He is living with his parents John Briggs, head, marr 65 , publican, b Norwich , and Sarah , wife, 65 , also b Norwich , and his sister Mary unm, 35. Edward Hugh John Briggs married in the March 1/4 of 1862 in Norwich to Martha Ann Riches . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Pipe" <cp@wmk.demon.co.uk> To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:31 AM Subject: [NFK] BRIGGS jewellers and watchmakers of Norwich > Edward Hugh BRIGGS is listed as a watchmakers in Bridewell Alley in > directories of 1877 and 1883. He opened a shop in Cromer in 1894. By 1908 > the Cromer shop was advertised as James J. Briggs, while the Norwich > business (now at 36 Upper King Street) was continued by J. H. Briggs. > > If anyone has any further information about the family or business, I > should > be pleased to hear from them. > > -- Christopher Pipe BA DipLib MCLIP > researching and indexing Norfolk history > cp@wmk.demon.co.uk > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you - I'm now beginning to build up a picture of the family business! -- Christopher Pipe Hi, EH Briggs is listed in the 1881 census at 6 Bridewell Alley , Norwich St Andrews. He is described as , head, marr, 42, watchmaker, b Norwich , his wife is Martha Ann, 38 , b Norwich, and they have Agnes, 17, b Norwich, Helen, 14, b Brighton, Edward Hugh Briggs, 9 , b Norwich, John Henry , 7 , Martha Ann, 5 , James Joseph, 4, Lilly , 2, and Frderick George , 4 months, all b Norwich . In the 1861 Edward Briggs is living at the Jolly Waterman in Norwich St Margaret, he is described as 24, watchmaker and born in Norwich . He is living with his parents John Briggs, head, marr 65 , publican, b Norwich , and Sarah , wife, 65 , also b Norwich , and his sister Mary unm, 35. Edward Hugh John Briggs married in the March 1/4 of 1862 in Norwich to Martha Ann Riches .