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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D4626
Title	John Joseph Briggs (1819-1876) of Kings Newton, antiquarian
Date	1872-1941
Description	volume of illustrations, largely watercolours, of sepulchral monuments in Derbyshire
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Briggs, John Joseph, 1819-1876, antiquarian, poet and naturalist of Kings Newton, Derbyshire
Administrative History	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.
Custodial History	Deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in 1997
Organisation Sub-Type	Local historians
Access Conditions	Restricted access to some items
Related Material	For other papers of John Joseph Briggs see D4627 and D5238.