Family of John T BRIGGS and Doreen E DAVIS

Husband:	John T BRIGGS (1933-1994)
Wife:	Doreen E DAVIS
Children:	Linda BRIGGS
	Deborah A BRIGGS

Husband: John T BRIGGS

	John T BRIGGS, 1955, age 21

Name:	John T BRIGGS
Sex:	Male
Father:	John Thomas BRIGGS (1910-1935)
Mother:	Hilda May MAIDEN (1913-1996)
Birth	4 Dec 1933	Cannock 1
Occupation	1994 (age 60-61)	Long distance lorry driver 2
Death	31 Mar 1994 (age 60)	Birmingham 3,4

Additional Information

Occupation	Southalls
Death	Cause: Heart attack

Wife: Doreen E DAVIS

Name:	Doreen E DAVIS
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Child 1: Linda BRIGGS

Name:	Linda BRIGGS
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Nicholas GARDNER

Child 2: Deborah A BRIGGS

Name:	Deborah A BRIGGS
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Gary BIRCH

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (1)

Went to live with grandparents (Maiden) following the death of John T Briggs snr in 1935.⁵

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (2)

He was a keen pigeon racer.⁶

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (3)

Employment at Rover ended when he was escorted off the premesis following an incident described as follows:

 

A coloured man was taunting Jackie, throwing washers at him while working on the assembly line. Jackie was painting with white paint at the time and as the washers continued to be thrown at he him he threatened to throw the paint at the instigator. The washers continued to be thrown and Jackie lost his temper, walked over to the coloured man and said ' you won't be black for much longer mate' as he tipped the paint over him.

 

Jackie was escorted off the premises and was also escorted when he returned to collect his final wages.

 

Jackie and his wife Doreen once went to see a stage show with a hypnotist. The hypnotist performed a test to see who in the audience were most susceptible to hypnosis. Doreen was one of the people picked from the audience following this exercise. The hypnotist then gave Doreen a lemon and told her that it was 'the juiciest apple you have ever tasted'. As she was biting into the lemon, Jackie got up onto the stage and punched the hypnotist, also hitting some glass that the hypnotist was standing in front of. Jackie damaged his hand and arm and had to wear a sling.⁷

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (4)

He was banned from Belgium - not sure why.⁸

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (5)

He served in the Army in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. Duties including chauffeuring the Captain. He was Cross-Country Champion whilst in the Army²

Note on Husband: John T BRIGGS (6)

He had a trial for Aston Villa football club at the same time as future Villa player Roy Chapman (father of Lee Chapman).⁹

Sources

1	"Free BMD". Text From Source: 6b 543

2	"Doreen Briggs nee Davis". Cit. Date: 2 May 2011.

3	"Jean Jones". Cit. Date: 17 March 2010. Assessment: Primary evidence.

4	Find my past, "BMD Search result details". Text From Source: Birmingham h1b 012 495

5	"Liza Gardiner-Orton - Genesreunited".

6	"Jean Jones". Cit. Date: 14 March 2010. Assessment: Primary evidence.

7	"Roger Stevenson". Cit. Date: 13 March 2010. Assessment: Secondary evidence.

8	"Linda Gardner nee Briggs". Cit. Date: 2 May 2011.

9	"Doreen Briggs nee Davis".