He married at St. Nicholas Church, Nottingham, 26 May 1776, SARAH KETTLEBAND, daughter of David Kettleband and Hannah Gregory, who was bapt. at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 12 May 1745.
He was a frameworkknitter, and lived in Nottingham.
Sarah may have been the Sarah Briggs who married, at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 21 May 1792, James Middleton. If so, she may also have been the Sarah Middleton who was buried at St. Mary's, 31 Mar 1793. Witnesses to this marriage were Robert Kirkby and John Johnson (both of whom appear to be church wardens. On the marriage record, he signed his name; Sarah signed by mark.
Another possibility: she may have been the Sarah Briggs who married William Briggs. Banns for this marriage were read 15, 22 and 29 Jun 1783 at St. Mary's, Nottingham. William and Sarah had three children baptized at St. Mary's: Joseph in 1784; Ann in 1785; and Sarah in 1787.
Children of Timothy Briggs and Sarah Kettleband:
1. JAMES BRIGGS, bapt. at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 16 Apr 1777; d. at Southwell 1835; m. at Alfreton, Derbyshire, 19 Dec 1803, ELIZABETH MOUNTNEY , who was born in 1780 and died in 1830. He was a frameworkknitter -- they lived at Selston, in the part called Bagthorpe, until about 1817 when they moved to Southwell.
2. TIMOTHY BRIGGS, bapt. at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 23 Jun 1778; d. after 1851; m. at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 11 Mar 1798, JANE MIDDLETON, who was bapt. at Alford, Lincolnshire, 4 Mar 1781, daughter of John Middleton and Ann Brumpton; she d. at Sneinton, Notts., 5 Aug 1843, age 61.
3. WILLIAM BRIGGS, bapt. at St. Nicholas, Nottingham, 26 Feb 1780; buried at Nottingham, 15 Mar 1843, age 63. Married AGNES ___, who was born in Scotland and died at Nottingham 6 Jan 1842, age 65. He was a frameworkknitter on the 1841 census, and was living on Apple Row in Nottingham at that time.
4. JOSEPH BRIGGS, bapt. at St. Mary's, Nottingham, 3 Jul 1781; buried at St. Nicholas Church, Nottingham, 25 Nov 1781.
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