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Ellen Nellie BRIGGS
1923 Ellen Walker
Ellen Nellie BRIGGS  ‎(I4977)‎
Given Names: Ellen
Surname: BRIGGS
Nickname: Nellie
Married Name: Ellen WALKER

Gender: FemaleFemale
      

Birth: 25 February 1858 30 28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
Death: 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean
Personal Facts and Details
Birth 25 February 1858 30 28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England

Marriage William WALKER - 8 August 1876 ‎(Age 18)‎ Saint Johns Church, Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

Biographical Notes

Note: Nellie was the third child of Sarah and Tom Briggs. She lost a leg when she was 13 or 14 years old.
Biographical Notes

Hide Details Note: "Grandma Walker", according to her granddaughter Jean Shepherd Sargent, "was a lovely person". She always longed to go back to England - to go home. When Grandpa Walker saw that her health was failing, he took her. She had a stroke either when she was in England or on the ship. She died at sea. Aunt Lillie, still single, went with them.

"Grandma Walker had only one leg; the other one was lost before she married. She had a tubercular hip, so they removed her leg. She could run with a crutch. If they were running for a tram, Jean had to run as fast as she could to keep up with her grandma. If children were naughty, she would hit them with her crutch."

Death 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean

Cause of death: Arteriosclerosis & peritonitis

Hide Details Note: Ellen Briggs Walker died aboard the ship which was carrying her home to Semaphore, having visited Yorkshire for the last time.

According to family lore, she had a stroke; however, the ship's log records arteriosclerosis and peritonitis.

Burial

Note: At sea.
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Parents Family  (F1775)
Thomas Tom BRIGGS
1828 - 1891
Sarah A. PLATTS
1830 - 1891
Kate BRIGGS
-
Margaret BRIGGS
-
Elizabeth BRIGGS
1850 -
Sarah Ann BRIGGS
1852 -
Henry BRIGGS
1856 -
Ellen Nellie BRIGGS
1858 - 1926
Thomas Tom BRIGGS
1860 -
Horace BRIGGS
1864 -
Walter BRIGGS
1867 -
James H.S. BRIGGS
1867 -
Emma BRIGGS
1869 -
Joseph S. BRIGGS
1875 -

Immediate Family  (F1734)
William WALKER
1856 - 1939
William Will WALKER
1877 - 1958
Laurie WALKER
1878 - 1954
Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER
1881 - 1965
Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER
1883 - 1973
Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER
1887 - 1966
Thomas Briggs WALKER
1889 - 1890
Horace Briggs WALKER
1891 - 1958
Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER
1894 - 1981
Gilbert Gladstone WALKER
1898 - 1915


Notes
Biographical Notes Nellie was the third child of Sarah and Tom Briggs. She lost a leg when she was 13 or 14 years old.
Biographical Notes "Grandma Walker", according to her granddaughter Jean Shepherd Sargent, "was a lovely person". She always longed to go back to England - to go home. When Grandpa Walker saw that her health was failing, he took her. She had a stroke either when she was in England or on the ship. She died at sea. Aunt Lillie, still single, went with them.

"Grandma Walker had only one leg; the other one was lost before she married. She had a tubercular hip, so they removed her leg. She could run with a crutch. If they were running for a tram, Jean had to run as fast as she could to keep up with her grandma. If children were naughty, she would hit them with her crutch."
Death Ellen Briggs Walker died aboard the ship which was carrying her home to Semaphore, having visited Yorkshire for the last time.

According to family lore, she had a stroke; however, the ship's log records arteriosclerosis and peritonitis.
Burial At sea.

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Sources

Source
Jean Shepherd Sargent

Source
England Census 1861
Citation Details:  Yorkshire, Ecclesfield 21 High Green

Source
England Census 1871
Citation Details:  Yorkshire, Ecclesfield #15 33 High Green

Source
History of the Walker Family

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Family with Parents
Father
Thomas Tom BRIGGS ‎(I5070)‎
Birth 1828 42 27 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
Death after 1891 ‎(Age 63)‎ Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
2 years
Mother
 
Sarah A. PLATTS ‎(I5467)‎
Birth 1830 34 24 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Death after 1891 ‎(Age 61)‎

Marriage: circa 1849 -- Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
#1
Sister
Kate BRIGGS ‎(I5074)‎
Birth England
#2
Sister
Margaret BRIGGS ‎(I5075)‎
Birth Yes
#3
Sister
Elizabeth BRIGGS ‎(I11041)‎
Birth circa 1850 22 20 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
2 years
#4
Sister
Sarah Ann BRIGGS ‎(I5470)‎
Birth 1852 24 22 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
4 years
#5
Brother
Henry BRIGGS ‎(I5471)‎
Birth 26 February 1856 28 26 High Green, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
2 years
#6
Ellen Nellie BRIGGS ‎(I4977)‎
Birth 25 February 1858 30 28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
Death 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean
2 years
#7
Brother
Thomas Tom BRIGGS ‎(I5071)‎
Birth 1860 32 30 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
4 years
#8
Brother
Horace BRIGGS ‎(I5472)‎
Birth 1864 36 34 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
3 years
#9
Brother
Walter BRIGGS ‎(I5473)‎
Birth 1867 39 37 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
#10
Brother
James H.S. BRIGGS ‎(I11040)‎
Birth circa 1867 39 37 Whitwood, Yorkshire, England
2 years
#11
Sister
Emma BRIGGS ‎(I5474)‎
Birth 1869 41 39 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
6 years
#12
Brother
Joseph S. BRIGGS ‎(I11039)‎
Birth circa 1875 47 45 Whitwood, Yorkshire, England
Family with William WALKER
Husband
William WALKER ‎(I4976)‎
Birth 3 August 1856 30 31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia
19 months

 
Ellen Nellie BRIGGS ‎(I4977)‎
Birth 25 February 1858 30 28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
Death 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean

Marriage: 8 August 1876 -- Saint Johns Church, Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England
11 months
#1
Son
William Will WALKER ‎(I5042)‎
Birth 3 July 1877 20 19 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 15 January 1958 ‎(Age 80)‎ Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
17 months
#2
Daughter
Laurie WALKER ‎(I5044)‎
Birth 7 December 1878 22 20 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 2 December 1954 ‎(Age 75)‎
2 years
#3
Son
Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER ‎(I5046)‎
Birth 27 February 1881 24 23 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 13 July 1965 ‎(Age 84)‎
2 years
#4
Daughter
Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER ‎(I31)‎
Birth 12 May 1883 26 25 High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death February 1973 ‎(Age 89)‎ Ridgehaven Nursing Home, Ridgehaven, South Australia, Australia
4 years
#5
Daughter
Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER ‎(I5048)‎
Birth 6 October 1887 31 29 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 13 May 1966 ‎(Age 78)‎
2 years
#6
Son
Thomas Briggs WALKER ‎(I5050)‎
Birth 14 November 1889 33 31 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 6 May 1890 ‎(Age 5 months)‎ Alberton, South Australia, Australia
17 months
#7
Son
Horace Briggs WALKER ‎(I6944)‎
Birth 2 April 1891 34 33 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 20 February 1958 ‎(Age 66)‎ 41 Sussex Terrace, Hawthorn, South Australia, Australia
3 years
#8
Daughter
Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER ‎(I5053)‎
Birth 16 March 1894 37 36 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 4 October 1981 ‎(Age 87)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
4 years
#9
Son
Gilbert Gladstone WALKER ‎(I5055)‎
Birth 20 February 1898 41 39 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 1 August 1915 ‎(Age 17)‎ Training Camp, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, Australia