Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Briscoe was born on 28 January 1774, in Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Briscoe, was 26 and his mother, Mary Dovey, was 31. He married Mary Wem on 26 February 1800, in Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died before 16 January 1827, in Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 52, and was buried in Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (47)
- Thomas Briscoe in entry for Isaac Briscoe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Briscoe : England Census 1841
- Thomas Briscoe & Mary Wem, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Spouse and Children
1774–1827 Male
1783– Female
Children (8)
1803–1816 Male
1805–1806 Male
1805–1806 Male
1808–1876 Male
1812– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1748–1795 Male
1743–1795 Female
Siblings (7)
1769–1770 Female
1774–1827 Male
1775–1845 Male
1778– Male
1781– Female
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World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 27
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 34
1815
Age 41
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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