Ada Alice Brigginshaw

Brief Life History of Ada Alice

When Ada Alice Brigginshaw was born on 2 June 1882, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, her father, Cornelius Weedon Brigginshaw, was 32 and her mother, Jane Windmill, was 33. She married William Edward Downes on 22 July 1903, in Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 24 August 1976, in Queensland, Australia, at the age of 94, and was buried in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Downes
1881–1933
Ada Alice Brigginshaw
1882–1976
Marriage: 22 July 1903
Edward (Teddy) Victor Downes
1905–1975
Ellen Ada Downes
Victor Downes
Norman Downes
1906–
Alma Jean Downes
1910–1988
Leonard Raymond Downes
1911–1933
Marie Esme (Esmie) Downes
1915–1970

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ada Alice Brigginshaw - birth: 20 June 1882; Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
  • Ada Alice Downes, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ada Alice Brigginshaw -

World Events (8)

1892

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1902

Gazetted a city

1911

Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.

Name Meaning

English: see Birkinshaw .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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