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Briggs, William Thomas "Bill"

Briggs, William Thomas "Bill"[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male 1925 - 2000  (75 years)

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  • Name Briggs, William Thomas "Bill"  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Birth 6 Apr 1925  Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 1943  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Navy.
    Employment 1945 to 1949  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Grey Cup Win 1 Dec 1945  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Grey Cup Win #1 29 Nov 1947  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Employment 1950 to 1957  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Grey Cup Win #2 27 Nov 1954  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Grey Cup Win #3 26 Nov 1955  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Grey Cup Win #4 24 Nov 1956  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1957  Edmonton; Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1974  Fraser Valley West, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 19] 
    • Residing on Pipeline Road.
    Residence 1995 1996  Langley, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1997 1998 1999  Langley, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 2000  Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 19 Apr 2000  Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    • Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [headstone])
      File size: 410463 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1400 wide by 934 high
      Described as: Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs; per known cemetery records, Bill may NOT be buried here;
      Taken in: Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, possibly in or on about: 15 Oct 2019;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.
    Burial Aft. 19 Apr 2000  Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [headstone])
      File size: 410463 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1400 wide by 934 high
      Described as: Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs; per known cemetery records, Bill may NOT be buried here;
      Taken in: Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, possibly in or on about: 15 Oct 2019;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.
    Notes 
    • Bill Briggs - CFL apedia image (NO0000650)
      Media / Image (jpg [bmp]; image [portrait])
      File size: 417174 bytes; Image size (pixels): 264 wide by 395 high
      Described as: During his playing days!;
      Taken in: An unknown location, in or on about: An unknown date;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Obituary - John "Jack" Rowley (1886) (NO0009742)
      Media / Image (jpg [png]; image [document])
      File size: 926999 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1182 wide by 1139 high
      Described as: Obituary for John "Jack" Rowley (1886), as published in The Vancouver Sun
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, in or on about: 27 Oct 1970;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Province Obituary - William Thomas "Bill" Briggs (1925) (NO0006378)
      Media / Image (jpg [png]; image [document])
      File size: 768043 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1110 wide by 1015 high
      Described as: Obituary for William Thomas "Bill" Briggs (1925), as published in The Province
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in or on about: 24 Apr 2000;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Province Obituary - Gertrude Delphine Mary "Trudi" (Rowley) Bradley-Briggs (1920) (NO0014225)
      Media / Image (jpg [png]; image [document])
      File size: 781200 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1452 wide by 850 high
      Described as: Obituary for Gertrude Delphine Mary "Trudi" (Rowley) Bradley-Briggs (1920), as published in The Province
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in or on about: 30 Jul 1999;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [headstone])
      File size: 410463 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1400 wide by 934 high
      Described as: Headstone - Trudi Rowley and William Thomas Bill Briggs; per known cemetery records, Bill may NOT be buried here;
      Taken in: Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, possibly in or on about: 15 Oct 2019;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.

    • Navy football (NO0017403)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 104792 bytes; Image size (pixels): 667 wide by 500 high
      Described as: The Ottawa Journal, 4 October 1943, p.16 (www.newspapers.com).
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 4 October 1943;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Navy football standings (NO0013171)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 103219 bytes; Image size (pixels): 667 wide by 500 high
      Described as: The Ottawa Journal, 4 October 1943, p.16 (www.newspapers.com).
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 4 Oct 1943;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Ottawa Journal, 27 July 1950, Page 22 (NO0004274)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 98443 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 721 high;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 27 July 1950;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Lethbridge Herald, 2 December 1954, Page 7 (NO0008751)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 84443 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 388 high;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Leethbridge, Alberta, Canada, in or on about: 2 Dec 1954;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Photo (NO0005640)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [portrait])
      File size: 16900 bytes; Image size (pixels): 264 wide by 395 high
      Described as: Photo from Toronto Argonauts.;
      Taken in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 1945;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Ottawa Journal, 31 October 1949, Page 17 (NO0003772)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 76544 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 546 high;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 31 Oct 1949;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • The Ottawa Journal, 3 October 1949, Page 21 (NO0000500)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 65276 bytes; Image size (pixels): 547 wide by 353 high
      Described as: http://www.newspapers.com/clip/917645/bill_briggs_scullers_1949/
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 3 Oct 1949;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Scathing review (NO0011328)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 327753 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 1609 high
      Described as: The Ottawa Journal, 8 September 1947, Page 14
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 8 Sep 1947;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Red Camillari & Bill Briggs (NO0019595)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [portrait])
      File size: 35635 bytes; Image size (pixels): 294 wide by 400 high
      Described as: Photo from the Toronto Argonauts.;
      Taken in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: Abt. 1945;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Career info (NO0000463)
      Content type: story-([x-inline] internal format: Not applicable)
      Content size: 32212 bytes / characters
      Noted by the author as pertaining to events and people living in: An unknown location, in or on about: An unknown date;
      A personal story has been recorded by hand.
      The full story is available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      OF NOTE: This resource was graciously made available by another member of the Ancestry service


    • Navy football roster (NO0016312)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 69599 bytes; Image size (pixels): 375 wide by 500 high
      Described as: The Ottawa Journal, 4 October 1943, p.16 (www.newspapers.com)
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 4 Oct 1943;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • 1953 phone book (NO0010872)
      Media / Image (jpg [x-png]; image [document])
      File size: 732655 bytes; Image size (pixels): 938 wide by 1344 high
      Described as: Listing for William and his wife Agnes residing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Occupation listed as electrician for Young Electric.
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: An unknown location, in or on about: 1953;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Becoming an Argo. (NO0010412)
      Content type: story-([x-inline] internal format: Not applicable)
      Content size: 926 bytes / characters
      Noted by the author as pertaining to events and people living in: An unknown location, in or on about: An unknown date;
      A personal story has been recorded by hand.
      The full story is available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      OF NOTE: This resource was graciously made available by another member of the Ancestry service


    • Re-signing with the Edmonton Eskimos 1957 (NO0014640)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 63170 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 467 high
      Described as: The Ottawa Journal, 8 June 1957, Page 35 http://www.newspapers.com/clip/917607/bill_briggs_resigns_with_esks_1957/
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in or on about: 8 Jun 1957;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

    • Injury (NO0007796)
      Media / Image (jpg [jpeg]; image [document])
      File size: 69014 bytes; Image size (pixels): 546 wide by 530 high
      Described as: The Lethbridge Herald, 16 September 1954, Page 7
      The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original;
      Produced, taken, or possibly captured in: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, in or on about: 16 Sep 1954;
      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
    Person ID I402065665447  Rick Dondo's Family
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2024 

    Father Briggs, Robert,   b. 21 Apr 1899, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1971, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Wood, Lillian Alberta,   b. 10 Mar 1903, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1922  York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Best, Agnes Annie,   b. Abt. Feb 1921, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1944  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Divorce Abt. 20 Jan 1970  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    • From mochaqueen1 tree; timing seems to conflict with "known" marriage date for Trudi Rowley
    TYPE Spouse 
    Family ID F4318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Rowley, Gertrude Delphine Mary "Trudi",   b. 29 Jun 1920, Saint-Albert, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1999, Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Abt. 24 Jan 1970  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    TYPE Spouse 
    Children 
     1. Briggs, P.
     2. Briggs, N.
     3. Briggs, C.
     4. Briggs, S.
     5. Briggs, B.
    Family ID F4060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Apr 1925 - Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 1943 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Oct 1944 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - 1945 to 1949 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrey Cup Win - 1 Dec 1945 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrey Cup Win #1 - 29 Nov 1947 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - 1950 to 1957 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrey Cup Win #2 - 27 Nov 1954 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrey Cup Win #3 - 26 Nov 1955 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGrey Cup Win #4 - 24 Nov 1956 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1957 - Edmonton; Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - Abt. 20 Jan 1970 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt. 24 Jan 1970 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1974 - Fraser Valley West, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1995 1996 - Langley, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1997 1998 1999 - Langley, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2000 - Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Apr 2000 - Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft. 19 Apr 2000 - Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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      Information has been found on this WWW / Internet service,
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      and deemed by your host to be pertinent to this person's or family's story.


    2. [S0000200003] Various,
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      Information has been found on this WWW / Internet service,
      described as "CFLapedia entry",
      and deemed by your host to be pertinent to this person's or family's story.


    3. [S0000200003] Various,
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      Information has been found on this WWW / Internet service,
      described as "Wikipedia Entry",
      and deemed by your host to be pertinent to this person's or family's story.


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      Profiled by one or more other researchers on the Ancestry service

      When information to publish this site was captured, your host was aware that AT LEAST ONE fellow researcher had information at one time about this person ON ANOTHER TREE that was deemed relevant to the the individual's story and was accessible by any other member.

      Provided the member has or members have kept the pertinent tree(s) in their account(s) available to the public, with an active subscription, their profile(s) for this person can be seen on Ancestry using the link(s) in this list:

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      An online memorial for this person can be found by searching the public and free Find a Grave service.
      It may offer connections to his or her parents, siblings, children, and generations beyond,

      as well containing stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website.

      It is highly probable your host has ALSO attached another source citation which provides direct access to the memorial. You are invited to seek it out.

      With a subscription, the Ancestry service provides access to its own version of the memorial in this item among their records collections.


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