Catherine (Caporn) Briggs (abt. 1822 - 1879)

Born about 1822 in England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas John Thomas Tapping — married 1838 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Wife of Thomas Ernest Briggs — married 17 May 1849 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1879 at about age 57 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Simon Taylor, 1842

Biography

CATHERINE CAPORN (Caporn-39)

PARENTS. Samuel Caporn & Ann Vaughan (Eustace) Caporn

BIRTH. Abt. 1822,

MARRIAGE (1). 1838, Thame, Oxfordshire, England

MARRIAGE (1). 1838, Thomas Tapping, son of John Tapping & (??) Tapping

MARRIAGE (1). 1838

Name Catherine Caporn

Event Type Marriage

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1838

Registration District Thame

County Oxfordshire

Event Place Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Volume 16, Page 160, Line Number 140

Catherine Caporn probably married one of the following people

Name Thomas Tapping

Children (born in England):

(1) Rebecca Tapping, b. 1838

(2) Sarah Tapping, b. abt. 1840

(3) Jane Tapping, b. 1841, d. 15 Sep 1916, m (1). 1861, John McKinlay, son of ??, m (2). 1865, James Bowen, son of ??, m (3). 1881, John Freeman, son of George Freeman & Hannah (??) Freeman

IMMIGRATION. 1842. On the SIMON TAYLOR

CAPORN Family ^{[1] [2]}

25 April 1794 – 22 February 1868

1801 – 24 January 1869

Origin Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, UK

First settled in Point Walter, WA

Original Occupation Clerk

Occupation in Australia Inn Keeper

SIMON TAYLOR

Departure Port London

Arrival Year 1842

Fremantle

Samuel & Anne arrived with their 9 children, Sarah, Catherine, Elizabeth, Frederick, William, Henry, Edward, James & Louisa. Cecila was born at their Point Walter home in 1843.

The emigrant ship Simon Taylor sailed from London on April 30, 1842. She was under the command of Thomas Brown and arrived off Fremantle in the Swan River Colony 111 days later on August 20, 1842

PASSENGERS on the SIMON TAYLOR (Caporn Family): ^[3]

Name Age Family/Single Occupation Quarantine Comments

CAPORN Samuel 46 F Ag. Lab. 30 days ......

CAPORN Ann 41 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Sarah 21 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Elizabeth 19 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Frederick 16 F ... 9 days ......

CAPORN William 13 F ... 9 days ......

CAPORN Henry 11 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Edward 9 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN James 7 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN John 6 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Louisa 4 F ... 30 days ......

CAPORN Ann 4 mths F ... ... Ann CAPORN does not show on the Quarantine List.

TAPPING Thomas 34 F Ag. Lab. 24 days Name also given as EDWARD JOHN

TAPPING Catherine 20 F ... 24 days Daughter of CAPORN family on same voyage.

TAPPING Rebecca 4 F ... ... Rebecca TAPPING does not appear on the Quarantine List.

TAPPING Sarah 2 F ... 24 days ......

TAPPING Jane 4 mths F ... 24 days

The 'Simon Taylor' ^[4] departed from London on 29 April 1842. On board were a total of 245 persons.

Adults - 141 (82 males, 59 females)

Children between the ages of 7 and 14 years - 34 (20 males, 14 females)

Children under the age of 7 years - 44 (20 males, 24 females)

Crew - 26

During the 111 day non stop voyage there were two deaths, a male and a female child both under the age of 7 years. Happily there were also two births - one male and one female.

Arriving at Fremantle on 20 August 1842, the trip of 111 days was considered at the time to be a fast trip.

Children (born in Australia):

(4) Mary Tapping, b. abt. 1843, d. 30 Sep 1939, m. 1864, James White Humphry, son of ??

(5) William Tapping, b. abt. 1846, d. 10 Jul 1935, m. 1867, Mary Ann Endersby, daughter of John Anderson Endersby & Hannah (Coleman) Endersby

(6) Thomas Allen Tapping, b. abt. 1848

Death of Spouse (1): 1847, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 1849, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 1849, Thomas Ernest Briggs, son of ??

MARRIAGE (2). WA BDM Marriage Reg: #269/1849

Family name Tapping

Given names Catharine

Family name of Spouse Briggs

Given names of Spouse Thomas

Place of marriage Perth

Children:

(7) Catherine Briggs, b. 25 Apr 1852, d. 2 Jan 1916, m. 4 May 1874, Archibald Hamblin Lillingstone Cole, son of Rev. William Graham Cole & Isabella Margaret (Fry) Cole

(8) Amelia Briggs, b. abt. 1854, d. 28 Oct 1942, m (1). 1871, Frederick Kain, son of ??, m (2). 1879, Robert Howson, son of Thomas Howson & Jane (??) Howson

(9) Hannah Briggs, b. abt. 1856, d. 27 Feb 1934, m. 1879, Joseph Davidson Hossack, son of John Hossack & Eleanor (Brewster) Hossack

(10) Thomas James Briggs, b. abt. 1859, d. 3 Mar 1935, m. 1884, Emma Grace Fletcher, daughter of John Fletcher (Randall) Fletcher & Mary Jane (Trayhorn/e) Randall/Fletcher

(11) George Henry Briggs, b. abt. 1861, d. 17 Dec 1925, m. 1880, Annas Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson & Ann (Graham) Atkinson

(12) Charles Briggs, b. abt. 1862, d. abt. 1865

(13) Alfred Edward Briggs, b. abt. 1864, d. 31 Aug 1930, m. 1887, Elizabeth Martin, daughter of George Martin & Elizabeth Sarah (Barnard) Martin

DEATH. 24 Jul 1879, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #10178/1879

Family name Briggs

Given names Catherine

Age 58

Father Unknown

Mother Unknown

Place of death Unknown

DEATH NOTICE. BRIGGS.— At her residence, Fremantle, W.A., on the 24th July, 1879, Mrs. CATHERINE BRIGGS, wife of Mr. Thomas Briggs, and second daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Caporn, of Oxfordshire; in the 58th year of her age.

Death of Spouse: 8 Sep 1897, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

1. ↑ CAPORN Family: Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls: http://museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/names/caporn-family
2. ↑ CAPORN, Samuel & Ann: Western Australian Museum Welcome Walls: http://museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/names/caporn-samuel-ann
3. ↑ PASSENGERS on the SIMON TAYLOR (Caporn Family): https://perthdps.com/shipping/simon-t.htm
4. ↑ Voyage aboard the Simon Taylor: http://www.brandis.com.au/genealogy/gendata/voyage.html

• Marriage (1): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DH4-498

• Immigration: Simon Taylor – August 20, 1842 on the Passenger Ships arriving in Western Australia at https://perthdps.com/shipping/simon-t.htm

• Marriage (2): WA BDM Marriage Reg: #269/1849

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #10178/1879

• Death Notice: The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901) Wed 30 Jul 1879, Page 2: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65956121