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Bridgewater, Bentley Powell Conyers, son of Convers Bridgewater OBE, barrister-at-law, and Violet Irene, d. of Israel Wood Powell, med. practitioner in Victoria BC, Canada; b. 6 Sept. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (G), KS 1926; left July 1930; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1933, MA 1965; staff of Brit. Museum 1937; Asst Principal Dominions Office 1941-2; For. Office 1942-5; Sec. Brit. Museum 1948-73 (dep. Keeper 1950, Keeper 1961); retd 1973; d. Feb. 1996

BRIDGMAN, ORLANDO, son of Richard Whalley Bridgman, London, attorney, and Clerk of the Grocers’ Company, and Mary --- (IGI); bapt. St. Mildred Poultry, London 20 Oct 1789 (IGI); adm.; in school lists 1801, May 1803; left 1803. [Note Richard Orlando Bridgman, barrister, 3 New Square. Lincoln’s Inn, Law List 1822, but he was presumably Richard Orlando Lanty Bridgman, baptized Richard Lanty Bridgman, Bombay, whose will was proved PCC 19 Aug 1829]

BRIDGWATER, THOMAS, eldest son of Edward Bridgwater, Nevis, West Indies, Treasurer of Nevis, and Sarah ---; bapt. 8 Aug 1730; adm. (aged 14) Jun 1744 (as Bridgewater) (Watts'); left 1748; adm. Middle Temple 25 Oct 1752, called to bar 26 Nov 1756; m. 10 May 1764 Mary, sister of Edward Paris, Nevis, West Indies.

BRIERCLIFFE, SAMUEL, son of Rev. Samuel Briercliffe, Vicar of Darrington, Yorks., and Ann Winkes; b. 30 Jun 1685; adm.; KS 1701; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1705, adm. pens. 7 Jun 1705, scholar 12 Apr 1706, matr. 1705/6; BA 1708/9; ordained deacon 19 Jun 1709, priest 24 Sep 1710 (both London); Curate, Hatfield, Herts.; Chaplain EICS, Fort William, 1713; buried Agra 15 Aug 1717.

BRIGGS, GEORGE; b. 31 Mar 1808; adm. 11 Jan 1819. [possibly George Briggs, son of John Briggs, and Honor ---, b. 30 Mar 1808, bapt. St. John Bedwardine, Worcester 25 Nov 1808 (IGI)]

BRIGGS, SIR JOHN HENRY, eldest son of Sir John Thomas Briggs, Kt, Accountant-Gen. of the Navy, and Fanny, dau. of Thomas Lewis, Cadiz, Spain; b. 19 Apr 1808; adm. 23 Sep 1822 (Stikeman's); left 1825; Third Class Clerk, Admiralty Apr 1827- Dec 1834, Second Class Clerk Dec 1834 – Jan 1849, First Class Clerk Jan 1849 – Jul 1865, Chief Clerk 13 Jul 1865 – 28 Mar 1870; knighted 23 Jun 1870; author, Naval Administrations 1827-92, ed. by Lady Briggs, 1897; m. 1st, 27 Jan 1841 Amelia, eldest dau. of Luke Hopkinson, Bedford Row, London, coachmaker; m. 2nd, 9 Feb 1889 Elizabeth Charlotte, dau. of James Gruar; d. 26 Feb 1897.

Briggs, Nigel Mansfield, son of Arthur Briggs, banker, and Lilian, d. of Robert Oldfield; b. 6 Feb. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1940; RAC (Westminster Dragoons) 1943, Oxf. & Bucks LI 1944 (Capt. ); Steel Bros & Co., East India merchants, man. dir. Italy 1953-5, Iraq 1955-8; m. 21 Aug. 1954 Molly Enid, d. of Harry A. Rickwood; d. 13 Oct. 2002.

BRIGGS, WILLIAM THOMAS, brother of Sir John Henry Briggs (qv); b. 25 Sep 1809; adm. 23 Sep 1822 (Stikeman's); Cadet, EICS Bengal, 1825; Ensign, 6th Extra Native Infantry, 11 Feb 1826; Lieut., 31 May 1829; 74th Native Infantry, 4 Nov 1829; d. unm. at Nyagaon, Bengal, India 30 Apr 1838.