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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Briscoe, Charles, 1812-1887
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Description area
Dates of existence
1812-1887
History
Charles John Chester Briscoe was born in 1812 or 1813 in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. He was the only son of Charles J. Briscoe, Esq. (before 1796-1830) and spent many years in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He served as the comptroller of St. Andrews customs until 1847, when he moved to St. John and took on the role of warehouse keeper.
He died on November 14, 1887, in Witney, Oxfordshire, England.