Boonwurrung Land & Sea CounciL

Welcome to the Boonwurrung Land & Sea Council,
the leading voice for the Boonwurrung people in
preserving and managing our cultural heritage and
Native Title rights and interests.

An important Authorisation meeting is to be held on Saturday, 28^th and Sunday, 29^th March 2026, to make amendments to the Boonwurrung Native Title Application.

Who should attend?
It is now critical for all persons who are descendants of Louisa Briggs and identify with their Boonwurrung heritage to attend the Authorisation to assert the native title rights and interests of the Boonwurrung People who are descendants of Louisa Briggs.

Date and Venue?
The Authorisation Meeting will be held in Novotel Melbourne on Collins (No. 270, Collins St, Melbourne) on Saturday, 28th & Sunday, 29^th March 2026. The venue is being finalised. Accommodation costs will be covered, and some travel costs will be covered in line with the FNLRS Travel Policy.

How to Register to Attend?
In order to register to attend this critical Authorisation Meeting, please complete the Registration Form below. This will allow us to keep you updated. Once we have this information, we will send further details regarding accommodation and travel allowances.

To record your family connection:
• Choose the child of Louisa Briggs who is your first-generation ancestor, along with their spouse.
• Then choose the child of that ancestor from whom you are descended and select the correct spouse, noting that some ancestors had more than one marriage.
*If you have any queries, please feel free to message us.

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First-Generation Ancestor (Children of Louisa Briggs)First-Generation AncestorHenry Briggs (c. 1852-1874) – NO CHILDRENElizabeth Briggs (c. 1854-1936) Married John Charles in 1875Elizabeth Briggs (c. 1854-1936) Married Alexander Koombra Campbell in 1887John “Jack” Briggs (c. 1856-1931) Married Lydia Beaton “Waywurru” in 1876John “Jack” Briggs (c. 1856-1931) Married May Flick in 1888Sarah Briggs (c. 1858–1890) Married Allan Barkly in 1882William Briggs (c. 1862–1945) Married Margaret Taylor in 1891Mary Briggs (c. 1868–1939) (c. 1868–1939) Married Henry (Ted) Edwards in 1888Caroline Briggs (c. 1871–1947) (c. 1871–1947) Married Andrew Aulton in 1890Charlotte Briggs (c. 1871–1877) (c. 1871–1877) – NO CHILDREN

Elizabeth Briggs Married John Charles in 1875

• William Charles (1875–1951) Married Louisa Rose (Ross)
• Henry Andrew Charles (c. 1877–1939) Married Charlotte Atkinson
• Sarah Harriet Charles (c. 1878–1916) Married James Burns in 1898
• Sarah Harriet Charles (c. 1878–1916) Married Samuel Charles in 1903
• John Charles (c. 1880–1944) Married Esther Cecilia Ingram
• James “Jimmy” Charles (c. 1885–1912) Married Elizabeth Morgan

William Briggs Married Margaret Taylor in 1891

• Lillian Briggs (c. 1892–1972) Married John William Seymour
• James “Jim” Robert Briggs (c. 1894–1976)
• Ellen “Nellie” Briggs (c. 1899–1946) Married Richard Thomas Clayton
• Hilda Briggs (c. 1900–1900)
• Sylvia Ethel Briggs (c. 1901–1974) Married Henry Atkinson
• Sylvia Ethel Briggs (c. 1901–1974) Married Stephen Hamilton
• Emeralda “Dorothy” Briggs (c.1903–1977) Married David John Jones
• Emeralda “Dorothy” Briggs (c.1903–1977) Married Robert Officer Clark
• Eric William Briggs (c. 1905–1955) Married Agnes Hamilton
• Louise Briggs (c. 1907–1967) Married John Kelly
• Morris Daniel Briggs (c. 1909–1942)
• Caroline “Carrie” Briggs (c. 1912–1971)
• John Sandy Briggs (c. 1914–1915)
• Margaret Briggs (c. 1916–1992) Married Frank Nicholson

Caroline Briggs (c. 1871–1947) Married Andrew Aulton in 1890

• Gordon Aulton (c. 1890–1939) Married Zipporah Barber
• Amy Aulton (c. 1893–1894)
• Beatrice Aulton (c. 1895–1957) Married Arthur Charles Nelson
• Constance Aulton (c. 1897–1955) Married Joshua Cooper

John "Jack" Briggs Married May Flick in 1888

• Harry Norris Briggs (c. 1888–1960) Married Sarah Taylor
• Minnie Briggs (c. 1893–1893)

Elizabeth Briggs Married Married Alexander Koombra Campbell in 1887

• Jemima Campbell (c. 1887–1889)
• Margaret “Maggie” (c. 1889–1974) Married Shadrach Livingston James
• Louise Clarice (c. 1891–1970) Married James “Jimmy” Charles
• Ellen Campbell (c. 1892–1965) Married Edwin Atkinson

Mary Briggs (c. 1868–1939) Married Henry (Ted) Edwards in 1888

• Edward Edwards (c. 1889–1939) Married Eva Anne Cooper
• Mary Maude Edwards (c. 1891–1984) Married Norman Frances Clarke
• Janet (c. 1895–1971) Married Albert Bertram Button
• Lillian Mary (c. 1894–1917) Married Eddie Swift in 1915
• Thomas (c. 1899–1907)
• Craig William (c. 1902–1936)
• Evelyn Henrietta (c. 1904–1936)
• Dorothy Edwards (c. 1905–1936) Married William John Austin

John "Jack" Briggs Married Lydia Beaton "Waywurru" in 1876

• George Briggs (c. 1878–1950)
• Margaret “Maggie” Briggs (c. 1879–1932)
• Caroline Briggs (c. 1880–1880)
• John Briggs (c. 1883–1885)

Sarah Briggs Married Allan Barkly in 1882

• Janet Barkly (c. 1882– ) Married William Abbott

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