Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Burgums and Burghams lived here, or nearby.
DORE ABBEY, HEREFORDSHIRE is in the village of Abbey Dore, in Herefordshire's Golden Valley. It is a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1147 and the construction of the buildings in local sandstone began in about 1175 and continued through to 1257 under three seperate abbots. The church had a nave and crossing, two chapels, two trancepts and a presbytery. The church was was continually added to and dedicated to the
Holy Trinity and Saint Mary, consecrated in 1282 by the Bishop of Hereford.
The abbey was dissolved in 1536 when Henry VIII split from Rome and was purchased by a local landowner named John Scudamore. Much of the building fell into disrepair and it was left to Scudamore's great-great grandson to restore it from 1630. A new tower was constructed and the internal walls of the church were painted with texts and pictures. The church was re-consecrated in March 1634. Further restoration took place over a ten year period from 1700 and again towards the end of the Victorian period.
The list below shows the baptism that took place at Abbey Dore.
| Name |
Date |
Location |
BMD |
Minister |
Notes |
FT |
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| Thomas Bergham |
02 May 1736 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Thomas + Mary Birgham |
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| John Bergham |
16 Oct 1737 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Thomas + Mary Bergham |
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| William Bergham |
17 Apr 1739 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Thomas + Mary Bergham |
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| Ann Bergham |
21 Nov 1742 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Thomas + Mary Bergham |
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| Mary Bergham |
21 Nov 1742 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Thomas + Mary Bergham |
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| Thomas Bergham |
17 May 1768 |
Abbey Dore St Mary |
Burial |
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| John Bergham |
14 Nov 1769 |
Abbey Dore |
Marriage |
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m=Mary Thomas |
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| Thomas Bergam |
22 Sep 1770 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=Mary Bergam |
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| Mary Bergham |
26 Oct 1776 |
Abbey Dore |
Marriage |
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m=Thomas Williams |
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| Jane Burgum |
09 Dec 1781 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=John + Mary Burgum |
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| Thomas Bergham |
09 Mar 1785 |
Abbey Dore |
Baptism |
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P=John + Mary Bergham |
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| Mary Burgam |
06 Jul 1790 |
Abbey Dore |
Burial |
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NBI |
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| Jane Burgum |
23 Jan 1811 |
Abbey Dore |
Burial |
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NBI |
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| Mary Burgam |
04 Feb 1813 |
Abbey Dore |
Burial |
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NBI; age 72, b.1741? |
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| John Burgham |
06 Nov 1813 |
Abbey Dore |
Burial |
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NBI |
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| Thomas Burgham |
01 Jun 1827 |
Abbey Dore |
Burial |
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NBI; age 18, 1809? |
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