Drybrook, Gloucestershire.

Burgums and Burghams of the "LL" and "MM" family tree lived here, or nearby.

DRYBROOK HOLY TRINITY, was built on Harrow Hill in 1817. Known as the"Forest Church" it was the secong church to be built in the Forest of Dean (the first was Christ Church at Berry Hill). It was originally built as a free chapel by the Rev. Henry Birkin who was curate at Weston-under-Penyard. He had been holding services within the Forest (at Mitcheldean) for about five years prior to that.

The Parish of Holy Trinity was created in 1842 and included Drybrook, Ruardean Woodside, Ruardean Hill, Harrow Hill and parts of Plump Hill and Edgehills. The church itself, albeit only 200 years old, is built in a Norman styleh, with a chancel, a very wide nave, short in length with a deep west gallery. It has a prch and a tower that holds 2 bells and a clock.

Kelly's Directory for 1879 recorded that the living was " a vicarage, yearly value £300 with residence and 4 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Crown and held by Rev. William Barker, appointed 1866.

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The list below shows the baptisms, marriages and burials that took place at Walford, Herefordshire.

Name	Date	Location	BMD	Minister	Notes	FT
James Burgman	30 Mar 1823	Drybrook	Baptism	H. Berkin	P=Thomas + Mary
Henry Burgum	21 Nov 1824	Drybrook	Baptism	J. Herbert	P=Thomas + Ann
Mary Ann Burgum	15 May 1831	Drybrook	Baptism	J. Herbert	P=Thomas + Ann
George Burgum	15 May 1832	Drybrook	Burial	J. Chell
James Bergman	31 Dec 1853	Drybrook	Marriage	Henry G. Nicholls (2)	m=Sarah Ann Philips
William H. Burgum	04 Apr 1858	Drybrook	Baptism	W. A. Whitestone	P=Anthony T. and Ann	FF
Charlotte Burgham	02 Apr 1888	Drybrook	Marriage	William Barker (3)	m=Joseph T. Taylor	MM
Salome Burgham	14 Mar 1904	Drybrook	Burial	W.H. Sharland	m=Joseph Burgum	LL
Arthur J. Burgham	31 Dec 1906	Drybrook	Marriage	James Lawton (4)	m=Margueretta Holder	MM
Eva Burgham	04 Jul 1909	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Edgar Burgham	08 Jan 1911	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Eunice Burgham	08 Jan 1912	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
George Burgham	26 Oct 1913	Drybrook	Burial	James Lawton (4)	Age 25
Samuel Burgum	08 Apr 1914	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Ernest Burgham	08 Dec 1915	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Agnes J. Burgham	17 Apr 1918	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Gladys M. Burgham	28 Apr 1920	Drybrook	Baptism	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Gladys M. Burgham	06 Oct 1921	Drybrook	Burial	James Lawton (4)	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Samuel Burgham	08 Nov 1922	Drybrook	Burial	H.M. Biddell	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Drusilla Burgham	28 Jan 1932	Drybrook	Burial	George R. Newman		LL?
Samuel Burgham	22 Jul 1934	Drybrook	Burial	George R. Newman (6)	P=Samuel + Drusilla	LL
Lucy Jane Burgham	10 Jun 1935	Drybrook	Marriage	George R. Newman (6)	m=Frank Sadler
Sidney F. Burgham	26 Feb 1938	Drybrook	Burial	S.E. Easter	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Eva Burgham	15 Jun 1940	Drybrook	Marriage	A.G. Partridge (8)	m=George Lewis	LL
Selina Burgham	14 Feb 1958	Drybrook	Burial	Eric J. Hoskin	m=Samuel Burgham	LL
Kathleen Burgham	25 Sep 1965	Drybrook	Burial	H.G.E. Hiscox	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Ernest Burgham	20 Jul 1976	Drybrook	Burial	Geoffrey Crago	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Agnes J. Burgham	16 Jun 1977	Drybrook	Burial	Geoffrey Crago	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Eunice Burgham	06 May 1978	Drybrook	Burial	Geoffrey Crago	P=Samuel + Selina	LL
Marjorie L.e Burgham	25 Aug 1983	Drybrook	Burial	Alan Wadge	m=Edgar Burgham	LL

(1) Rev. Henry Berkin was curate at Weston-under-Penyard before he ventured into the Forest, becoming curate at Mitcheldean working and preaching among the Foresters for five years. He first built a school before the construction of the Holy Trinity Church in 1817 at Harry Hill (Harrow Hill) with the Crown gifting the land. Rev Henry Berkin died in 1847 and his grave still exists in the Church Yard surrounded by railings just inside the south east gates.

(2) Rev. Henry G. Nicholls succeeded Rev. Henry Berkin in 1847. He was born in 1823 and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Nicholls is perhaps best remembered for his three books including the astonishingly detailed "History of the Forest of Dean" published in 1858. He resigned in 1866 due to ill health and died on New Years Day 1867. He was 44 years old.

(3) Rev. William Barker was vicar of Holy Trinity from 1866 until 1897, the longest seving priest in the Forest Church. He did much to improve the church during his time, including installing a central heating system.

(4) Rev John Lawton, who served this parish from 1899 to 1922. He introduced a surpliced choir, replaced the old Church Organ with the present instrument, and installed the rack of Tubular Bells in our Church Tower. His refurbishment work also included putting in the present pews, redecorating the Church and improving the heating system.

(5) Rev Bellamy served the parish from 1923 to 1927. It is said that, in his time there, he had the largest ever congregation on record.

(6) Rev George R. Newman became the sixth vicar of Holy Trinity. He and Rev. Lawton were the only two vicars of the parish to ride a horse about on his pastoral duties. In 1935 he moved to Tidenham, in the south of the Forest of Dean.

(7) The Rev Easter then took over for just four years until the outbreak of war in 1939.

(8) Rev. Father Partridge arrived in the Vicarage of Holy Trinity in Drybrook accompanied by his man servant from the distant island of Tristan da Cuhna. Father Partridge had served as the agent of the Crown in the capacity of Governor. However colourful he might have been, he proved rather unpopular with the Foresters. Using high church practices were considered alien and eccentric and the congregation fell dramatically.

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