Burgum Family

Churches and Cemeteries

Pontefract Churches, Yorkshire

Burgums lived here, or nearby.

PONTEFRACT ALL SAINTS, is on the north-eastern side of the town, but was destroyed in the English Civil War. Over a period of several months in 1644 and into 1645, with Royalists occupying the church, the Parliamentians attacked the church with cannons. By June 1645 the Parliamentians had captured the church, or rather its' ruins, and found themselve being attacked, agin with cannon. (picture right)

There had been a church here since Anglo-Saxon times, in use since the 7th century. It had been built in about 1300, with the constrction of a chancel, to which trancepts and aisle were then added. The tower was then begun. The tower belfrey was built in early 14th century, while the nave arcades, aisle walls, and north and south porches were built towards the end of the 14th century. In 1810 in remained the only burial ground in the town. (It was closed to burials in 1896).

$The New Church within the Old, All Saints, Bondgate, Pontefract. - geograph.org.uk - 239265$

$St Giles' Church, Pontefract (2)$

In 1831 an architect was engaged to restore the tower and transcepts of the church, as a chapel of ease for St Giles and, in 1838, the parish of All Saints was created. The belfrey was repaired and the clock faces added. A new nave was built inside the ruins of the church in 1967.

PONTEFRACT ST GILES, (picture left) was originally known as St Mary's and was on a site occupied since the 12th century in the town square. Gradually the original building grew in size and its' name was changed to St Giles. Following the destruction of the All saints Church, St Giles became the town's church and, in 1789, it was made the parish church of the town by Act Of Parliament.

Additions were made to St Giles Church over time, including the construction of the classical-styles tower in 1795. In 1825 the main entrance to the church was moved from middle of the south aisle to a new location near the west end. In 1868 the chancel roof was lowered to the same level as the nave.

PONTEFRACT CEMETERY is within walking distance of the of the town centre and was opened in 1859. The burial record I have for Moses Burgum do not specify whether he was buried at All Saints Churchyard or at Pontefract Cemetery. However, we can say he was not buried at St Giles Church as it did not have a graveyard.

The list below shows the burial that took place at one of the Churches in Pontefract.

Name	Date	Location	BMD	Minister	Notes	FT

Moses Burgum	16 Jun 1886	Pontefract, YRK	Burial		Age 64y.

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Pontefract Churches, Yorkshire

Burgums lived here, or nearby.

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The Burgum family history society is a member of the Guild of one name studies and researches the names
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