Rev. Scrope Berdmore (19 February 1708 – 16 February 1770) was an English clergyman.
His father was
Samuel Berdmore and his mother was
Martha Scrope. He
matriculate
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Australia
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d from
Merton College, Oxford
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in 1724, gained his
BA in 1728,
MA in 1732,
BD in 1738 and
Doctor of Divinity
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in 1742.
He followed his father as
Vicar
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of
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, in 1743 and was also Vicar of
St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton and
St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
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and Rector of
St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont and of
Adbolton.
He remained in charge of
St Mary's until his death in 1770
[''Antiquities historical, architectural, chorographical, and itinerary, in Nottinghamshire and the adjacent counties''. William Dickinson, 1803] and is buried there. His portrait hangs in the church.
Family
His first marriage was to Mary (surname unknown) until her death in 1745. By Mary he had:
* Thomas, born c.1742 — this may be the
Thomas Berdmore who became dentist to
King George III
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.
* John, born c.1743.
* Hannah and Rachel, twins, also born c.1743.
*
Scrope Scrope (pronounced "scroop") is the name of an old English family of Norman origin that first came into prominence in the 14th century. The family has held the noble titles of Baron Scrope of Masham, Baron Scrope of Bolton, and for a brief time, t ...
(1744–1816)
His second marriage was to Genevova de L'Angle, with whom he had the following children:
* Margaretta, born 1755 (married Rev. Richard Davies, Vicar of
Horsley, Gloucestershire, at
St Mary's in 1778).
* Evelyn, born 1756 (and died in infancy).
References
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1708 births
1770 deaths
Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
18th-century English Anglican priests
Vicars of St Mary's Church, Nottingham