Scrope Berdmore
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Scrope Berdmore D.D. (1708–1770) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 clergyman.

Life

His father was Samuel Berdmore
Samuel Berdmore
Samuel Berdmore was an English clergyman, the fourth son of Edward Berdmore of Worcester. He died on 24 March 1742/3.Educated at Charterhouse School, Samuel matriculated from Merton College, Oxford in 1693, gained his BA in 1697 and an MA from King's in 1706....

 and his mother was Martha Scrope. He matriculated from Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...

 in 1724, gained his BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in 1728, MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 in 1732, BD
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....

 in 1738 and Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....

 in 1742.

He followed his father as Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....

, in 1743 and was also Vicar of St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton
St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton
St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:...

 and St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton
St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:...

 and Rector of St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont
St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont
St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont is a parish church in the Church of England in Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest....

 and of Adbolton
Adbolton
Adbolton is a village in the English county of Nottinghamshire on the south bank of the River Trent one mile west of Holme Pierrepoint....

.

He remained in charge of St Mary's
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....

 until his death in 1770 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
    Thomas Berdmore
    Thomas Berdmore was dentist to King George III. He was born around 1740 and died in 1785.He may have been apprenticed to Mark Skelton of Sheffield, Surgeon, in 1755 for the sum of £85...

     who became dentist to King George III.
  • John, born c.1743.
  • Hannah and Rachel, twins, also born c.1743.
  • Scrope, born 1744.


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
    Horsley, Gloucestershire
    Horsley is a village and civil parish near the small Cotswold town of Nailsworth. It is in Gloucestershire in the South West of England. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, though it is thought that it originates from "Horse in a field" after the large number of horses kept in fields...

    , at St Mary's
    St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
    The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....

    in 1778).
  • Evelyn, born 1756 (and died in infancy).
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