Rev. Scrope Berdmore (19 February 1708 – 16 February 1770) was an English clergyman. His father was Samuel Berdmore and his mother was

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. He

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in 1724, gained his BA in 1728, MA in 1732, BD in 1738 and

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in 1742. He followed his father as

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, in 1743 and was also Vicar of

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and

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and Rector of

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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

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who became dentist to

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. * John, born c.1743. * Hannah and Rachel, twins, also born c.1743. * Scrope (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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berdmore, Scrope 1708 births 1770 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford 18th-century English Anglican priests Vicars of St Mary's Church, Nottingham