English Bicknor St Mary, Gloucestershire

Several generations of Burgums of the "GG" family tree and others lived at or near English Bicknor, in the Forest of Dean.

ENGLISH BICKNOR ST MARY the VIRGIN , was dedicated by 1514. It dates from 1100 although it almost certainly replaced a Saxon church with its oval graveyard. After an earlier tower collapsed, the Normans constructed a west tower. The nave has an interestingwagon-style roof and the long chancel was also rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries. many repairs took place in the Victorian era, with only the Norman tower giving clues to its original design. The list below shows the baptisms, Marriages and burials that took place at English Bicknor St Mary.

Name	Date	Residence	BMD	Minister	Notes	FT
Mary Burgham	07 Apr 1775	English Bicknor	Baptism
John Burgham	06 Jan 1782	English Bicknor	Baptism
Jane Burgham	18 Mar 1804	English Bicknor	Baptism		P=Thomas + Ann	XX
Sarah Burgum	09 Jul 1809	English Bicknor	Baptism		P=Thomas + Ann	XX
Richard Burgam	24 Apr 1812	English Bicknor	Baptism	B.T. Mar	P=Thomas + Ann	XX
William Burgum	23 Jul 1815	Lydbrook	Baptism	J. Seager	P=Thomas + Ann	XX
Mary A.Burgum	28 Sep 1818	English Bicknor	Baptism	J. Maunder	P=Thomas + Ann	XX
Thomas Bergham	19 Jan 1827	Lydbrook	Burial	T. Marwood
Alfred W. Burgum	19 Feb 1836	Lydbrook	Baptism	John Chell		GG
Anne Bergham	13 Mar 1836	Lydbrook	Burial	Edward Feild (1)
Amos R. Burgum	21 Jan 1838	Lydbrook	Baptism	Edward Field (1)	P=William + Maria	GG
Adeline E. Burgum	16 Aug 1840	Lydbrook	Baptism	Henry J Jewcome	P=William + Maria	GG
Agnes J. Burgham	16 Aug 1840	Nelson Green	Baptism	J. Lawton	P=Samuel + Selina
Adeline E. Burgum	03 Jun 1843	Lydbrook	Burial	Edward Field (1)	P=William + Maria	GG
Thomas Burgum	23 Jul 1843	English Bicknor	Baptism	John Burdon	P=John + Charlotte	GG
Maria Burgum	09 May 1847	Lydbrook	Burial	John Burdon (2)	b. 1807?
Sarah T. Burgum	16 Sep 1849	English Bicknor	Baptism	John Burdon (2)	P=John + Elizabeth	GG
Isabella Burgham	06 Jan 1850	Joyford Lane	Baptism	John Burdon (2)	P=James + Mary	GG?
Martha Burgum	12 Sep 1851	English Bicknor	Baptism	W.W. Deering	P=John + Charlotte	GG
Mary Burgum	12 Sep 1851	English Bicknor	Baptism	W.W. Deering	d. 1851 age 10w.	GG
Mary Burgum	24 Nov 1851	Lydbrook	Burial	John Burdon (2)	d. 1851 age 10 w.	GG
Martha Burgum	03 Dec 1851	Lydbrook	Burial	John Burdon (2)	P=Henry + Ann	AA
Isabella Burgham	Feb 1855	Joyford Lane, English Bicknor	Burial	John Burdon (2)
William Burgum	22 Dec 1858	Lydbrook	Burial	John Temple
William Bargain	18 Dec 1884	Lydbrook	Burial	C. Barnes (3)
Alfred Burgum	21 Jun 1885	Lydbrook	Baptism	George Hustler (4)		GG
Emily L. Burgum	21 Jun 1885	Lydbrook	Baptism	George Hustler (4)	P=William + Hannah	GG
William J. Burgum	21 Jun 1885	Lydbrook	Baptism	George Hustler (4)	P=William + Hannah	GG
Florence M. Burgum	02 Aug 1891	Symonds Yat	Baptism	George Hustler (4)	P=William + Hannah	GG
Charlotte Bargum	29 Jan 1893	Lydbrook	Burial	George Hustler (4)	Died age 73, b. 1820?
Alfred W.Bargum	01 Feb 1893	Lydbrook	Burial	George Hustler (4)	b. 1837?
John Bargum	23 Jan 1894	Lydbrook	Burial	George Hustler (4)
John Bargum	05 Dec 1900	Lydbrook	Burial	George Hustler (4)
Amos Bargum	16 Sep 1904	Lydbrook	Burial	George Hustler (4)	P=William + Maria	GG
Charlotte Burgham	08 Apr 1919	Bell Hill, Lydbrook	Burial	C.F. Doddrell (5)	d. age 73 b. 1820?
Rolinda Burgum	03 Oct 1929	The Stores, Lydbrook	Burial	C.F. Doddrell (5)	m=John Burgum	GG
Mary A. Burgham	16 Dec 1955	Tortworth, Uppper Lydbrook	Burial	James Hutton	P=John + Rolinda	GG

(2) John Burdon, from Castle Eden, Co Durham, was born 14th October 1811 and became rector of English Bicknor in 1844. He married Elizabeth Anne Hale 13th February 1847, who came from Castle Eden, Co Durham. They had three children; Rowland Burdon, John George Burdon and Elizabeth Ann Burdon. For a time John also served as rector of Welsh Bicknor across the River Wye. He died 12th November 1893. Their son Rowland Burdon became Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham, High Sheriff and MP for Sedgefield. A memorial glass to the Revd. John Burdon was fitted in the chancel's west wall during restoration work in 1908. Rowland Burdon paid for the restoration of the sanctuary of English Bicknor St Mary in 1936.

(3) C. Barnes was vicar of Christchurch, in the Forest of Dean.

(4) George Hustler was born in Yorkshire 1827. He was educated at Oxford receiving a BA in 1841 and an MA in1867. He was ordaoined in 1849 and became perpetual curate of Acaster-Selby, Yorkshire from 1850 until 1859. He became vicar of Stillingfleet, in Yorkshire, between 1859 and 1875. He succeeded the Revd. Burdon at English Bicknor in 1877. He ultimately bankrupted himself through his hobby of keeping hounds. He died in 1905 after falling fron his horse riding at a fence while following the hunt. He was 79 years old and had been rector at English Bicknor for 28 years.

(5) C. F. Doddrell was educated at Cambridge, ordained in 1900, and appointed curate at St Pauls, Clifton. Two years later he moved to Stoke Bishop before becoming rector of English Bicknor from 1905 until 1934. For much of his incumbency he also held the living of Welsh Bicknor and, for a time, at Coleford.

English Bicknor for more about English Bicknor and some of the Burgums and Burghams who lived there.