Samuel Berjew

#186, (circa 1727-11 October 1820)
FatherJohn Berjew (c Mar 1694-20 Jan 1743)
MotherMary Allambridge (c 1700-)
ChartsBarbara Nicholson - ancestors
Last Edited7 Sep 2022
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Samuel was born circa 1727. He was the son of John Berjew and Mary Allambridge. Samuel Berjew was baptised at St. Michael's on Tuesday, 6 May 1727 at Overcompton, Dorset.1

His father died 20 January 1743 at the approximate age of 49.

He married Catherine Wiltshire, at St. Michael's on Thursday, 16 July 1761 at the village of Stoke Gifford near the city of Bristol, Gloucestershire..2 Samuel Berjew was also known as Reverend.3 He was the rector in 1765 at Minterne Magna, Dorset.3 He was the rector in 1766 at the village of Up Cerne near the town of Cerne Abbas, Dorset, a position he held for 54 years.3

Samuel and Catherine Wiltshire became the parents of Jane Berjew on Saturday, 26 December 1778 at Up Cerne, Cerne Abbas, Dorset.4,5

Samuel, as the father of the bride, along with Catherine may have attended the wedding of Jane and James MacKenzie Fooks, an architect and builder at the start of his career, by licence in a Church of England ceremony by Reverend Edward Matthew West at St. Mary's on Tuesday, 2 March 1802 at the village of Bradford Abbas near the town of Sherbourne, Dorset. Jane was 23 and her husband James was 21.. Others who may have attended include Ann Williams MacKenzie as mother of the groom and William Fooks as father of the groom. James and Jane went on to have nine known children together.6,7,8,9,10,11 Samuel Berjew was the Commissioner for Land Tax in 1809 at Cerne Abbas, Dorset.12

Samuel died on 11 October 1820 at Up Cerne, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. His body was interred at St. Michael's on 18 October 1820 at the village of Up Cerne near the town of Cerne Abbas, Dorset.13

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1727Birth
1727BaptismSt. Michael's, Overcompton, Dorset1
1761Marriage at St. Michael's in the village of Stoke Gifford near the city of Bristol, Gloucestershire2
1765OccupationMinterne Magna, Dorset3
1766Occupation the village of Up Cerne near the town of Cerne Abbas, Dorset3
1809OccupationCerne Abbas, Dorset12
1820DeathUp Cerne, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
1820Burial at St. Michael's in the village of Up Cerne near the town of Cerne Abbas, Dorset13

Family 1

Catherine Wiltshire (c 1734-3 Feb 1826)
Children

Family 2

Mary Allambridge (c 1700-)
Child

Citations

  1. [S1351] England Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (familysearch) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9NH-V61 : 18 September 2020), John Berjew in entry for Samuel Berjew, 1727.
  2. [S1355] England Marriages, 1538–1973 (familysearch) "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKF3-Y22 : 25 February 2022), Samuel Berjew, 1761.
  3. [S255] The Berjew Family, Guide Notes to the Berjew Family tree.
  4. [S1351] England Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (familysearch) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR5P-V9D : 20 September 2020), Samuel Berjew in entry for Jane Berjew, 1780.
  5. [S806] Jane Fookes,"Extract from Jane Fookes' bible," Bible extract, vital dates , n.d.. Currently held by unknown repository, unknown repository address (for date).
  6. [S574] England Select Marriages, 1530-1973 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: James Mackense Fooks; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1802; Marriage Place: Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England; Spouse: Jane Berjew; FHL Film Number: 1279482.
  7. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) Indexing project (batch) number: M15812-1, system origin: England-VR, source film number: 1279482.
  8. [S806] Jane Fookes,"Extract from Jane Fookes' bible," Bible extract, vital dates , n.d.. Currently held by unknown repository, unknown repository address (for date and place).
  9. [S561] Dorset Online Parish Clerks (http://www.opcdorset.org/) Bradford Abbas including Clifton Maybank: MARRIAGES & BANNS 1801 - 1812 + MARRIAGES 1813-1830 (https://www.opcdorset.org/BradfordAbbas/…).
  10. [S256] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family, 1780-1980 p.2 (for vicar's name).
  11. [S1403] Eric Garrett Bradford Abbas: the History of a Dorset Village p.71 (for details of Rev. E. M. West).
  12. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.fooks/31.34/mb.ashx
  13. [S1108] England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001 (familysearch) "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-9K1F : 2 June 2020), Samuel Berjew, 1820.
  14. [S1351] England Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (familysearch) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9N4-39M : 20 September 2020), Samuel Berjew, 1768.