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Burbage Gallery Seats

A "mini-census" of Burbage church singers 1750, 1780, 1818
Correction 14 Nov 1998 (Wm Gale DURLEY & Wm Gale CROFTON are probably both Wm GALE of Durley or Crofton - more likely Grafton)

This page lists the names to be found in a book "Gallery Seats" (831/WRO). The book states: "Oct 25th 1702 An agreement then made by the Minister Church Wardens and other inhabitants of Burbage concerning the Rights of Seatroom in a Gallery lately erected in the church of Burbage ... ". There were 51 seats for singers; seats could be sold.


1750 List of Persons Names having Rights of Seatroom

John ANDREWS
Henry BARLEY
Robert BARLEY
Thomas BLAKE
William BROWN
Humphrey BUTCHER
William CHECKER
William COLE
John CROOK
Sarah CROOK
William Gale DURLEY
John Petty DURNFORD
Robt. Pye DURNFORD
Thomas DURNFORD
Simon EVENS
William GALE major
William GALE
James HILLIAR
William HILLIAR
Thomas HOLMS snr
Edward KINGSTON
George KINGSTON
John KINGSTON
William KINGSTON
John MILLINGTON
Hugh NEALE son of Jno
Thomas NEALE
William NEALE
John PIPER
Adam PLATT
Samuel PLATT
John PYE
William PYKES
Edward SAVAGE
Edward SAVAGE
John SAVAGE
William SCARLETT
John STAGG jnr
Charles STONE
James TARRANT
Abraham TWINE
John TWINE
William WESTBURY son of Giles
William WESTBURY
John WRENCH

1780

Henry BARLEY
Robert BARLEY Senr
Henry BARNET
Thomas BLAKE
John CHURCH
John COLE
William CROOK
William DURNFORD
Stehen EVENS
John GALE
Stephen GALE
Thomas GALE
William GALE JNR
Willm GALE Senr
William GALE of Crofton (Grafton?)
Joseph HARRIS
Robert HIGHETT
John HILLIARD
William HILLIARD
Thomas HOLMES
John KINGSTON
Thomas KINGSTON
Wm. KINGSTON
? KINGSTON
Philip NEALE
Thomas NEALE of Turnpike
John NEW
Richard NEWMAN Jnr
Thomas NORFOLK
Francis NOYES
John NOYES
Jas NOYES son of Wm Noyes
George NUTLEY
William PARK
Adam PLATT
Samuel PLATT
Robt. POPEJOY Jnr
John PYE
Thomas PYKE
Edward SAVAGE
George STAGG
John STONE
Charles STONE Senr
Abraham TWINE
John TWINE
James WESTBURY
William WESTBURY
James WILCOX Senr
John WINDSOR
William WRENCH

1818

Wm ANDREWS
Robt. AXAM
John BANNING
Thomas BANNING
Thos BLAKE
Wm CHANDLER
Wickham CHISBY
Francis CHURCH
John CHURCH
James CROOK
Wm EAGLE
Henry EYERS
John GALE
Stephen GALE
Wm GALE
Wm GALE Jnr
Wm GALE of Durley
Edward HARRIS
Robert HIGHETT
John HILLIARD
Thos. HILLIARD
Thos. JOHNSON
David KIMBER
John KIMBER JNR
John KIMBER SENR
Thos KING
Robt. KINGSTONE
Philip NEALE
George NEW
Edward NOYES
Thomas NOYES
Chas NOYES Son of James
Geo NUTLEY
Thos PEARCE
Samuel PLATT
Thos PLATT
Robert POPEJOY
John PYE
Thos PYE
Willm. PYE
Wm SELWOOD
John SERVIS
George STAGG
Charles STONE
Thos STONE
Thos TOWNSEND
James WESTBURY
Wm WESTBURY

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