Burghs and Broughs of Lincolnshire, England

The genealogies and histories of the Burghs and Broughs of Lincolnshire, England, extend back to the 1300's, and today their descendants can be found in the British Isles and the United States.

Burghs of Lincolnshire

From the 1300's to the 1600's, many Burgh families resided in Gainsborough and Stow, Lincolnshire. The following list shows the purported direct descendants of one of these families:

John de Burgh, b.abt.1363, of Gainsborough
(Sir) Hugh de Burgh, b.1388, d.1430, of Gainsborough
(Lord) Thomas Burgh, b.abt.1410, of Gainsborough
(Baron) Thomas Burgh, b.abt.1432, d.1495, of Gainsborough
(Baron) Edward Burgh, b.abt.1454, d.1528, of Gainsborough
(Esquire) Henry Burgh, b.abt.1485, bur.1557, of Stow in Lindsey (His older brother was Lord Thomas Burgh)
(Esquire) Richard Burgh, b.abt.1540, bur.1616, of Stow in Lindsey
(Sir) John Burgh, b.abt.1582, of Stow in Lindsey, d.1627, Isle of Rhe (Ile de Re), France

Genealogies of the Burghs of Lincolnshire, England

Genealogies of the Burghs of Lincolnshire, England, can be found on the website listed here:
Genealogies of the Burghs of Lincolnshire, England

Histories of the Burghs of Lincolnshire, England

The family heritage of Richard Burgh (Esquire, 1557-1616) and the patriotic service of his son, Sir John Burgh (1582-1627), is commemorated by a brass memorial plaque that appears on the north pier of the chancel arch in the church of St. Mary, Stow Minster. According to Stow Minster's website, the memorial states that "Sir John, 'a noble and valyeant souldyer' [a noble and valiant soldier] was killed while serving as colonel-General of Charles I's expeditionary force to the Isle of Rhe in 1627". Also, Ann Brough Hind stated in June 2010 that the plaque and register of Memorials of Stow Minster states the following (as shown below in the picture): "In this Chancel Lyeth Bvryed Ye Bodies of Richard Burgh of Stowe Hall Esq and Amy His Wife, which said Richard was descended from ye noble and avntient familie of the Lord Burgh Baron of Gainsborough and next heyre male of that familie & ye said Amy was the eldest daughter of Anthonie Dillington of Knighton in ye Isle of Wight Esq whoe had together 4 sonnes vist: that noble & valeant sovldyer Sir John Burgh Colonell Genrall of His Majesties Forces to ye Isle of Rhe [Ile de Re] in France where he was slayne A Dni 1627 [20 Sep.1627], Thomas, Richard & Edward, and 5 daughters Marie, Martha, Dillington, Iane [Jane] & Anne. Ye said Richard dyed in A Dni 1616 & ye said Amy A Dni 1632".

The church of St. Mary's in Stow Minister, Lindsay, Lincolnshire (shown below), was founded in the 7th Century, and is one of the oldest and largest parish churches in England. It is partly Saxon and partly Norman, and has the tallest Saxon arches in the Europe and the earliest known example of Viking graffiti in England. Click here for more information and photos about the church of St. Mary, Stow Minster, Lincolnshire.

Currently the RBFO is conducting research into the possibility that the Burghs of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (of the 1300's to the 1600's), are directly related to the later Broughs of Leake, Lincolnshire (of the 1500's to the 1800's), as the travel distance between Gainsborough and Leake is about 50 miles. In fact, in January 2008, Ann Brough Hind (considered by the RBFO as the foremost Brough historian in the world) wrote the following to the RBFO: "The Lincolnshire [Burghs and] Broughs has links with the Broughs both north and east [of Lincolnshire] and with the 12th and 13th century Broughs [of Staffordshire]". And in November 2009, Ann added the following: "I [intend to eventually] write-up [and submit for publication] the evidence of direct connection between the Broughs of Appleby, Cumbria, and of the Lords [of] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, with the Broughs of Leekfryth in 1486 as shewn in a volume of 15th and 16th century correspondence and legal grant[s] of land in Staffordshire and Derbyshire".

Broughs of Lincolnshire

The histories and genealogies of the Broughs of Lincolnshire extend back to the English Renaissance period of the 1500's and early 1600's. One of the best documented lineages of the Broughs of Lincolnshire extends from the Broughs of Leake, Lincolnshire, in the 1500's, downwards to the present Broughs of Nephi, Utah, USA:

Thomas Brough, b.abt.1565, Leake, Lincolnshire, England
Robert Brough, ch.1605, Leake, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Brough, ch.1634, Leake, Lincolnshire, England
John Brough (Bruff), ch. 1659, Leake, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Brough (Bruff), ch.1685, Hareby, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Brough (Broof), ch.1725, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
John Brough (Bruff), b.1776, Mareham Le Fen, Lincolnshire, England
John Brough (Bruff), b.1827, West Ashby, Lincolnshire, England, d.1909, Nephi, Utah, USA

Genealogies of the Broughs of Lincolnshire, England

Genealogies of the Broughs of Lincolnshire, England, can be found on the website listed here:
Genealogies of the Broughs of Lincolnshire

Histories of the Broughs of Lincolnshire, England

During the 1500's and 1600's, many Brough family members were christened, married and buried at St. Mary's Church in Leake (Old Leake), Lincolnshire, England.

In 1683, John Brough (Bruff), described in the parish record of Toynton All Saints as a "laborer", married Mary Peasgood in Hareby, Lincolnshire. John and Mary Brough then had nine children, with their first son named Thomas Brough (Bruff), who was christened in Hareby in 1685. Thomas then married a lady by the given name of Martha. Thomas and Martha had three children, with their first son named Thomas Brough (Broof), who was christened in Spilsby in 1725.

In 1773--and at the age of 48--Thomas Brough (Broof) married Elizabeth Seamon in Mareham Le Fen (after Elizabeth's first husband, William Trout, had died). Thomas and Elizabeth Brough eventually had two sons, with their second son named John Brough (Bruff), who was christened in 1776 in Mareham Le Fen. Like his great-grandfather, John Brough was also a "laborer", and late in his life he apparently had little material wealth as he was described at seventy-five years old (in the 1851 Census) as being a "lodger" who was "receiving parochial relief" in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.

In about 1817, John Brough (Bruff) married Julia Marshall, and they eventually had five children--with three of these five children later joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). As adults, these three children decided to leave England, whereupon they sailed to the United States and settled in Utah. These three children were:
     1) Harriet Brough was born in Horncastle in 1820, married James Thomas Snarr in 1844, arrived in Utah in 1852, was the mother of eight children, and died in Salt Lake City in 1901.
     2) John Brough was born in West Ashby in 1827, married Ann (Mary) Winter Fanthorp (Fauthorpe) in 1851, arrived in Utah in 1854, was a farmer and the father of nine children, and died in Nephi in 1909.
     3) Caroline (Carrie) Brough was born in West Ashby in 1830, married John Dawes in 1851, arrived in Utah in 1899, was the mother of thirteen children, and died in Nephi in 1911.

The descendants of the above mentioned three children--Harriet, John and Caroline Brough--now number in the hundreds and are scattered throughout Utah and the western United States; and many of them belong to a large ancestral family organization--known as the Nephi Brough Family Organization (NBFO) of Nephi, Utah, USA. Click here for more information about the NBFO.