[1] Burrard was born at Lymington, the son of Philip Dore.
He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford.
[2] In 1681 he married Elianor, daughter of John Button, M.P.
[3] Dore was appointed a Freeman of Lymington in 1681 and was Mayor from 1683 to 1685.
A soldier, he served in the Duke of Bolton's Second Regiment, Sir John Gibson's Regiment of Foot and Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot.