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Richard Bruce Stopford

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Richard Stopford


Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford MA (1774 - 12 December 1844) was a Canon of Windsor from 1812 to 1844.

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Family

He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 Nov 1800 he married Eleanor Powys, daughter of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and they had the following children:

  • George Stopford (b. 29 Aug 1801)
  • Eleanor Elizabeth Stopford (4 Sep 1802 - 12 Oct 1851)
  • Richard Henry Stopford (b. 22 Nov 1803)
  • Rev. Charles Stopford (19 Jan 1805 - 10 Mar 1864)
  • William Bruce Stopford-Sackville (1 Apr 1806 - 29 May 1872)
  • James Sydney Stopford (14 Apr 1808 - 8 Jul 1885)
  • Capt. Edward Stopford (20 Aug 1809 - 14 Oct 1895)
  • Lucy-Charlotte Stopford (b. 16 Oct 1811)
  • Robert Stopford (16 Apr 1813 - 25 May 1878) married Matilda Caroline Birch Reynardson, on 11 Aug 1853; Ancestor of Eugen Michael Simon (1992-)
  • Harriet Jane Stopford (19 Sep 1816 - 13 Dec 1902)

    • Career

    He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford where he was awarded BA in 1796, MA in 1799.

    He was appointed:

  • Rector of Barton Seagrave 1798
  • Vicar of Nuneaton 1803
  • Prebendary of Bullinghope in Hereford Cathedral 1810-1844
  • Chaplain to Queen Victoria

    • He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1812, a position he held until 1844.

    References

    Richard Bruce Stopford Wikipedia
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