Richard Bruce Stopford

Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford MA (1774 - 12 December 1844) was a Canon of Windsor from 1812 to 1844.^[1]

Family

He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 Nov 1800 he married Eleanor Powys,^[2] 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)

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

He was appointed:

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

↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
↑ Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. John Debrett. 1840

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