Richard Bruce Stopford
Appearance
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)
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.