He was the second son of the Reverend Edward Price, Dean of Gloucester himself second son of the 2nd Baroness Dynevor. The Dean"s wife, Rice’s mother, Charlotte Lascelles though born the illegitimate daughter of General Francis Lascelles and Ann Catley, a singer, was a niece of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood.
Christ Church; Westminster School.
Rice was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 18 October 1822. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1826 and was awarded an Master of Arts degree in 1847. From 1827 to 1878 Rice was the Vicar of Fairford, Gloucestershire.
Their child was Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, later 6th Baron Dynevor.
Francis Rice was widowed on 22 July 1854. He died 3 August 1878 aged 74.
