Background
He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 November 1800 he married Eleanor Powis, daughter of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and they had the following children:.
He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 November 1800 he married Eleanor Powis, daughter of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and they had the following children:.
Christ Church.
Honorary
George Stopford (b29 August 1801)
Eleanor Elizabeth Stopford (b4 September 1802)
Stopford, Richard Henry (b22 November 1803)
Charles Stopford (b 19 January 1805)
James Sydney Stopford (b 14 April 1808)
Edward Stopford (b 20 August 1809)
Lucy-Charlotte Stopford (b16 October 1811)
Robert Stopford (b 16 April 1813)
Harriet Jane Stopford (b 19 September 1816)
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford where he was awarded Bachelor in 1796, Master of Arts 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 Street George"s Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1812, a position he held until 1844.