Richard Bruce Stopford
Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford MA was a Canon of Windsor from 1812 to 1844.
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
- Eleanor Elizabeth Stopford
- Richard Henry Stopford
- Rev. Charles Stopford
- William Bruce Stopford-Sackville
- James Sydney Stopford
- Capt. Edward Stopford
- Lucy-Charlotte Stopford
- Robert Stopford married Matilda Caroline Birch Reynardson, on 11 Aug 1853; Ancestor of Eugen Michael Simon
- Harriet Jane Stopford
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