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Birth19 Sep 1816, Barton Segrave, Northants
Baptism20 Oct 1816, St Botulph, Barton Segrave, Northants
Death13 Dec 1902, Rugby, Warks
BurialClifton Road Cemetery, Rugby, Warks
General3rd & last dau. She had three childeren. Her grandchildren had no issue.
FatherRev Richard Bruce Stopford (1774-1844)
MotherEleanor Powys (1773-1854)
Notes for Harriet Jane Stopford
Her baptism from the image of the Register, transcript by me:

“                         Page 4.
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Barton Seagrave in the County of Northampton in the Year 1816
“. . . .
“When Baptized:       October 20th
“No:                  28
“Child’s Forename:    Harriet Jane
“Parents’ Forenames:  Richard Bruce
“Parents’ Surname:    Stopford
“Abode:               Barton Seagrave
“Profession:          Clergyman
“Calebrant:           W.B.Stopford, Rector
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In 1851 she was not with her brother and mother in the old family home in the Rectory, nor was she anywhere else.

There is a marriage of a Harriett Jane Stopford in 1850 to one of:
Jaon Balderson
John Carrel Bazley
Bartholomew Tunnard

So I searched in the 1851 censuses for all Harriets born in Northamptonshire in 1816 plus or minus one year and came up with none of these three surnames.
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There were five Harriet Stopford deaths from 1845 to 1864.
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Burke’s 2003 Peerage says she married Bartholomew Tunnard.  And the parish register marriage record, on Ancestry, agrees.
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Now for a few censuses:

In 1851 they were at Main Street, Ecton, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Bartholomew  Tunnard   Head  M  M  34  1817  Landed proprietor  Lincolnshire
Harriet J    Tunnard   Wife  M  F  34  1817  Wife               Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire
Rebecca      Norfolk   Serv  M  F  50  1801  Cook               Lincolnshire
Hannah       Thompson  Serv  U  F  20  1831  Lady's maid        Bracebridge, Lincolnshire
Betsey       Meredith  Serv  U  F  19  1832  House maid         Swineshead, Lincolnshire
William      Brown     Serv  U  M  20  1831  Groom              Boston, Lincolnshire

Ref:
Archive reference  HO107
Piece number       1743
Folio              33
Page               3
Combined:          1851 ref: HO107, piece 1742, folio 33, p. 1
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In 1861, not found: they may have been abroad as the 1871 census reveals that he had been a Capt in the Army.
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In 1871 she and her son were at South Cliff Villa, South, Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire in an probably superior lodging house:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Harriet J Tunnard  Wife  M  F  53  1818  -  Kettering, Northamptonshire
Walter J Tunnard  Son   U  M  18  1853  -  Exton, Northamptonshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       1178
Folio              28
Page               48
Combined:          1871 ref: RG10, piece 1178, folio 28, p. 48
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In 1871 Bartholomew,”formerly Capt in the Army” was with their other son and daughter, Henry S and Eleanor L, at The Elms, Warwick Street, Rugby, Warwickshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Bartholomew  Tunnard   Head  M  M  54  1817  Formerly Capt in Army  Lincolnshire, Framplan
Henry S      Tunnard   Son   -  M  15  1856  Scholar                Leicestershire, Burton Overy
Eleanor L    Tunnard   Daur  -  F  11  1860  Scholar                Leicestershire, Burton Overy
Elise        Racle     Serv  U  F  19  1852  Ladies maid            Switzerland
Hannah       Cure      Serv  U  F  30  1841  Cook                   Warwickshire, Withybrook
Mary J       Tebbutts  Serv  U  F  23  1848  Housemaid              Leicestershire, Ravenstone
Emily        Houghton  Serv  U  F  14  1857  Under housemaid        Northamptonshire, Islip

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       3184
Folio              95
Page               21
Combined:          1871 ref: RG10, piece 3184, folio 95, p. 21
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In 1881 Walter J was in a house with three servants in 31 Bilton Road, Rugby.

But Harriet Jane was not found.
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In 1891 she was widowed, had three children with her and living at Bilton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Harriet J  Tunnard    Head  W  F  74  1817  Living on her own means          Burton Segrave, Northants
Walton J   Tunnard    Son   S  M  38  1853  Living on his own means          Ecton, Northants
Henry S    Tunnard    Son   M  M  35  1856  Ret’d capt R Inniskillin fusils  Burton Overy, Leics
Eleanor L  Tunnard    Dau   S  F  31  1860  Living on her own means          Burton Overy, Leics
Blanche E  Tunnard    DinL  M  F  34  1857  -                                Bodmin, Cornwall
Dorothy E  Tunnard    Gdau  -  F   7  1884  -                                Straits Settlements
Emily      Spraggett  Serv  S  F  22  1869  Parlour maid domestic servant    Long Itchington, Warks
Lois       Lee        Serv  S  F  24  1867  Housemaid domestic servant       Elkington, Northants
Clara      Buller     Serv  S  F  18  1873  Childs maid domestic servant     Rugby, Warks

Ref:
Archive reference  RG12
Piece number       2457
Folio              4
Page               2
Combined:          1891 ref: RG12, piece 2457, folio 4, p. 2
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In 1901 they were still in Bilton Road Rugby, her eldest son had departed and she had a new grandson at (The Elms, 31, Bilton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Harriet Jane       Tunnard   Head  W  F  84  1817  Living on own means        Barton Seagrave, Northants
Henry Stopford     Tunnard   Son   M  M  45  1856  Ret’d captn R Inniskillin  Burton Overy, Leics
Blanche Evelyn     Tunnard   DinL  M  F  44  1857  -                          Bodmin, Cornwall
Dorothy Evelyn     Tunnard   Gdau  S  F  17  1884  -                          Straits Settlements
Henry Bartholomew  Tunnard   Gson  S  M   8  1893  -                          Rugby, Warks
Eleanor Lucy       Tunnard   Dau   S  F  41  1860  Living on own means        Burton Overy, Leics
Annie Priscilla    Barnett   Atdt  S  F  26  1875  Sick nurse                 Woolwich, Kent
Harriet            Williams  Serv  S  F  25  1876  Cook (domestic)            Bitteswell, Leics
Alice Johnson      Timms     Serv  S  F  19  1882  Parlour maid (domestic)    Water Orton, Warks
Amy Annie          Fleet     Serv  S  F  19  1882  Housemaid (domestic)       Northants
Florence Annie     Timms     Serv  S  F  14  1887  Between maid (domestic)    Water Orton, Warks

Ref:
Archive reference  RG13
Piece number       2918
Folio              30
Page               2
Combined:          1901 ref: RG13, piece 2918, folio 30, p. 2
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Her death index:

Name:                      Age at Death (in years):  
TUNNARD, HARRIET JANE      86  
GRO Reference: 1902  D Quarter in RUGBY  Volume 06D  Page 339
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Her burial index:

First name(s)  Harriet Jane
Last name      Tunnard
Birth year     -
Death year     1902
Burial year    1902
Place          Rugby
Cemetery       Clifton Road Cemetery
Inscription    HARRIET JANE TUNNARD born 19th September 1816 died 13th December 1902.
               BARTHOLOMEW TUNNARD late Captain 27th Regiment born 3rd October 1816
                 died 30th June 1875.
               WALTER JAMES TUNNARD born 4th November 1852 died 4th March 1895.
Plot number    H119
County         Warwickshire
Country        England
Source         Clifton Road Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions (Rugby)
Record set     Warwickshire Burials
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Will notes for Harriet Jane Stopford
Her probate index:

TUNNARD Harriet Jane of Rugby Warwickshire widow died 13 December 1902  Probate London 8 April to Henry Stopford Tunnard hospital-secretary and Charles Pearson Downe esquire.  Effects £6069 19s.
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Mon Inscripts notes for Harriet Jane Stopford
Inscription at Clifton Road Cemetery, Rugby

HARRIET JANE TUNNARD born 19th September 1816 died 13th December 1902.
BARTHOLOMEW TUNNARD late Captain 27th Regiment born 3rd October 1816 died 30th June 1875.
WALTER JAMES TUNNARD born 4th November 1852 died 4th March 1895.
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Notes for Bartholomew & Harriet Jane (Family)
Their marriage from the parish register:

“                                     Page 37.
“1850. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Ecton in the County of Northampton

“No:            73
“When married:  October 15th

                   His                        Hers
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“Name:          Bartholomew Tunnard        Harriet Jane Stopford
“Age:           Full                       Full
“Condition:     Bachelor                   Spinster
“Profession:    Esquire                    -
“Residence:     Ecton                      Ecton
“Father:        Charles keightley Tunnard  Richard Bruce Stopford
“Father’s job:  Esquire                    Clerk

“Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church
“by Licence by me,  G P Stopford

“This Marriage was solemnized between us,  Bartholomew Tunnard,  Harriet Jane Stopford

“  in the Presence of us,  Eleanor Stopford, John Tunnard, Richard Henry Stopford, Ambrose Isted,
                           W B Stopford, H C J Stopford, C H Hood

Ambrose Isted was the husband of Harriet’s sister Eleanor Elizabeth.
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