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Birth2 Sep 1854, 58 Eaton Place, Middlesex
Baptism1 Oct 1854, St Paul’s church, Knightsbridge, Middlesex
Death16 Feb 1944, Fillongley Hall, Warwickshire
General8th & yst dau. She had six children.
MotherCaroline Harriet Sackville (<1815-1908)
Notes for Grace Stopford Sackville
Grace and Henry had 1 s. and 5 daus.

Her baptism transcription by FindMyPast:

First name(s)           Grace
Last name               Stopford
Birth year              1854
Birth date              ? ? 1854
Baptism year            1854
Baptism date            01 Oct 1854
Father's first name(s)  William Bruce
Mother's first name(s)  Caroline Harriet
Parish                  St Paul, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge
County                  Middlesex
Country                 England
Page                    19
Archive                 City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set              Westminster Baptisms

The image of the register page adds that her parents abode was 58 Eaton Place, Middlesex (probably in Knightsbridge) and the presumed place of her birth.

With her baptism on 1 Oct 1854, her birth was very probably in September 1954.
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No birth registration can be found.
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In 1891 they had five children at Fillongley Hall, Shustoke Lane, Fillongley, Meriden, Warwickshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Henry A Adderley    Head  M  M  36  1855  Living on our means  Lea Marston, Warwickshire
Grace     Adderley    Wife  M  F  36  1855  Living on our means  St George's, London
Muriel G Adderley    Daur  S  F   8  1883  Living on our means  St George's, London
Ruth M    Adderley    Daur  -  F   7  1884  Living on our means  St George's, London
Hubert    Adderley    Son   -  M   5  1886  Living on our means  Fillongley, Warwickshire
Isabel I  Adderley    Daur  -  F   3  1888  Living on our means  Fillongley, Warwickshire
Joan      Adderley    Daur  -  F   1  1890  Living on our means  Fillongley, Warwickshire
Eliza     Jones       Serv  S  F  28  1863  Cook                 Plympton?
Alice M   Pickernell  Serv  S  F  26  1865  Ladies maid          Codicote, Hertfordshire
Helen H   Arnold      Serv  S  F  22  1869  Nurse                Not known
Emily L   Myham       Serv  S  F  19  1872  Nurse maid           Middlesex, England
Ellen     Kirkland    Serv  S  F  22  1869  Kitchen maid         Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
Alice     Botham      Serv  S  F  21  1870  Laundry maid         Anslow, Staffordshire
Annie     Smith       Serv  S  F  16  1875  House maid           Atherstone, Warwickshire
Henry J   Hubbard     Serv  M  M  34  1857  Butler               Surrey
Lewis     Pegg        Serv  S  M  14  1877  Page                 Atherstone, Warwickshire
William   Clark       Serv  S  M  18  1873  Stable boy           Poplar, Middlesex

Ref:
Archive reference  RG12
Piece number       2441
Folio              20
Page               12
Combined:          1891 ref: RG12, piece 2441, folio 20, p. 12
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In 1901 Grace was staying with her brother, mother and sister in Chelsea, with none of her own family with her.

Four of her daughters were at Filonley with a governess who was presumably in charge:

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Muriel G    Adderley  Daur  S  F  18  1883  -          London, England
Isabel J    Adderley  Daur  -  F  13  1888  -          Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
Joan        Adderley  Daur  -  F  11  1890  -          Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
Lettice M   Adderley  Daur  -  F   6  1895  -          Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
Eugene V    Adams     Gvrn  S  F  30  1871  Teaching   France
Henry J     Hubbard   Serv  M  M  43  1858  Butler     Tooting, Surrey, England
Sarah       Bailey    Serv  S  F  37  1864  Cook       Leicestershire, England
Rose Ellen  Childs    Serv  S  F  24  1877  Nurse      Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth   Whittall  Serv  S  F  19  1882  Housemaid  Kinsham, Herefordshire, England
Lizzie      Holden    Serv  S  F  19  1882  Housemaid  Worcestershire, England

Ref:
Archive reference  RG13
Piece number       2895
Folio              18
Page               7
Combines:          1901 ref: RG23, piece 2895, folio 18, p. 7

But the above leaves as yet unfound: her husband, son Hubert and her dau Ruth M.

Her husband was with his father in London.

Ruth was at a school at Handon, Middlesex.

Hubert was at school at Eton.
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In 1911 Grace and Henry and two daughters were in North Cornwall; Grace said she had had six children all of whom were living; they were at West Cliff Bude North Cornwall, Stratton and Bude:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Henry Arden       Adderley  Head  M  F  56  1855  Barrister private means  Warwickshire Lea Marston
Grace             Adderley  Wife  M  F  56  1855  -                        London Eaton Pl S W
Isabel Julia      Adderley  Daur  S  F  23  1888  -                        Warwickshire Fillongley
Joan              Adderley  Daur  S  F  21  1890  -                        Warwickshire Fillongley
Millicent Bonnes  Breeze    Serv  S  F  29  1882  Cook domestic            Montgomery Welshpool  
Agnes             Rowlands  Serv  S  F  29  1882  Parlour maid             Cornwall Bude
Elsie             Cook      Serv  S  F  27  1884  Lady's maid              Oxfordshire Kingham
Mabel Nellie      Carter    Serv  S  F  18  1893  House maid               Worcestershire Gt Maldron
Ada               Frawen    Serv  S  F  20  1891  Kicthenmaid              Gloucestershire Colford

ref:    1911 ref: RG14PN13516 RG78PN792 RD288 SD2 ED7 SN12
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Her entry in the 1939 register, giving a birth date, but with mistranscriptions of their surnames:

Fillongley Hall , Meriden R.D., Warwickshire, England

FIRST NAME(S)  LAST NAME(S)  DOB  SEX  OCCUPATION  MARITAL STATUS  SCHEDULE  SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Henry A                  Adderly [sic]  26 Sep 1854  M  D L - J P      M  131  1
Grace                    Adderly [sic]  02 Sep 1854  F  Wife           M  131  2
Jervoise Beatrice E (B)  Clarke         03 Jul 1853  F  Private Means  W  131  3
Ellen                    Beckinsale     06 Apr 1863  F  Nurse SR       S  131  4
Kathleen                 Bird           01 Oct 1892  F  Ladys Maid     S  131  5
Elizabeth M              Hill           08 Apr 1922  F  Servant        S  131  6
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Margatey E               Heath          12 Mar 1908  F  Servant        S  131  9

1939 ref: RG101/5728F/015/5

The children numbered at 7 and 8 cannot be their children but could be either grandchildren or evacuees.
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Gace and Henry’s six children were, from the censuses:

Name         Birth Yr    Birth Place
Muriel G       1883      St George’s London
Ruth M         1884      St George’s London
Hubert         1886      Fillongley Warwickshire
Isabel Julia   1888      Fillongley Warwickshire
Joan           1890      Fillongley Warwickshire
Lettice M      1895      Fillongley Warwickshire

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The birth indices were:

Name:                                   Mother's Maiden Surname:
ADDERLEY, MURIEL GRACE               STOPFORD SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1882  S Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE  Volume 01A  Page 412
ADDERLEY, RUTH MARGARET              STOPFORD-SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1884  M Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE  Volume 01A  Page 455
ADDERLEY, HUBERT BOWYER ARDEN        STOPFORTH SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1886  J Quarter in MERIDEN  Volume 06D  Page 443
ADDERLEY, ISABEL JULIA               STOPFORD-SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1887  S Quarter in MERIDEN  Volume 06D  Page 423
ADDERLEY, JOAN                       SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1890  M Quarter in MERIDEN  Volume 06D  Page 443
ADDERLEY, LETTICE MARY               STOPFORD SACKVILLE  
GRO Reference: 1894  S Quarter in MERIDEN  Volume 06D  Page 409
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Her death index:

First name(s)  GRACE
Last name      ADDERLEY
Gender         Female
Birth year     1855
Age            89
Death quarter  1
Death year     1944
District       Meriden
County         Warwickshire
Volume         6D
Page           729
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Grace Stopford Sackville
Her probate index:

NORTON Grace baroness of Fillongley Hall Warwickshire (wife of Henry Arden baron Norton) died 16 February 1944  Probate Birmingham 4 May to the honourable Hubert Bowyer Arden Adderley retired major H.M. army.  Effects £537 5s. 1d.
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Notes for Henry Arden & Grace (Family)
Their civil marriage index:

First name(s)     GRACE STOPFORD
Last name         SACKVILLE
Marriage quarter  3
Marriage year     1881
MarriageFinder    GRACE STOPFORD SACKVILLE married
                  Henry Arden Adderley
District          Thrapston
County            Northamptonshire
Country           England
Volume            3B
Page              317
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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And from ancestry an image of the marriage register page, transcript by me:

“                                    Page 52
“. . . .
“1881. Marriage solemnized by Special Licence in the Church of Lowick in the County of Northampton
“No:            104
“When married:  August 30th.

                     His                             Hers
                     ===                             ====
“Name:          Henry Arden Adderley          Grace Stopford Sackville
“Age:           of Full age                   of Full age
“Condition:     Bachelor                      Spinster
“Profession:    Barrister                     -
“Residence:     Filonley Hall                 Drayton House, in the parish of Lowick
“Father:        Charles Bowyer, Baron Norton  William Bruce Stopford Sackville
“Father’s job:  Peer                          Esquire

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies
          of the Church of England by me,   Augustus Legge
This marriage was solemnized between us, Henry Arden Adderley, Grace Stopford SackvilleIn the Presence of us,  Christopher Sackville, Norton, Fred W Stopford, Harry Clarke Jewsise(?), Julia A E Norton
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The celebrant was her sister’s husband.

Of the witnesses:
  Christopher Sackville, I know nothing about (currently)
  Norton is obvious,
  Fred W Stopford could be Fred manners Stopford and a descendant of an earl of Courtown
  Harry Clarke Jewsize(?) I don’t know,
  Julia A E Norton was the grooms’s mother.
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