Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameRev George Powys Stopford 
[19, Baptism on 16th October 1801 at Pertersham, Surrey], [4, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 22, folio 6, p. 7], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1744, folio 62, p. 21], [4, 1861 ref: RG09, piece 955, folio 67, p. 14], [3, Death, Q4 of 1867, Kettering dist, vol 3B, p. 104]
[19, Baptism on 16th October 1801 at Pertersham, Surrey], [4, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 22, folio 6, p. 7], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1744, folio 62, p. 21], [4, 1861 ref: RG09, piece 955, folio 67, p. 14], [3, Death, Q4 of 1867, Kettering dist, vol 3B, p. 104]Birth29 Aug 1801, Petersham, Surrey
Baptism10 Oct 1801, Petersham, Surrey.
Death28 Dec 1867, Barton Seagrave, Northants
Burial1 Jan 1868, St Botolph’s, Barton Segrave, Northants
General1st s. Fellow of All Souls, Oxon. Rector of Warkton then of Barton Seagrave, Northants.
EducationCH CH, Oxon matric 1819, B.A 1823, MA 1831
FatherRev Richard Bruce Stopford (1774-1844)
MotherEleanor Powys (1773-1854)
Spouses
Marriageca 5 Aug 1844, St Margaret, Leicester [48, Their marr. Lic. of 5 Aug 1844 issued by Prebendary of Leicester]
No Children
Notes for Rev George Powys Stopford
His baptism transcript from the Bishop’s Transcript of Petersham, Surrey:
“George Powys Stopford Son of The Honble. & Revd. Richard B ruce Stopford and Eleanor his Wife was Born August 29th 1801 and Christened October 10th 1801 . . . . . .”
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From Joseph Foster’s Alumni Oxoniensis, 1715-1886, vol 4, p. 1361:
Stopford, George Powys, 1s Hon. Richard Bruce, of Petersham, Surrey, cler. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 16 Oct., 1819, aged 18. B.A. 1823; fellow ALL SOULS’ COLL. 1823-7, M.A. 1831, rector of Warkton 1826, and of Barton Seagrave, Northants, 1864, until his death 28 Dec., 1867.
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From the Clergy of the Church of England database:
On 18 Dec 1825 he was ordained deacon in All Souls Chapel by Edward Legge, bishop of Oxford.
On 21 May 1826 he was ordained priest at Christ Church Cath by the same.
On 21 Jul 1826 he became Rector of Warkford with the patron being the Duchess of Buccleuch & Queensbury.
(His uncle, the third earl, had married the eldest daughter of the 3rd duke of Buccleuch.)
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In 1844 he married one of Hannah Twigger, Eliza Oliver, Lucy Fox, Ann Hodgkin in Leicester.
In fact she was Lucy Fox, widow; see their marriage details.
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In 1841 he and Lucy were both at Warkton, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
George P Stopford Male 40 1801 -
Lucey Fox Female 35 1806 Northamptonshire
Rebecca Briggs Female 20 1821 -
William Prince Male 30 1811 Northamptonshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 803
Book number 23
Folio number 6
Page number 7
Combined: 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 22, folio 6, p. 7
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In 1851, there is the tiny problem of where all these children came from; the enumerator’s sheet says they were niesce/nephews and orphans. Anyhow they were all at The Rectory, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George P Stopford Head M M 49 1802 Rector of Warkton Ludbrook Park, Surrey
Lucy Stopford Wife M F 49 1802 - Weldon, Northamptonshire
Whybra Johnson Niece/orphan - F 13 1838 Scholar Leicestershire
Lucy Johnson Niece/orphan - F 9 1842 Scholar Leicestershire
William Johnson Nephew/orphan - M 6 1845 Scholar Leicestershire
John G Johnson Nephew/orphan - M 3 1848 Scholar Leicestershire
Mary Church Servant - F 19 1832 House servant Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1744
Folio 62
Page 21
Combined: 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1744, folio 62, p. 21
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In 1861 the elder of their two nephews was not in residence, otherwise all was well at Rectory, Warkton, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George T Stopford Head M M 59 1802 Rector of Warton Surrey, Ludbrook Park
Lucy Stopford Wife M F 59 1802 Rectors wife Northamptonshire, Little Weldon
Wybra Thompson Niece U F 23 1838 - Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Lucy Thompson Niece U F 17 1844 - Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
John G Thompson Nephew - M 13 1848 Scholar Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Sarah Lovell Serv U F 15 1846 House servant Warkton, Northamptonshire
John Newham Serv M M 44 1817 Shepherd Old Weston, Huntingdonshire
Ref:
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 955
Folio 67
Page 14
Combined: 1861 ref: RG09, piece 955, folio 67, p. 14
I reckon the birthplace of the three Johnsons was “Leicester County Town”, from the enumerator’s sheet.
Ooops they were Johnsons in the previous census but are Thompsons in 1861…
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His death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
STOPFORD, GEORGE POWYS 66
GRO Reference: 1867 D Quarter in KETTERING Volume 03B Page 104
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His burial:
First name(s) George Powys
Last name Stopford
Birth year 1802
Age 66
Death year 1868
Burial year 1868
Burial date 01 Jan 1868
Parish St Botolph
Place Barton Seagrave
Denomination Anglican
Residence Barton Seagrave NTH
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Repository Northamptonshire Archives
Event type Burial
Burial unique reference identifier B0182
Archive reference 29P/17
Record set Northamptonshire Burials
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As yet I have no idea whether he dsp or not.
I await the wills of he and his wife to see if there are any indications that they had children.
Nothing firm on the wills. I think he dsp.
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The Johnson/Thompson children could be related either on his or his wife’s side. I can find no birth or baptism records for them nor can I find any record after George and Lucy had died in 1868-1872. They were not with her in 1871.
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“George Powys Stopford Son of The Honble. & Revd. Richard B ruce Stopford and Eleanor his Wife was Born August 29th 1801 and Christened October 10th 1801 . . . . . .”
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From Joseph Foster’s Alumni Oxoniensis, 1715-1886, vol 4, p. 1361:
Stopford, George Powys, 1s Hon. Richard Bruce, of Petersham, Surrey, cler. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 16 Oct., 1819, aged 18. B.A. 1823; fellow ALL SOULS’ COLL. 1823-7, M.A. 1831, rector of Warkton 1826, and of Barton Seagrave, Northants, 1864, until his death 28 Dec., 1867.
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From the Clergy of the Church of England database:
On 18 Dec 1825 he was ordained deacon in All Souls Chapel by Edward Legge, bishop of Oxford.
On 21 May 1826 he was ordained priest at Christ Church Cath by the same.
On 21 Jul 1826 he became Rector of Warkford with the patron being the Duchess of Buccleuch & Queensbury.
(His uncle, the third earl, had married the eldest daughter of the 3rd duke of Buccleuch.)
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In 1844 he married one of Hannah Twigger, Eliza Oliver, Lucy Fox, Ann Hodgkin in Leicester.
In fact she was Lucy Fox, widow; see their marriage details.
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In 1841 he and Lucy were both at Warkton, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
George P Stopford Male 40 1801 -
Lucey Fox Female 35 1806 Northamptonshire
Rebecca Briggs Female 20 1821 -
William Prince Male 30 1811 Northamptonshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 803
Book number 23
Folio number 6
Page number 7
Combined: 1841 ref: HO107, piece 803, book 22, folio 6, p. 7
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In 1851, there is the tiny problem of where all these children came from; the enumerator’s sheet says they were niesce/nephews and orphans. Anyhow they were all at The Rectory, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George P Stopford Head M M 49 1802 Rector of Warkton Ludbrook Park, Surrey
Lucy Stopford Wife M F 49 1802 - Weldon, Northamptonshire
Whybra Johnson Niece/orphan - F 13 1838 Scholar Leicestershire
Lucy Johnson Niece/orphan - F 9 1842 Scholar Leicestershire
William Johnson Nephew/orphan - M 6 1845 Scholar Leicestershire
John G Johnson Nephew/orphan - M 3 1848 Scholar Leicestershire
Mary Church Servant - F 19 1832 House servant Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1744
Folio 62
Page 21
Combined: 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1744, folio 62, p. 21
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In 1861 the elder of their two nephews was not in residence, otherwise all was well at Rectory, Warkton, Kettering, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George T Stopford Head M M 59 1802 Rector of Warton Surrey, Ludbrook Park
Lucy Stopford Wife M F 59 1802 Rectors wife Northamptonshire, Little Weldon
Wybra Thompson Niece U F 23 1838 - Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Lucy Thompson Niece U F 17 1844 - Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
John G Thompson Nephew - M 13 1848 Scholar Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Sarah Lovell Serv U F 15 1846 House servant Warkton, Northamptonshire
John Newham Serv M M 44 1817 Shepherd Old Weston, Huntingdonshire
Ref:
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 955
Folio 67
Page 14
Combined: 1861 ref: RG09, piece 955, folio 67, p. 14
I reckon the birthplace of the three Johnsons was “Leicester County Town”, from the enumerator’s sheet.
Ooops they were Johnsons in the previous census but are Thompsons in 1861…
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His death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
STOPFORD, GEORGE POWYS 66
GRO Reference: 1867 D Quarter in KETTERING Volume 03B Page 104
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His burial:
First name(s) George Powys
Last name Stopford
Birth year 1802
Age 66
Death year 1868
Burial year 1868
Burial date 01 Jan 1868
Parish St Botolph
Place Barton Seagrave
Denomination Anglican
Residence Barton Seagrave NTH
County Northamptonshire
Country England
Repository Northamptonshire Archives
Event type Burial
Burial unique reference identifier B0182
Archive reference 29P/17
Record set Northamptonshire Burials
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As yet I have no idea whether he dsp or not.
I await the wills of he and his wife to see if there are any indications that they had children.
Nothing firm on the wills. I think he dsp.
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The Johnson/Thompson children could be related either on his or his wife’s side. I can find no birth or baptism records for them nor can I find any record after George and Lucy had died in 1868-1872. They were not with her in 1871.
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Will notes for Rev George Powys Stopford
His probate index:
1868
STOPFORD The Reverend George Powys
Effects under £2,000
27 January
The Will with a Codicil of the Reverend George Powys Stopford formerly Rector of Warkton but late of Barton Seagrave both in the County of Northampton Clerk deceased who died 28 December 1867 at Barton Seagrave aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of James Sydney Stopford of 18-Savile-row in the County of Middlesex Esquire the Brother one of the Executors.
Will ordered 30 September 2021.
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His will was remarkably simple. With the codicil which added his brother James Sydney Stopford and a friend Willliam Smyth as executors to Lucy his wife the original appointee, he left everything to his wife Lucy. He did not, as Lucy reported in her will, make any special request in his will for John George Tompson nor did he refer to any of the other four Thompson children.
So I am stuck with working out who these Tom℗son children were. I do not know whose nephews and hieces they were, George’s or Lucy’s.
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1868
STOPFORD The Reverend George Powys
Effects under £2,000
27 January
The Will with a Codicil of the Reverend George Powys Stopford formerly Rector of Warkton but late of Barton Seagrave both in the County of Northampton Clerk deceased who died 28 December 1867 at Barton Seagrave aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of James Sydney Stopford of 18-Savile-row in the County of Middlesex Esquire the Brother one of the Executors.
Will ordered 30 September 2021.
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His will was remarkably simple. With the codicil which added his brother James Sydney Stopford and a friend Willliam Smyth as executors to Lucy his wife the original appointee, he left everything to his wife Lucy. He did not, as Lucy reported in her will, make any special request in his will for John George Tompson nor did he refer to any of the other four Thompson children.
So I am stuck with working out who these Tom℗son children were. I do not know whose nephews and hieces they were, George’s or Lucy’s.
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Notes for George Powys & Lucy (Family)
Their marriage Licence:
Page 1:
“STOPFORD & FOX 1844
“.
“Fox & Stopford Marriage affidavit
“ Mr Irvine
“ Paid £2-15
“.
“ Paid
Page 2:
“On the fifth day of August
“in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
“.
“Appeared personally Lucy Fox . . . . .
“of the Parish of Saint Margaret in Leicester
“in the County of Leicester and a Widow
“.
“.
“and prayed a License for the solemnization of Matrimony in the Parish
“Church of Saint Margaret in Leicester
“in the County of Leicester
“between her and George Powyes Stopford
“of the Parish of Warkton in the County of Northampton
“of the age of forty two years and
“upwards and a bachelor
“.
“.
“and made oath that she believeth that there is no impediment of kindred or
“alliance, or of any other lawful cause, nor any suit commenced in any Ecclesiastical
“Court to bar or hinder the proceeding of the said Matrimony according to the
“Tenor of such License. And she further made oath that she the said Lucy
“Fox hath had her usual place of abode
“within the said Parish of Saint Margaret in Leicester aforesaid
“for the space of fifteen days last past.
“.
“.
“ Lucy Fox
“.
“.
“Sworn before me
“ A Irvine
“ Surrogate to the prebendy.
“ of Saint Margaret in Leicester
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The abstract of the civil record:
First name(s) George Powys
Last name Stopford
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1844
MarriageFinder George Powys Stopford married one of these people
Hannah Twigger, Eliza Oliver, Lucy Fox, Ann Hodgkin
District Leicester
County Leicestershire
Country England
Volume 15
Page number 112
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Note that this was dated Q3, that is from July to September and the Marriage Licence was issued on the 15th August. So the marriage occurred in either August or September. (My guess is August.)
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Page 1:
“STOPFORD & FOX 1844
“.
“Fox & Stopford Marriage affidavit
“ Mr Irvine
“ Paid £2-15
“.
“ Paid
Page 2:
“On the fifth day of August
“in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
“.
“Appeared personally Lucy Fox . . . . .
“of the Parish of Saint Margaret in Leicester
“in the County of Leicester and a Widow
“.
“.
“and prayed a License for the solemnization of Matrimony in the Parish
“Church of Saint Margaret in Leicester
“in the County of Leicester
“between her and George Powyes Stopford
“of the Parish of Warkton in the County of Northampton
“of the age of forty two years and
“upwards and a bachelor
“.
“.
“and made oath that she believeth that there is no impediment of kindred or
“alliance, or of any other lawful cause, nor any suit commenced in any Ecclesiastical
“Court to bar or hinder the proceeding of the said Matrimony according to the
“Tenor of such License. And she further made oath that she the said Lucy
“Fox hath had her usual place of abode
“within the said Parish of Saint Margaret in Leicester aforesaid
“for the space of fifteen days last past.
“.
“.
“ Lucy Fox
“.
“.
“Sworn before me
“ A Irvine
“ Surrogate to the prebendy.
“ of Saint Margaret in Leicester
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The abstract of the civil record:
First name(s) George Powys
Last name Stopford
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1844
MarriageFinder George Powys Stopford married one of these people
Hannah Twigger, Eliza Oliver, Lucy Fox, Ann Hodgkin
District Leicester
County Leicestershire
Country England
Volume 15
Page number 112
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Note that this was dated Q3, that is from July to September and the Marriage Licence was issued on the 15th August. So the marriage occurred in either August or September. (My guess is August.)
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