Baptism from the image of the Bishop’s Transcript, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:

“ Account of Marriages Baptisms & Burials in the Parish of
“                     Barton Seagrave
“ from May 1809 to May 1810
“. . . .
“          Baptisms
“Edward - Son of Richard Bruce & Eleanor Stopford was baptized October 8th 1809”
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BP reports “ Edward; b 20 Aug 1809; Capt RN; m 6 Aug 1840 Julia Maria (d 8
Aug 1924 aged 105), est dau of Capt William Wilbraham, RN, and d 14 Oct 1895”
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In 1851 they were at (?)Falconers Hill, North Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Edward     Stopford   Head  M  M  41  1810  Commander, Royal Navy h p  Barton Seagrave, Northants
Julia      Stopford   Wife  M  F  32  1819  -                          London, Middlesex
Edith      Stopford   Daur  -  F   7  1844  Scholar at home            Herts, Harpenden
Grosvinor  Stopford   Son   -  M   6  1845  Scholar at home            Herts, Bovingdon
Caroline Brard      Gnss  U  F  24  1827  Governess                  Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne       Ball       Serv  U  F  28  1823  Cook                       Warwicks, Badgeley End
Eleanor    Henderson  Serv  U  F  21  1830  Nurse                      London, Stb Paul’s Pimlico
Elizabeth  Lamb       Serv  U  F  27  1824  Housemaid                  Lincolnshire, Lincoln
Jane       Cox        Serv  U  F  18  1833  Kitchen maid               Harleston, Northamptonshire
Thomas     Esson      Serv  U  M  19  1832  Footman                    Whilton, Northamptonshire
Henry      Huthwaite  Serv  U  M  23  1828  Groom                      Grantham, Lincolnshire

Ref:
Archive reference  HO107
Piece number       1741
Folio              415
Page               40
Combined:          1851 ref: HO107, piece 1741, folio 415, p. 40
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He was not found in 1861, 1871, 1881 censuses.  Abroad?

In 1871 he was transcribed as Hopford and only found because they had their daughter staying with them and her married name was Kennedy.  See her entry.
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In 1891 they, with a daughter and grand-daughter, were at Ashby Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Edward     Stopford   Head  M  M  81  1810  Capt RN. JP: Northants  Northamptonshire
Julia M    Stopford   Wife  M  F  72  1819  -                       London, Middlesex
William R  Kennedy    SinL  M  M  53  1838  Admiral royal navy      Italy
Edith L    Kennedy    Daur  M  F  47  1844  -                       Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Alice E    Kennedy    Gdau  S  F  20  1871  -                       Daventry, Northamptonshire
William    Blackmore  Serv  S  M  56  1835  Butler                  Clevedon, Somerset
Frederick  Maisy      Serv  S  M  15  1876  Page                    Sydenham
Annie E    Austin     Serv  S  F  25  1866  Cook                    India
Elizabeth  Conning    Serv  S  F  30  1861  Ladysmaid               Scotland
Sylvia J   Gee        Serv  S  F  27  1864  Ladysmaid               Daventry, Northamptonshire
Jane       Niel       Serv  S  F  29  1862  Housemaid               Daventry, Northamptonshire
Jane       Crofts     Serv  S  F  21  1870  Housemaid               Daventry, Northamptonshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG12
Piece number       1205
Folio              110
Page               29
Combined:          1891 ref: RG12, piece 1205, folio 110, p. 29
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Getting together their children from public records is going to be difficult as there were two marriages between a male Stopford and a female Wilbrahim, on in 1840 and one in 1843, so their children overlap.

The way to disentangle this is to identify the couple who married in 1843 and then see what children the had in the 1851 and 1861 censuses.

The other couple were Robert Fanshawe Stopford and one of Emily Anne Wilbraham, Elspet Pringle, Louisa Shirley, Ellen Watson

But there was no sign of Robert F in 1851.  Though in 1871 there was a Robert F and wife Lucy H with children born in these years:

Forename      Birth  Sex
Emily M       1847    F
Mary L        1855    F
Francis J     1858    M
Henrietta J   1860    F
Eleanor Anna  1863    F

But this got me nowhere!

So I tried to select baptisms between 1840 and 1860 with Parents names of Edward and Julia from Ancestry and this produced:

Bapt          Birth        Name           Parents                Father’s job    Where
26 Jan 1842   3 Nov 1841   Henry Edward   Edward & Julia Maria   Capt R.N.       St Geo, Han Sq
15 Jul 1843  17 Jun 1843   Edith Louisa   Edward & Julia Maria   Commander R.N.  Harpenden, Herts
5 Jun 1845  15 Mar 1845   Grosvenor      Edward & Julia Maria   Capt R.N.       St Geo Han Sq

And that was all - and exactly agreed with the births reported in Burke’s peerage.

It would have been better if Edith’s baptism had an image of the register/BT.  But one was found on FindMyPast for a change, though only if you used the Hertfordshire data set, not if you used the All England or the data copied from Family Search.  
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His death index:

Name:                   Age at Death (in years):  
STOPFORD, EDWARD        86  
GRO Reference: 1895  D Quarter in DAVENTRY  Volume 03B  Page 63
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His probate index:

1895
STOPFORD Edward of Falconer’s Hill house Daventry Northamptonshire captain royal navy died 14 October 1895 Probate London 14 December to Julia Maria Stopford widow Effects £5351 0s. 7d.
1383

Almost certainly he will have given it all to his wife.  So not ordered.
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From the Belfast Newsletter of 8th September 1840 in the Marriages section:

“On the 6th ult. at the Palace, Valetta, Lieut Edward Ward [sic] Stopford, R.N. son of the Hon Richard Bruce Stopford, Can of Windsor and grandson of James, second Earl of Courtown, to Julia Maria, eldest daughter of the late Capt Wilbraham R.N. niece of George Wilbraham, Esq. M.P. and step-daughter of Lieut-General Sir Henry F Bouverie, Governor of Malta”
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And this abstract of a ‘British Overseas Marriage’, provided by FindMyPast:

First name(s)                    Edward
Last name                        Stopford
Sex                              Male
Age                              adult
Marriage year                    1840
Marriage date                    ? ? 1840
Marriage place                   Military Register 2
Place                            Military Register 2
Type                             Consular/Overseas
Residence                        Barton Seagrave Northamptonshire
Occupation                       Lieut. r.n. & hms confiance
Spouse's age                     adult
Spouse's residence               St George London
Spouse's father's first name(s)  William
Spouse's father's last name      Wilbraham
Spouse's mother -
Spouse's father's occupation     Capt. R.N. deceased
Notes                            bride eldest daughter; stepdaughter to Governor
Source                           British Overseas Marriages (Cliff Webb Collection)
Archive reference -
Archive -
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Banns And Marriages
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