Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameJulia Maria Wilbraham 
[19, Baptism on 29 September 1818 at St George’s church, Hanover Square], [274, Marriage report in The Belfast Newsletter of 8th Sept 1840], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1741, folio 415, p. 40], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 1559, folio 13, p. 20], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 1205, folio 110, p. 29], [3, Death, Q3 of 1925, Daventry dist, vol 3B, p. 78]
[19, Baptism on 29 September 1818 at St George’s church, Hanover Square], [274, Marriage report in The Belfast Newsletter of 8th Sept 1840], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1741, folio 415, p. 40], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 1559, folio 13, p. 20], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 1205, folio 110, p. 29], [3, Death, Q3 of 1925, Daventry dist, vol 3B, p. 78]Birth2 Sep 1818, Berkeley Square, London
Baptism29 Sep 1818, St George church, Hanover Square, London
Deathca Aug 1925, Daventry district, Northants
GeneralHer parents were William and Julia Fanny Wilbraham.
Spouses
1Captain Edward Stopford RN [19, Baptism on 8 Oct 1809 at St Botolph, Barton Segrave, Northants], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1741, folio 415, p. 40], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 1559, folio 13, p. 20], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 1205, folio 110, p. 29], [3, Death, Q4 of 1895, Daventry dist, vol 3B, p. 63]
[19, Baptism on 8 Oct 1809 at St Botolph, Barton Segrave, Northants], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1741, folio 415, p. 40], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 1559, folio 13, p. 20], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 1205, folio 110, p. 29], [3, Death, Q4 of 1895, Daventry dist, vol 3B, p. 63]FatherRev Richard Bruce Stopford (1774-1844)
MotherEleanor Powys (1773-1854)
Marriage6 Aug 1840, The Palace, Valetta, Malta [274, Marriage report in The Belfast Newsletter of 8th Sept 1840]
Notes for Julia Maria Wilbraham
Her baptism from an image of the Register, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
“ Fo.83
“ BAPTISMS
“Solemnized in the Parish of Dt George, Hanover Sq, in the month of September 1818
“. . . .
“When Baptised: 29
“No: 660
“Child’s Forename: Julia Maria
“Parents’ Forenames: William & Julia Fanny
“Parents’ surname: Wilbraham
“Abode: Berkeley Square
“When born: 2 Sept
“Profession: Captain Royal Navy
“Celebrant: B Williams
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Her sister had married another Stopford, Robert the offspring of the 2nd earl and Mary Powys.
In 1871 she was on her own, apart from 7 servants, at Falconers Hill, Daventry, Northamptonshire.
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In 1911 she was a mere 92 with thirteen years still to go and with her daughter and grand-daughter with her plus the usual army at Falconers Hill, Daventry, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Julia Maria Stopford Head W F 92 1819 Private means London
Edith Louisa Kennedy Daur M F 67 1844 Private means Herts Harpenden
Alice Emily Kennedy Gdau S F 40 1871 Private means Northants Daventry
Sarah Jane Slade Vstr S F 67 1844 Private means Dorset Poole
William Blackmore Serv S M 56 1855 Butler Somerset Chiredon
George Edward Berridge Serv S M 16 1895 Footman Northants Barby
Sylvia Jane Gee Serv S F 47 1864 Lady's maid Northants Daventry
Jane Crofts Serv S F 41 1870 Cook Northants Daventry
Jane Neal Serv S F 47 1864 Housemaid Northants Daventry
Albertha Fanny Wendt Serv S F 40 1871 Ladys maid London
Rosa Aida Worley Serv S F 34 1877 Kitchen maid Northants Daventry
Lily Bradshaw Serv S F 17 1894 Under housemaid Northants Daventry
1911 ref: RG14PN8469 RG78PN437 RD164 SD2 ED12 SN96
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She lived to be a remarkable 106, for those times.
Her death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
STOPFORD, JULIA MARIA 105
GRO Reference: 1924 S Quarter in DAVENTRY Volume 03B Page 76
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No will found. Probably everything was spent and she may have relied on her naval widow’s pension.
Did she outlive her children?
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“ Fo.83
“ BAPTISMS
“Solemnized in the Parish of Dt George, Hanover Sq, in the month of September 1818
“. . . .
“When Baptised: 29
“No: 660
“Child’s Forename: Julia Maria
“Parents’ Forenames: William & Julia Fanny
“Parents’ surname: Wilbraham
“Abode: Berkeley Square
“When born: 2 Sept
“Profession: Captain Royal Navy
“Celebrant: B Williams
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Her sister had married another Stopford, Robert the offspring of the 2nd earl and Mary Powys.
In 1871 she was on her own, apart from 7 servants, at Falconers Hill, Daventry, Northamptonshire.
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In 1911 she was a mere 92 with thirteen years still to go and with her daughter and grand-daughter with her plus the usual army at Falconers Hill, Daventry, Northamptonshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Julia Maria Stopford Head W F 92 1819 Private means London
Edith Louisa Kennedy Daur M F 67 1844 Private means Herts Harpenden
Alice Emily Kennedy Gdau S F 40 1871 Private means Northants Daventry
Sarah Jane Slade Vstr S F 67 1844 Private means Dorset Poole
William Blackmore Serv S M 56 1855 Butler Somerset Chiredon
George Edward Berridge Serv S M 16 1895 Footman Northants Barby
Sylvia Jane Gee Serv S F 47 1864 Lady's maid Northants Daventry
Jane Crofts Serv S F 41 1870 Cook Northants Daventry
Jane Neal Serv S F 47 1864 Housemaid Northants Daventry
Albertha Fanny Wendt Serv S F 40 1871 Ladys maid London
Rosa Aida Worley Serv S F 34 1877 Kitchen maid Northants Daventry
Lily Bradshaw Serv S F 17 1894 Under housemaid Northants Daventry
1911 ref: RG14PN8469 RG78PN437 RD164 SD2 ED12 SN96
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She lived to be a remarkable 106, for those times.
Her death index:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
STOPFORD, JULIA MARIA 105
GRO Reference: 1924 S Quarter in DAVENTRY Volume 03B Page 76
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No will found. Probably everything was spent and she may have relied on her naval widow’s pension.
Did she outlive her children?
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Notes for Edward & Julia Maria (Family)
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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“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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