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Birth3 Nov 1841, Mount St, Westminster, London
Baptism26 Jan 1842, St George, Hanover Square, London
Death26 Dec 1895, Falconer’s Hill, Daventry, Northamptonshire
General1st s. Lt Col in Army. dsp.
FatherCaptain Edward Stopford RN (1809-ca1895)
MotherJulia Maria Wilbraham (1818-ca1925)
Notes for Lt Col Henry Edward Stopford
His birth index:

Name:                      Mother's Maiden Surname:
STOPFORD, HENRY EDWARD     WILBRAHAM  
GRO Reference: 1842  M Quarter in THE CHELTENHAM UNION  Volume 11  Page 205
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His baptism from an image of the Register, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:

“                           Fol.374
“                   Baptisms Solemnized
“In the Parish of St George, Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex, in the Year 1842 January
“. . . .
“When baptized:       26
“No:                  47
“Child’s Forename:    Henry Edward
“Parents’ Forenames:  Edward & Julia Maria
“Parents’ Surname:    Stopford
“Abode:               Mount St
“When born:           3 Novr. 1841
“Professiong:         Captn. R.N.
“Celebrant:           P Scholfield
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In 1891 they were at Manor Houses, Upper Woodside, Lymington, Hampshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Henry E      Stopford  Head  M  M  49  1842  Lt colonel retired list   Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Constance M  Stopford  Wife  M  F  34  1857  -                         Southampton, Hampshire
Ellen        Hampton   Serv  S  F  27  1864  Parlourmaid               Hampshire
Elizabeth    Bran      Serv  S  F  23  1868  Cook                      Lymington, Hampshire
Ralph        Bran      Serv  S  M  17  1874  Page                      Lymington, Hampshire
Agnes        Stone     Serv  -  F  13  1878  Under housemaid           Pennington, Hampshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG12
Piece number       898
Folio              104
Page               12
Combined:          1891 ref: RG12, piece 898, folio 104, p. 12
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No children found in a search for Stopford births with a mother’s maiden name of Hammersley
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BP reported: “Henry Edward; b 13 Nov 1841; Lt-Col 36th Regt; m 25 Oct 1882 Constance Maria (d Jan 1930), dau of Montolieu Hammersley, and dsp 26 Dec 1895”
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His death index:

Name:                      Age at Death (in years):  
STOPFORD, HENRY EDWARD     54  
GRO Reference: 1895  D Quarter in DAVENTRY  Volume 03B  Page 68
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Will notes for Lt Col Henry Edward Stopford
His probate index:

1896
STOPFORD Henry Edward of Falconer’s Hill Daventry Northamptonshire colonel in Her Majesty’s army died 26 December 1895-  Probate Northampton 28 May to George Waller Stopford esquire and Robert Wilbraham Stopford captain in Her Majesty’s royal navy  Effects £9701 4s.

Will ordered.
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In his will dated 19th of November 1892 he appointed the two executors above and listed additionally:

1. His cousin Philip James Stopford, Lt RN,
2. His sister Edith Louisa Kennedy,
3. His niece Alice Emily Kennedy,

But no mention of his wife Constance.
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Notes for Henry Edward & Constance Maria (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)     Henry Edward
Last name         Stopford
Marriage quarter  4
Marriage year     1882
Marriage Finder   Henry Edward Stopford married one of these people
                  Mary Maria Warr, Constance Maria Hammersley
District          Lymington
County            Hampshire
Country           England
Volume            2B
Page number       1205
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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