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Peerage Record – 3792

Commander Grosvenor Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #37911, b. 15 November 1845, d. 14 November 1875

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     Commander Grosvenor Stopford was born on 15 November 1845.1 He was the son of Captain Edward Stopford and Julia Maria Wilbraham.1 He married Sara Palmer, daughter of John Palmer Palmer, on 9 June 1874.1 He died on 14 November 1875 at age 29.1
     He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 924. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sara Palmer1

Female, Registry Number #37912, d. 12 August 1903

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     Sara Palmer was the daughter of John Palmer Palmer.1 She married Commander Grosvenor Stopford, son of Captain Edward Stopford and Julia Maria Wilbraham, on 9 June 1874.1 She died on 12 August 1903.1
     Her married name became Stopford.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 924. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

John Palmer Palmer1

Male, Registry Number #37913

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     John Palmer Palmer lived at Physgill HouseG.1

Child of John Palmer Palmer

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 924. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Commander Robert Maurice Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #37914, b. 16 July 1890, d. 22 November 1978

Last Edited=28 Apr 2007
     Commander Robert Maurice Stopford was born on 16 July 1890.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Horace Robert Stopford and Marguerite Louisa Greathed MacDowell.1 He married Elsie Helen Lawson, daughter of Captain Francis William Lawson, on 11 February 1920.1 He died on 22 November 1978 at age 88.1
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)1 He fought in the Second World War.1

Children of Commander Robert Maurice Stopford and Elsie Helen Lawson

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Elsie Helen Lawson1

Female, Registry Number #37915, d. 30 November 1967

Last Edited=28 Apr 2007
     Elsie Helen Lawson was the daughter of Captain Francis William Lawson.1 She married Commander Robert Maurice Stopford, son of Lt.-Col. Horace Robert Stopford and Marguerite Louisa Greathed MacDowell, on 11 February 1920.1 She died on 30 November 1967.1
     Her married name became Stopford.

Children of Elsie Helen Lawson and Commander Robert Maurice Stopford

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Captain Francis William Lawson1

Male, Registry Number #37916

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     Captain Francis William Lawson gained the rank of Captain in the Connaugth Rangers.1

Child of Captain Francis William Lawson

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #37917, b. 27 April 1921, d. 12 June 1995

Last Edited=19 Jun 2017
     Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford was born on 27 April 1921.1 He was the son of Commander Robert Maurice Stopford and Elsie Helen Lawson.1 He married Megan Williams, daughter of Arthur Reyner Williams, on 3 September 1945.1 He died on 12 June 1995 at age 74 at Poole, Dorset, England.2,3
     He was educated at Oratory School, South Kensington, London, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment, Rifle Brigade.1

Children of Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford and Megan Williams

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories – Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories – Officers.

Megan Williams1

Female, Registry Number #37918, b. circa 1919, d. 4 May 2002

Last Edited=29 Apr 2007
     Megan Williams was born circa 1919.2 She was the daughter of Arthur Reyner Williams.1 She married Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford, son of Commander Robert Maurice Stopford and Elsie Helen Lawson, on 3 September 1945.1 She died on 4 May 2002.2
     Her married name became Stopford.

Children of Megan Williams and Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Arthur Reyner Williams1

Male, Registry Number #37919

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     Arthur Reyner Williams lived at Pike Place, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG.

Child of Arthur Reyner Williams

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Robert Michael Hastings Stopford1

Male, Registry Number #37920, b. 2 October 1949

Last Edited=27 Apr 2007
     Robert Michael Hastings Stopford was born on 2 October 1949.1 He is the son of Major Michael Robert Horace Stopford and Megan Williams.1 He married, firstly, Jennifer Walmesley-Cotham, daughter of Major J. H. Walmesley-Cotham, on 7 August 1976.1 He married, secondly, Alexandra E. Hartley, daughter of Douglas G. Hartley, in 1984.1
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, EnglandG.1

Children of Robert Michael Hastings Stopford and Alexandra E. Hartley

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 925. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

 

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