James Montagu Burgoyne Stopford (1908 - 1975)

Born 24 Nov 1908 in Ennismore, London, England

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Biography

James Stopford was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

He was the son of Major James Richard Neville Stopford, 7th Earl of Courtown and Cicely Mary Birch. He was born on 24 November 1908. He married, firstly, Christina Margaret Cameron, daughter of Admiral John Ewen Cameron and Marion Gertrude Granger, on 1 August 1934. He and Christina Margaret Cameron were divorced in 1946.3 He married, secondly, Patricia Winthrop, daughter of Harry Stephen Winthrop, on 23 February 1951.1 He died on 23 July 1975 at age 66.

He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.1 He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Stopford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.1 He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Saltersford, of Saltersford, co. Chester [G.B., 1796] on 25 January 1957.1 He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 25 January 1957.1

Sources

• Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Name: Name: Sutton Publishing; Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K; Date: 1998;;), page 212.

• Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 656.

• England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name James Montagu B Stopford Registration Year 1908 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district St George Hanover Square Inferred County London Volume 1a Page 377.

• England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Name James Montague B Stopford Birth Date 24 Nov 1908 Date of Registration Sep 1975 Age at Death 66 Registration district Chiltern and Beaconsfield Inferred County Buckinghamshire Volume 19 Page 0808.

• 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district Amersham Registration District Number 143 Sub-registration district Amersham ED, institution, or vessel 9 Household schedule number 95 Piece 7811.