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     James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown was born on 15 August 1765 at Berkeley Square, London, England.¹ He was the son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown and Mary Powys.¹ He was baptised at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He married Lady Mary Scott, daughter of Sir Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, on 29 January 1791 at Grosvenor Square, St. George Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He died on 15 June 1835 at age 69 at The Cloisters, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered in August 1836.¹
     James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown was educated between 1779 and 1781 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Ensign on 8 December 1780 in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 17 September 1788.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Great Bedwyn between 1790 and 1796.¹ He gained the rank of Captain circa 1791.² He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1793 and 1806.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 21 June 1793.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Linlithgow Burghs between 1796 and 1802.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Villier's Fencible Cavalry.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Dumfries Burghs between 1803 and 1806.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Great Bedwyn between 1806 and 1807.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Marlborough between 1807 and 1810.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1807 and 1812.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Stopford [I., 1762] on 30 March 1810.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1762] on 30 March 1810.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Saltersford, of Saltersford, co. Chester [G.B., 1796] on 30 March 1810.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 30 March 1810.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners between 1812 and 1827.¹ He held the office of Governor of County Wexford between 1813 and 1831.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 20 August 1821.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard between January 1835 and April 1835.¹

     Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards was born on 24 February 1732/33. He was the son of Hon. Thomas Townshend and Albinia Selwyn. He married Elizabeth Powys, daughter of Richard Powys and Lady Mary Brudenell, on 19 May 1760. He died on 30 June 1800 at age 67.
     Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards gained the title of 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards.

     Lord John Douglas Scott was born on 13 July 1809.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend.¹ He married Alicia Anne Spottiswoode, daughter of John Spottiswoode, on 10 March 1836.¹ He died on 3 January 1860 at age 50.¹
     Lord John Douglas Scott gained the rank of officer in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Roxburghshire.¹

     Alicia Anne Spottiswoode was the daughter of John Spottiswoode.¹ She married Lord John Douglas Scott, son of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, on 10 March 1836.¹ She died on 12 March 1900.¹
     Her married name became Scott. She was composer of Annie Laurie.¹ Her name was legally changed to Spottiswoode.¹

     Lady Charlotte Albina Montagu-Scott was born on 16 July 1799 at Dalkeith House.² She was the daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend.¹ She married James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown, son of James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown and Lady Mary Scott, on 4 July 1822 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.² She died on 29 February 1828 at age 28 at Rome, Italy.²
     Her married name became Stopford.

     James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown was born on 27 March 1794 at St. James's Place, St. James's, London, England.¹ He was the son of James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown and Lady Mary Scott.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Charlotte Albina Montagu-Scott, daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, on 4 July 1822 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.² He married, secondly, Dora Pennefather, daughter of Rt. Hon. Edward Pennefather and Susan Darby, on 29 October 1850 at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He died on 20 November 1858 at age 64 at Courtown House, Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland.²
     James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown matriculated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 31 January 1812.¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1815 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for County Wexford between 1820 and 1830.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Wexford in 1833.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1762] on 15 June 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Stopford [I., 1762] on 15 June 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 15 June 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Saltersford, of Saltersford, co. Chester [G.B., 1796] on 15 June 1835.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Wexford between 1845 and 1858.¹

     Lady Isabella Mary Montagu-Scott was born circa 1805. She was the daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend.² She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Peregrine Francis Cust, son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton and Frances Bankes, on 9 October 1823.¹ She died on 9 October 1829.²
     From 9 October 1823, her married name became Cust.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Peregrine Francis Cust was born on 13 August 1791.³ He was the son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton and Frances Bankes.^2,3 He married, firstly, Lady Isabella Mary Montagu-Scott, daughter of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, on 9 October 1823.³ He married Hon. Sophia Mary Townshend, daughter of John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards and Hon. Sophia Southwell, on 15 January 1833.³ He married, thirdly, Frances Steer, daughter of Charles Steer and Mary Wood, on 20 August 1860 at Ashbridge, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He died on 15 September 1873 at age 82.¹
     Lt.-Col. Hon. Peregrine Francis Cust gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.³

     James Richard Annesley was born in 1980.¹ He is the son of Richard David Fergus Robert Annesley and Mary Hurley.¹

     Paul Daniel Annesley was born in 1982.¹ He is the son of Richard David Fergus Robert Annesley and Mary Hurley.¹