Col Edward Smythe STAFFORD

1747 - 1802  (55 years)

• Name	Edward Smythe STAFFORD
  Prefix	Col
  Born	1747  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Edmund STAFFORD
  _UID	1E7EBC1CEBC2DC459A31DA0D2ADF4198D638
  Died	Feb 1802  [1]
  Person ID	I50011	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2007

  
  

  Father	Hugh STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1706,   d. 1783  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mary SMITH,   b. Mar 1719, Godley Par., Manchester, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Aft 10 Apr 1746  [1]
  Notes	Married: A special license was granted 10 Apr 1746 by Charles Lord Archbishop of Dublin.
  Family ID	F18308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frances PALMER,   d. 23 Sep 1786, Portman Square, London, England
  Married	20 Jul 1776
  Married	Bef 26 Jun 1778  [1]
  Notes	Married: Marriage settlement dated 20 Jul 1776, registered 26 Jun 1778.
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F18312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary AGNEW,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Dec 1792	Lavercost Abby, Cumberland, Ireland (?)   [1]
  Notes	Married: Marriage settlement dated 26 June 1795 -20 Oct 1795.
  Children	1. Edward Norton Buckingham STAFFORD,   b. 20 Jul 1793, Stranraer ,   d. May 1794  (Age 0 years)   2. Berkeley Buckingham STAFFORD,   b. 25 Mar 1797, at Stranraer ,   d. Jul 1847, at Maine. Buried at Castle Bellingham  (Age 50 years)   3. Augusta Buckingham STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1798,   d. 1807  (Age ~ 9 years)   4. Clementina Louisa Marianne STAFFORD,   b. 30 Jul 1798, at Stranraer, Wigtown ,   d. 18 Jul 1872, died and buried at Geneva  (Age 73 years)   5. Thomasine Palmer STAFFORD,   b. 1800, at Stranraer   6. Frances Anne STAFFORD,   b. 15 Oct 1801, at The Cairn in the Parish of Mehin, Wigtown ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F18314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Army Colonel. Was Grand Chamberlain to Duke of Brunswich and escorted Queen Caroline to England to be married to George IV. High Sheriff of Louth in 1795. Edward Smythe Stafford b.1747 Colonel in the Army,d. Feb 1802 was Grand Chamberlain to Duke of Brunswick and escorted Queen Caroline to England to be m. to George IV., High Sheriff of Louth 1795 = 1st Frances dau: & heiress of Francis Palmer of Rush, Co Dublin and Palmerston, Co Mayo. Marriage settlement dated 20-July 1776, reg 26-June 1778 322-324-216413 Frances d.s.p. Sat 23rd Sep 1786 in Berkeley Street, Portman Square, London. = 2nd Mary dau: of Robert Agnew of Howlish Co Durham [grandson of Sir James Agnew and Mary Montgomerie dau. of 8-Earl of Eglington] , by licence by Rev E. Gillbanks at Lord Carlisle's Chapel, Lavercost Abbey, Cumberland 4-Dec 1792. Marriage settlement dated 26-June 1795 - 30-Oct 1795 497-392-317571 Mary m. 2ndly Thomas Dow and had one daughter who m. - Sibbald. [26c

  
  

• Sources

  [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #3012 dated 13 Aug 2002 John Talbot (Reliability: 2).