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Henry Cockayne Cust

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Portrait by John Hoppner, c. 1800

Rev. Canon Henry Cockayne Cust (28 September 1780 – 19 May 1861) was a Canon of Windsor from 1813 to 1861.[1]

Origins

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He was a younger son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow (1744-1807) by his wife Frances Bankes, a daughter of Sir Henry Bankes of Wimbledon, Surrey. His brothers included: John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow; Peregrine Cust; Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet and William Cust.[2]

Career

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He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed Rector of Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire (1806) and Rector of Sywell, Northamptonshire (1806). He was appointed to the first stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1813, and held the stall until 1861.

Marriage and children

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In 1816 he married Lady Anna Maria Elizabeth Needham, a daughter of Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey, by whom he had two sons and two daughters:[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  2. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 544. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.