Frederick Anson
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All Souls College, Oxford
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, served as Canon of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
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. As such, he was Canon to Queen Victoria. He was married to Caroline Maria, daughter of George John Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon of Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England.Sudbury Hall is one the country's finest Restoration mansions and has Grade I listed building status....
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Anson was the son of the Very Revd Frederick Anson (1779-1867), Dean
Dean (religion)
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of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
and younger brother of the first Viscount Anson. Frederick Anson (the father, Dean of Chester) was born at the family home Shugborough Hall
Shugborough Hall
Shugborough is a country estate in Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England, 4 miles from Stafford on the edge of Cannock Chase. It comprises a country house, kitchen garden, and model farm...
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
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. He married Mary Anne Levett, only daughter of Revd Richard Levett
Levett
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and Louisa Frances (Bagot
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) of Milford Hall
Milford Hall
Milford Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country mansion house at Milford, near Stafford. It is the home of the Levett Haszard family and is a Grade II listed building....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The younger brother of the Revd Frederick Anson (the son; of St. George's Chapel) was George Edward Anson
George Edward Anson
George Edward Anson was a courtier and British politician. He served as Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse, Treasurer of the Household to HRH Prince Albert, Treasurer and Cofferer of the Household of HRH the Prince of Wales, a member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster and of the Prince of...
(1812-1849), courtier and British politician, who died young while serving in various capacities in the Royal household.
Anson was named Canon of St. George's Chapel on Dec. 30, 1844, by the Queen. In addition to serving as Canon of Windsor, Revd Frederick Anson also served as Rector of Sudbury, Derbyshire
Sudbury, Derbyshire
Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972...
, the home of his wife's family. Rev. Anson lived at the Horseshoe Cloister, Windsor Castle, and at the Rectory in Sudbury. Rev. Anson is memorialized at St. George's Chapel in the font in the south aisle of the nave, fashioned in alabaster with a marble base.
Anson's brother George Edward Anson
George Edward Anson
George Edward Anson was a courtier and British politician. He served as Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse, Treasurer of the Household to HRH Prince Albert, Treasurer and Cofferer of the Household of HRH the Prince of Wales, a member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster and of the Prince of...
served as Keeper of the Privy Purse
Keeper of the Privy Purse
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to Her Majesty, Treasurer of the Royal Household to HRH Prince Albert
Prince Albert
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, Treasurer and Cofferer of the Household of HRH the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
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, a member of the Council for the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
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and the Prince of Wales's Council for the Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
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. Anson served as private secretary to Prince Albert
Prince Albert
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for many years and was frequently employed on diplomatic missions for the Royal family.
Anson's brother the Revd Arthur Henry Anson, rector of Potterhanworth
Potterhanworth
Potterhanworth is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, it is situated south-east of Lincoln.-Geography:...
, Lincolnshire, married Augusta Theresa Wilmot-Horton of Catton Hall
Catton Hall
Catton Hall is a country house near the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. It gives its postal address as Walton-on-Trent although there was a village of Catton at one time. It is a Grade II* listed building....
, Walton-upon-Trent
Walton-upon-Trent
Walton-on-Trent is a parish and village in the National Forest that is just within South Derbyshire. As its name implies it is an ancient crossing point of the River Trent. It was at this point that King Edward II crossed the river in pursuit of the disaffected barons including the Earl of Lancaster...
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South Derbyshire. The Neilson family, descendants of the Anson-Horton family, today live at Catton Hall.
Anson's son was Revd Alfred William Anson, born at Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
and educated at Oxford University. Rev. Alfred Anson was the uncle of William Temple, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
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. Rev. Alfred Anson moved to America and became an Episcopal priest, serving as Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
from January 15, 1894 until 1920. Alfred Anson, son of Rev. Frederick, is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville. Rev. Anson's daughter married Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...
, a local businessman who served as United States Senator after Senator Carter Glass
Carter Glass
Carter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass...
died while in office.
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- St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Shugborough, Thomas G. BurchThomas G. BurchThomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S...