Henry Cockayne Cust
Rev. Canon Henry Cockayne Cust (28 September 1780 – 19 May 1861) was a Canon of Windsor from 1813 to 1861[1]
He was a younger son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow and Frances Bankes, daughter of Sir Henry Bankes, of Wimbledon. John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, Peregrine Cust, Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet and William Cust were his brothers.[2] 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.
Family
In 1816, Cust married Lady Anna Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey. They had two sons and two daughters:[2]
- Henry Cockayne-Cust (1819–1884), who adopted the arms and names of Cockayne, British Conservative Party politician.
- Adelbert Cockayne-Cust, 5th Baron Brownlow (1867–1927)
- Harry Cust (1861–1917)
- Sir Lionel Cust (1859–1929), art historian
- Sir Archer Cust (1896–1962), civil servant
- Robert Needham Cust (1821–1909), colonial administrator and judge
- Eleanor Katherine Cust (1823–1856), married author Walter Scott Seton-Karr, godson of Sir Walter Scott
- Georgiana Anne Cust (1825–1907), married Rev. Isaac Taylor, Canon of York
- Sir Reginald Cust (1828–1913), barrister
Notes
- ↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 544. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
