[1] His elder sister, Charlotte Georgiana Jerningham, was the wife of Sir Richard Bedingfeld, 5th Baronet.
[3] His father was the representative of one of the few remaining families of English Gentry prior to the Conquest, and was descended on many sides from King Edward III.
His grandmother Mary was the sole heiress of her uncle, John Stafford-Howard, 4th Earl of Stafford (son of Hon.
[1] Before her death on 14 November 1832, they were the parents of six sons and six daughters:[5][6] The couple lived at Haughley Hall until 1809 when he inherited his father's title and estate.
From 1826 to 1836, J. C. Buckler built a Gothic castle at Costessey for Lord Stafford which was several times larger than the original Tudor hall.
[7] Another, Louisa, was the wife of Sir Felton Hervey-Bathurst, 1st Baronet and,[8] after his death, Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds.