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Charles Digby
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Charles Digby M.A. (31 May 1775 – 26 May 1841) was a Canon of Windsor from 1808 to 1841[1]
Family
He was born on 31 May 1775, the son of Colonel Hon. Stephen Digby and Lady Lucy Fox-Strangways.
On 8 June 1801 he married Mary Somerville, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Somerville and Mary Digby. They had the following children:
- Charles Wriothesly Digby (2 May 1802 - 29 December 1873)
- Captain George Somerville Digby (27 September 1805 - 16 November 1864)
Career
He was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford where he graduated BA in 1798 and MA in 1801.
He was appointed:
- Rector of Middle Chinnock, Somerset 1807
- Rector of Chisleborough with West Chinnock 1807
- Rector of Bishops Caundle, Dorset 1810
He was appointed to the second stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1808, and held the stall until 1841.
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