Frederick Anson
Frederick Anson was a British clergyman from the Anson family.
A fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, he served as Canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. 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.
Anson was the son of Frederick Anson, son of George Anson and Mary Vernon, daughter of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon; George Edward Anson was his brother. His father was born at the family home Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire. He married Mary Anne Levett, only daughter of Richard Levett and Louisa Frances of Milford Hall, Staffordshire.
Anson was named a Canon of Windsor on 30 December 1844, by Queen Victoria; in addition to which, he also served as Rector of Sudbury, Derbyshire, the home of his wife's family. Anson lived at the Horseshoe Cloister, Windsor Castle, and at the Rectory in Sudbury. 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 served as Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria, Treasurer of the Royal Household to Prince Albert, Treasurer and Cofferer of the Household of the Prince of Wales, a member of the Council for the Duchy of Lancaster and the Prince of Wales's Council for the Duchy of Cornwall. Anson served as private secretary to Prince Albert for many years and was frequently employed on diplomatic missions for the Royal family.
Anson's brother Arthur Henry Anson, rector of Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire, married Augusta Theresa Tufnell daughter of Anne Augusta Wilmot-Horton of Catton Hall, Walton-upon-Trent, South Derbyshire. The Neilson family, descendants of the Anson-Horton family, today live at Catton Hall.
Anson's son was Alfred William Anson, born at Windsor Castle and educated at Oxford University; Alfred was the uncle of Frances, later wife of William Temple, Archbishop of York and of Canterbury. Alfred moved to America and became an Episcopal priest, serving as Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Martinsville, Virginia from 15 January 1894 until 1920; Alfred, lived in Martinsville and is buried there in the Oakwood Cemetery;
Alfred's daughter married Thomas G. Burch, a local businessman and politician.
