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Paternal Family Tree: Yorke
On 21st February 1637 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke was appointed Lord Chancellor which position he held until 19th November 1756.
On 1st December 1690 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke was born to [his father] Philip Yorke (age 39) at Dover, Kent [Map].
In or before 1716 William Lygon and [his future wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 16th May 1719 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 28) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 9th December 17201. [his son] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 30) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. We take as our source the Life and Correspondence of Philip Yorke.
Note 1. Wikipedia says 9th March 1720. He married 1740 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey, daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland and Amabel Grey, and had issue.
On 18th June 1721 [his father] Philip Yorke (age 70) died.
On 30th December 1722 [his son] Charles Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. He married (1) 19th May 1755 Catherine Blount Freeman and had issue (2) 30th December 1762 Agneta Johnson and had issue.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th June 1724 [his son] Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 33) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. He married 1783 Christiana Charlotte Margaret Henrik.
In August 1725 [his daughter] Elizabeth Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 34) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. She married 1st April 1748 George Anson 1st Baron Anson.
On 27th August 1728 [his son] John Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. He married 1762 Elizabeth Lygon.
On 9th March 1730 [his son] Bishop James Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 39) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. He married before 5th May 1762 Mary Maddox, daughter of Bishop Isaac Maddox, and had issue.
On 23rd March 1733 [his daughter] Margaret Yorke Lady Heathcote was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 42) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. She married 22nd June 1749 Gilbert Heathcote 3rd Baronet, son of John Heathcote 2nd Baronet.
In 1739 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 48) purchased Wimpole Hall.
In 1740 [his son] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) were married. She being the heiress of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69). She the daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 43) and Amabel Grey. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 49) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1746 [his son] John Yorke (age 17) was appointed Clerk of the Chancery worth £1200 a year by his father Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 55).
On 1st April 1748 [his son-in-law] George Anson 1st Baron Anson (age 50) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Yorke (age 22) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 57) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 22nd June 1749 [his son-in-law] Gilbert Heathcote 3rd Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter] Margaret Yorke Lady Heathcote (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 58) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1754 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 63) was created 1st Earl Hardwicke, 1st Viscount Royston. [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 19th May 1755 [his son] Charles Yorke (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Blount Freeman (age 18) were married. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 64) and [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1756 Thomas Hudson (age 55). Portrait of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 65).
In 1760 [his daughter] Elizabeth Yorke (age 34) died.
In 1761 [his wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke died.
In 1762 [his son] John Yorke (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Lygon (age 20) were married. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 71) and [his former wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
Before 5th May 1762 [his son] Bishop James Yorke (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Maddox were married. Some sources describe the date as 29 Jun 1762 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their first child [his grandson] Charles Yorke, 5th May 1762, as described on his gravestone at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. She the daughter of Bishop Isaac Maddox. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 71) and [his former wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 30th December 1762 [his son] Charles Yorke (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Agneta Johnson (age 22) were married. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 72) and [his former wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1763. William Hoare (age 56). Portrait of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 72) wearing the Robes of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and holding the Great Seal.
On 6th March 1764 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 73) died. His son Philip (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Hardwicke, 2nd Viscount Royston. [his daughter-in-law] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 40) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
After 6th March 1764. St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (deceased) and [his former wife] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
Framed inscription panel in white marble surmounted by an enriched sarcophagus in brown veined marble against a grey obelisk to which is affixed an achievement of arms in oval frame; around the base are putti with wreaths and emblems of office; on each side, life-size figures, one of Athene; two medallions on the sarcophagus depict the Earl and Countess; signed 'J. STUART (age 51), INVT P. SCHEEMAKERS, SCULPR (age 73).'
GrandFather: Simon Yorke of Dover
Father: Philip Yorke