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The Yorke Family
This is a reference page giving basic biographical details
of the principal members of the Yorke Family, taking the lineage down
through the five Earls of Hardwicke who owned Wimpole from 1740 to 1894.
The five core marriages are as follows:
Members of the Yorke families are extensively cross-linked
between entries. This list is in approximate date order but I have tended
to keep family groups together. The list is not exhaustive and I have
concentrated on family members who have clear links with Wimpole.
[PR]: Many of the baptisms, marriages
and burials of members of the Yorke family are individually recorded in
the Wimpole Parish Registers.
‡: denotes 'baptised at St Andrew's Parish
Church, Wimpole.'
†: denotes 'interred or buried at St Andrew's Parish Church,
Wimpole.' See Yorke Deaths for the
full list.
M: denotes Monument or Memorial in St Andrew's Parish Church.
»«: at end of entry indicates either a genealogical
'dead end' or that the individual or family line is not pursued further
on this page.
Vault: There are nine Yorke coffins interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault underneath the Chicheley Chapel at Wimpole. The vault has its
own page and is also linked from the entries of the individuals concerned.
The central details for this page were taken from www.thePeerage.com,
an excellent resource for hunting down members of the aristocracy. Additional
information has been added from the Wimpole Parish Registers [PR] 1740-1863
and the resulting page is being checked and amended against the detailed
work of Valentine Bolam and Camilla Gemmingen von Massenbach. Edward Hudson
kindly sent me the missing birth details for the children of the 3rd Earl
(from the The Annual Peerage of the British Empire 1827 ed). All
errors on the page are probably mine.
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Philip Yorke
1st Earl of Hardwicke
Born 1 December 1690, died 6 March 1764 (aged 74).
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † M was born
in Snargate Street, Dover in 1690, the son of Philip Yorke, a Dover
solicitor, and Elizabeth Gibbon. He married Margaret
Cocks † M on 16 May 1719. Elected MP from 1718. Knighted
in 1720. Solicitor General 1720-1724. Attorney General 1724-1733.
Purchased the Hardwicke Estate in Gloucestershire in 1725. Made Lord
Chief Justice of King's Bench and Privy Councillor from 1733. Created
Baron Hardwicke in 1733. Speaker to the House of Lords 1734-1736.
He held the office of Lord High Chancellor from 20 February 1737 to
1756. Purchased Wimpole in 1740. Created Earl Hardwicke and
Viscount Royston on 2 April 1754. Died in his home on Grosvenor Square,
London on 6 March 1764.
Children of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and Margaret Cocks:
(1) Philip Yorke, 2nd
Earl of Hardwicke, † M born 9 December 1720, died
16 May 1790.
(2) Hon. Charles Yorke, † M,
Lord Chancellor, born 30 December 1722, died 22 Jan 1770.
(3) General Sir Joseph Yorke KB †
M (Lord Dover), born c1723, died 4 December 1792.
(4) Lady Elizabeth Yorke, born August 1725,
died 1 June 1760.
(5) Hon John Yorke, † M, lawyer
and politician, born 27 August 1728, died 3 September 1801.
(6) Rt. Rev. James Yorke,
Bishop of Ely, born 9 March 1730, died 26 August 1808.
(7) Lady Margaret Yorke,
born 21 March 1733, died 10 August 1769.
M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his wife
Margaret, Countess of Hardwicke.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
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Margaret Cocks
Countess of Hardwicke
Born [unknown], died 10 September 1761.
Margaret Cocks † M was the daughter of Charles Cocks
MP of Worcester and Mary Somers, and a niece of Lord Chancellor
Somers. She married (1?) Lygon, with one son, and as Margaret Lygon,
widow, (2) Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
† M on 16 May 1719.
Children of Margaret Cocks and Philip Yorke, 1st
Earl of Hardwicke:
(1) Philip Yorke,
2nd Earl of Hardwicke, † M born 9 December 1720,
died 16 May 1790.
(2) Hon. Charles Yorke, † M,
Lord Chancellor, born 30 December 1722, died 22 Jan 1770.
(3) General Sir Joseph Yorke KB †
M (Lord Dover), born c1723, died 4 December 1792.
(4) Lady Elizabeth Yorke, born August 1725,
died 1 June 1760.
(5) Hon John Yorke, † M, lawyer
and politician, born 27 August 1728, died 3 September 1801.
(6) Rt. Rev. James Yorke,
Bishop of Ely, born 9 March 1730, died 26 August 1808.
(7) Lady Margaret Yorke,
born 21 March 1733, died 10 August 1769.
M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with her husband
Philip, Earl of Hardwicke.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 29 September 1761.] |
Lady Elizabeth Yorke
Born August 1725, died 1 June 1760.
Lady Elizabeth Yorke was the first daughter
of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke †
M and Margaret Cocks † M and a sister
of the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke † M. She
married Admiral George Anson (son of William Anson and Isabella Carrier),
the first [and last!] Lord Anson on 25 April 1748. On her marriage,
Lady Elizabeth Yorke gained the title of Lady Anson. George Anson
was a navel hero who circled the globe, fought the French off the
coast of America and won a famous navel victory off Cape Finisterre,
amassing a fortune in the process. The money was spent on rebuilding
Shugborough Hall (now a National Trust property) and to commission
the mysterious Shephards' Monument with its enigmatic coded message
(said by some to give the location of the Holy Grail). Elizabeth died
at the age of age 34 and was buried on 26 June 1760 at Colwich, Staffordshire.
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Lady Margaret Yorke
Born 21 March 1733, died 10 August 1769.
Margaret Yorke was the second daughter and youngest child of Philip
Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † M and Margaret
Cocks † M and a sister of the 2nd Earl
of Hardwicke † M. She married Sir Gilbert Heathcote
(1721-1785), 3rd Baronet (son of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet,
and Bridget White) on 22 June 1749.
They lived at Normanton Hall in Rutlandshire and when she died in
childbirth in 1769 Margaret was interred in the medieval Normanton
Church. Originally the Church had been at the centre of Normanton
village, but that had been cleared in 1764 by Sir Gilbert, the inhabitants
being resettled elsewhere. The Church then stood isolated in Normanton
Park, additions of the tower and western portico being made in 1826.
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Normanton Hall and Church (1837)
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But there's an unusual twist
to the tale. In 1970, work began to flood the Gwash valley
to create the new reservoir of Rutland Water, and Normanton
Church would have been lost. Margaret's [remains were removed
and cremated and her?] memorial was relocated to the north
wall of St Mary the Virgin Church in the nearby village of
Edith Weston.
Normanton Church was eventually
saved - the building floor was raised above the projected
water level and the Church protected by an artificial peninsula.
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"In the family vault are deposited the mortal Remains
of the
Right Hon, the Lady Margaret Heathcote, Second Daughter of
Philip, Earl of Hardwick, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
and wife of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Baronet.
A lady, who, by the Elegance of her Person, the Accomplishments
of her Mind,
and all the Virtues, which adorn the different Characters,
she sustained
of Daughter, Wife, Friend and Mistress,
merited and secured the Regard and Esteem of all, who approached
her.
She was born March the 21st 1733, was marryd June the 22nd
1749,
and dyed, after a long state of ill health, in childbed, August
the 10th 1769.
This Stone is inscribed to her Memory, by Sir Gilbert Heathcote,
with the truest sentiments of Affection & Gratitude."
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Hon John Yorke
Born 27 August 1728, died 3 September 1801
Hon John Yorke † M was the son of Philip
Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † M and Margaret
Cocks † M and a brother of the 2nd
Earl of Hardwicke † M. He married Elizabeth
Lygon †, daughter of Reginald Lygon and Susannah Hanmer.
Lawyer and politician, he was a Member of Parliament from 1753 to
1784.
Child of John Yorke and Elizabeth Lygon:
(1) Jemima Yorke. Born c1767. Married Rt Hon Reginald Pole
Carew. Died 1804 aged 37.
M: Monument in the Chicheley Chapel,
St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole:
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Monument of John Yorke
Chicheley Chapel (West Wall)
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[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's
Parish Church, Wimpole on 14 September 1801.]
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Elizabeth Lygon
Born c1742, died 28 June 1766.
Elizabeth Lygon † M, only daughter of Reginald Lygon,
of Madresfield in Worcestershire and Susannah Hanmer, married the
Hon. John Yorke † M, fourth son
of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke †
M. Elizabeth died of consumption aged just 24.
Child of Elizabeth Lygon and John Yorke:
(1) Jemima Yorke. Born c1766. Married Rt Hon Reginald Pole
Carew. Died 1804 aged 37.
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Monument to Elizabeth Lygon.
White Marble Scroll with Embellishments.
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M: Wall monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
"Her engaging Person &
gentleness of Manners
attracted the notice & recommmended her
to the favor of her Aquaintance in general
And her amiable Qualities & unaffected
Goodness will for ever endear her Memory
to her Family & more intimate Friends."
See: Full Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 4 July 1766.]
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Hon and Rt. Rev. James Yorke
Bishop of Ely
Born 9 (7?) March 1730, died 26 August 1808 (at age
78).
Rt. Rev. James Yorke was the son of Philip Yorke, 1st
Earl of Hardwicke † and Margaret
Cocks † and a brother of the 2nd Earl
of Hardwicke †. He married Mary Maddox,
daughter of Rt. Rev. Isaac Maddox on 29 June 1762. James Yorke was
Rector of Great Horkesley 1754-1756. Canon of Windsor 1756-1762. Dean
of Lincoln 1762. Bishop of St David's 1774-1779. Bishop of Gloucester
1779-1781. Bishop of Ely 1781. and is the ancestor of the Yorkes of
Forthampton. James buried 1808 and Mary 1824, both at Forthampton,
Gloucestershire.
Children of Rt Rev James Yorke and Mary Maddox:
[PR: (1?) Rev Charles Yorke †
buried in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole on 6 Nov 1791.]
(2?) Margaret Yorke, eldest daughter, married
Thomas Waddington 1788, died 1800.
[PR: (3?) Mary Yorke † buried
in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole on 10 July 1795.]
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Mary Maddox
Born 30 December 1741or 1742, buried 7 January 1824
Mary Maddox, married Rt. Rev James
Yorke on 29 June 1762.
Children of Mary Maddox and Rt Rev James Yorke:
[PR: (1?) Rev Charles Yorke †
buried in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole on 6 Nov 1791.]
(2?) Margaret Yorke, eldest daughter,
married Thomas Waddington 1788, died 1800.
[PR: (3?) Mary Yorke † buried
in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole on 10 July 1795.]
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Rev Charles Yorke
Born c1765, died 1791 (aged 26).
Rev Charles Yorke was the eldest son of the Hon and Rt. Rev James
Yorke, Bishop of Ely, and Mary Maddox (c1742-1824).
Monument in the Chicheley Chapel, St Andrew's
Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his sister Mary
Yorke.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 6 November 1791.]
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Margaret Yorke
Born [unknown], died 1800.
Margaret Yorke was the eldest daughter of the Hon and Rt. Rev James
Yorke, Bishop of Ely, and Mary Maddox (c1742-1824).
Married Thomas Waddington (c1763-1815) in Dover in 1788. The same
year Thomas was appointed to the living at Wimpole until 1794. [see
Wimpole Rectors]
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Mary Yorke
Born [unknown], died 1795.
Mary Yorke was the daughter of the Hon and Rt. Rev James
Yorke, Bishop of Ely, and Mary
Maddox (c1742-1824).
Monument in the Chicheley Chapel, St Andrew's
Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with her brother Charles
Yorke.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 10 July 1795.]
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General Sir Joseph
Yorke
Lord Dover
Born c1723, died 4 December 1792 (aged 69).
General Sir Joseph Yorke KB † was the son of Philip
Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † and Margaret
Cocks † and was a brother of the 2nd
Earl of Hardwicke †. Sir Joseph married a Danish wife
Christine Charlotte Margaret de Stocken †
(Rt. Hon Lady Dover) on 22 June 1783.
Their marriage had no children.
Joseph, was a soldier and diplomatist. He was aide-de-camp to the
Duke of Cumberland at the Battles of Fontenoy in Belgium (1745) and
Culloden in Scotland (1746). As Sir Joseph Yorke, he became English
Ambassador at the Hague. In 1777, Sir Joseph demanded the dismissal
of Governor John de Graaff for saluting the US flag. Later, John Adams
(the twelth American president) finally saw the independence of the
United States formally recognized by Holland in April 1782. John Adams
refered to it as the greatest triumph of his life. "One thing, thank
God is certain," he wrote; "I have planted the American standard at
the Hague. There let it wave and fly in triumph over Sir Joseph Yorke
and British pride."
Shared monument in the Chicheley Chapel,
St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 12 December 1792.]
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Christine Charlotte Margaret de Stocken
Rt Hon Lady Dover
Born [unknown], died March 1793.
Christine Charlotte Margaret de Stocken † married General
Sir Joseph Yorke KB † (Lord Dover),
son of of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
† and Margaret Cocks †
on 22 June 1783.
Their marriage had no children.
Shared monument in the Chicheley Chapel,
St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 12 March 1793.]
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Rt. Hon. Philip Yorke
2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Born 9 (20th?) December 1720, died 16 May 1790
(aged 69).
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke † was the eldest
son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke †
and Margaret Cocks † He married Lady
Jemima Campbell, Marchioness Grey, on 22 May 1740. Member of
Parliament 1738-1747. Teller of the Exchequer 1738-90. Lord Lieutenant
of Cambridgeshire 1757-90. Privy Councillor in 1760. He inherited
Wimpole and the title of 2nd Earl of Hardwicke 6 March 1764.
Children of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Lady Jemima
Campbell:
(1) Lady Amabel Yorke, born 22 January
1750, died 4 May 1833.
(2) Lady Mary Jemima Yorke, born 9 February
1757, died 7 January 1830.
Philip Yorke died without male heir. The title passed to Philip
Yorke the first son of the late Rt Hon Charles Yorke
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Monument
to Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl.
White Marble with Female Mourner. |
M: Wall monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole:
"To the earliest Indications of uncommon
quickness of Parts, & a strong comprehensive Understanding,
were happily united, an ardent Desire of Knowledge, & an unremitting
Application. With Gifts so excellent, improved by
Culture, he would have done Honour,
by his Talents, to the highest Stations, if the
Pursuits & Attainments of Learning, had
not been more congenial to his Nature, than Views
of Ambition, or of Active Life."
See: Full Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
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Lady Jemima Campbell
Marchioness Grey
Born 9 October 1722, died 11 January 1797 (at
age 74).
Lady Jemima Campbell was the daughter of John Campbell, Lord
Viscount Glenorchy, later 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Lady
Amabel de Grey. She was granddaughter and heiress of Henry, Duke
of Kent and was entitled by special remainder to bear a title in
her own right. She married Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl
of Hardwicke † son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of
Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks, on 22 May 1740. She gained the titles
of Baroness Lucas and Countess of Hardwicke. She is buried in Flitton
with Silsoe, Bedfordshire.
Children of Lady Jemima Campbell and Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke:
(1) Amabel Yorke, born 22 January 1750,
died 4 May 1833.
(2) Mary Jemima Yorke, born 9 February 1757,
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Lady Amabel Yorke
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The Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima
Yorke
by Joshua Reynolds painted c1761.
© The Cleveland Museum of Art |
Born 22 January 1750, died 4 May 1833 (aged 83).
Amabel Hume-Campbell was the daughter of Philip Yorke,
2nd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Jemima
Campbell. She was sister to Mary Jemima Yorke.
She married Alexander Hume-Campbell, Viscount Polwarth, son of Hugh
Hume, 3rd Earl of Marchmont, on 16 July 1772. She gained the title
of Countess de Grey. Amabel lived at Fountains Hall on the Studley
Royal Estate near Ripon. Her diaries cover 1769 to 1827 and give us
an amazing insight into the life of an aristocrat and record the French
Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
[Note various spellings of forename: Amabel, Amabell, Amabella,
Annabella. Amabel seems the correct spelling although her father's
tomb has 'Amabell'.
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Lady Mary Jemima Yorke
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The Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima
Yorke
by Joshua Reynolds painted c1761.
© The Cleveland Museum of Art |
Born 9 February 1757, died 7 January 1830 (aged 72).
Mary Jemima Robinson was the daughter of Philip Yorke,
2nd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Jemima
Campbell. She was sister to Amabel Yorke. She
married Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham on 17 August 1780. Children
of Mary Jemima Yorke and Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham: Thomas
Philip Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey, born 8 December 1781, died 14 November
1859, Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, born 1 November
1782, died 28 January 1859.
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Hon. Charles Yorke
Born 30 December 1722, died 22 January 1770.
Hon. Charles Yorke † was the son of Philip
Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † and Margaret
Cocks †. He married, firstly, Catherine
Fre(e)man † on 18 May 1755. He married, secondly,
Agneta Johnston † on 30 December 1762.
Member of Parliament 1747-1768. Solicitor General 1756-1761. Attorney-General
1762-1763. Prominent in 1762/63 in the official stand against the
populist sedition of John Wilkes. He held the office of Lord High
Chancellor for only a day before his tragic death in 1770, probably
by suicide.
Child of Hon. Charles Yorke and Catherine Fre(e)man:
[PR: (1) † Mary [Margaret on tomb] Yorke, infant,
buried 27 November 1756 at Wimpole]
(2) Philip Yorke,
3rd Earl of Hardwicke, † born 31 May 1757, died 18
November 1834.
(3) Catherine [Catherina on tomb] Yorke † buried
19 July 1759 with her mother.
Children of Hon. Charles Yorke and Agneta
Johnston:
(1) Caroline Yorke died 26 Jul 1818.
(2) Rt. Hon. Charles Philip Yorke †
born 12 Mar 1764, died 13 Mar 1834.
(3) Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke,
† born 6 Jun 1768, died 5 May 1831.
Shared monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
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Catherine Freeman
Born c1736, died 10 July 1759 (aged 22).
Catherine Fre(e)man †, daughter and sole heir of William
Fre(e)man Esq of Hamels in Hertfordshire and Catherine Blount of
Aspeden, Hertfordshire [daughter of Sir Thomas Pope Blount of Tittenhanger],
married Hon. Charles Yorke † son of
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † and Margaret Cocks
† on 18 [19th?] May 1755. Died aged just 22 of a malignant
virus following childbirth in July 1759.
Children of Catherine Freeman and Hon. Charles Yorke:
[PR: (1) † Mary [Margaret
on tomb] Yorke, infant, buried 27 November 1756 at Wimpole]
(2) Philip Yorke,
3rd Earl of Hardwicke, † born 31 May 1757, died
18 November 1834.
(3) Catherine [Catherina on tomb] Yorke †, infant,
buried 19 July 1759 with her mother.
Shared monument in the Chicheley Chapel,
St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 19 July 1759.] |
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Agneta Johnston
Born 11 November 1740, died 30 December 1820 (aged
80).
Agneta Johnston †, second daughter and co-heiress of
Henry Johns[t]on of Great Berkhempstead, Hertfordshire, married
Hon. Charles Yorke † son of Philip
Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke † and Margaret Cocks †,
on 30 December 1762.
Children of Agneta Johnston and Hon. Charles Yorke:
(1) Caroline Yorke, later Countess of
St Germans (died 1818).
(2) Rt. Hon. Charles Philip Yorke †
born 12 Mar 1764, died 13 Mar 1834.
(3) Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke,
† born 6 Jun 1768, died 5 May 1831.
M: Memorial sculptured by J Flaxman on the
south wall in the Nave of St Andrew's Parish
Church, Wimpole:
..."In youth she was most lovely, in woman-hood
most dignified,
In old age most venerable.
It was truly said of her when in her prime,
That it was difficult which to admire most,
The beauty of her virtue, or the virtue of her beauty."...
See: Full Monumental
Inscription.
M: Also mentioned on monument of husband
Charles in the Chicheley Chapel, St Andrew's
Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 13 January 1821.] |
Caroline Yorke
Died 26 July 1818.
Caroline Yorke is the daughter of Hon. Charles Yorke
and Agneta Johnston and half sister to Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke. She married Sir John Eliot, 1st
Earl of St. Germans, son of Edward Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot and Catherine
Elliston, on 8 September 1790. She was buried 3 August 1818 in St
Germans, Cornwall.
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Harriet Manningham
Born 21st June 1763, died 10th May 1854.
Harriet Manningham †, daughter of Charles Manningham,
married Rt. Hon. Charles Philip Yorke †
son of Hon. Charles Yorke † and Agneta Johnston †
on 1 July 1790.
[Forename in local records variously spelt Harriet, Harriett, Harriot
and Harriott. It is spelt Harriet on both her own tomb and
on that of her husband.]
Memorial in the chancel of St
Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole. Monumental
Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault, at Wimpole on 16 May 1854.]
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Philip Yorke,
3rd Earl of Hardwicke
Born 31 May 1757, died
18 November 1834 (at age 77).
Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † was the son of Hon.
Charles Yorke † and Catherine
Freeman † . He married Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay on 24 July 1782. Viscount Royston. Member of Parliament
for Cambridgeshire from 1778 to 1790. He inherited Wimpole and the
title of 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Baron Hardwicke on 17 May 1790.
He was Trustee of the British Museum, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum
of Cambridgeshire, High Steward of Cambridge University and First
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1801 - 1806 under the Union.
Children of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay:
(1) Anne Yorke,
born 12 April 1783, died 17 July 1870.
(2) Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, born
7 May 1784, lost at sea 7 April 1808.
(3) Catherine Freeman Yorke, born 14 April
1786, died 8 July 1863.
(4) Charles Yorke, † born 23
August 1787, died 28 December 1791.
(5) Elizabeth Margaret Yorke, born 14 January
1789, died 23 Jun 1867.
(6) A son, still-born, October 1793.
(7) Caroline Harriet Yorke, born 15 October
1794, died 27 May 1873.
(8) Charles James Yorke, † Viscount
Royston, born 14 July 1797, died 30 April 1810.
(9) Joseph John Yorke, ‡ †,
infant, born 20 August 1800, died 23 March 1801.
His four sons all
died young so there was no surviving male heir. The title passed through
the line of the second half-brother to Charles Philip
Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke.
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to Philip Yorke, Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central) |
M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his wife
Elizabeth, Countess of Hardwicke, and three sons who died young.
See: Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 28 November 1834.] |
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Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay
Countess of Hardwicke
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Elizabeth,
Countess of Hardwicke |
Born 11 October 1763, died 26 May 1858 (aged 94).
Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay was the daughter
of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres and Anne Dalrymple. She
married Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke †
son of Hon. Charles Yorke † and Catherine
Freeman † on 24 July 1782. Through her marriage,
Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay gained the title of Countess of Hardwicke
in 1790.
Children of Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay and Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl
of Hardwicke:
(1) Anne Yorke,
born 12 April 1783, died 17 July 1870.
(2) Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, born
7 May 1784, lost at sea 7 April 1808.
(3) Catherine Freeman Yorke, born 14 April
1786, died 8 July 1863.
(4) Charles Yorke, † born 23
August 1787, died 28 December 1791.
(5) Elizabeth Margaret Yorke, born 14 January
1789, died 23 Jun 1867.
(6) A son, still-born, October 1793.
(7) Caroline Harriet Yorke, born 15 October
1794, died 27 May 1873.
(8) Charles James Yorke, † Viscount
Royston, born 14 July 1797, died 30 April 1810.
(9) Joseph John Yorke, ‡ †,
infant, born 20 August 1800, died 23 March 1801.
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Monument to Philip Yorke,
Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central)
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M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with her husband
Philip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, and three sons who died young.
See: Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 3 June 1858.] |
Philip Yorke
Viscount Royston
Born 7 May 1784, died 7 April 1808 (aged 24).
Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, was the eldest son of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay † and heir to the Hardwicke title. Philip
was baptised at St Mary's, Marylebone, on the 5 June 1784. He 'perished
by shipwreck' in the Baltic.
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Monument to Philip Yorke,
Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central)
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Death recorded on parent's monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, Wimpole.
See: Monumental Inscription.
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Catherine Freeman
Yorke
Born 14 April 1786, died 8 July 1863.
Lady Catherine Fre(e)man Yorke was the daughter of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay † . Catherine was baptised at St Mary's,
Marylebone, on the 15 May 1786. Married Dupre Alexander, 2nd Earl
of Caledon. Through her marriage became Countess of Caledon.
Name spelt both as Freman and Freeman in equal measure.
Recorded on parent's monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, Wimpole.
See: Monumental Inscription.
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Charles Yorke
Born 23 August 1787, died 28 December 1791 (aged 4)
Charles Yorke † was the young son of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay †. He was baptised at St Mary's, Marylebone,
on the 17 September 1787. Died at the age of four.
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Monument to Philip Yorke,
Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central)
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M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his father,
Philip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and mother Elizabeth.
See: Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 2 January 1792.]
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Caroline Harriet Yorke
Born 15 October 1794, died 27 May 1873.
Caroline Harriet Yorke, youngest daughter of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay †. She was baptised at St Mary's, Marylebone,
on the 10 February 1795. Married John Somers Cocks , 2nd Earl Somers,
on 4 February 1815. Through her marriage became Viscountess Eastnor.
Newspaper report 16 July 1819 mentions "expected confinement"
[= giving birth] with mother in attendance.
Recorded on parent's monument in the Chicheley
Chapel, Wimpole.
See: Monumental Inscription.
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Charles James Yorke
Viscount Royston
Born 14 July 1797, died 30 April 1810 (aged 12).
Charles James Yorke † was the son of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay †. (Some directories
incorrectly give his date of birth as 21 July 1797.)
He was baptised at St Mary's, Marylebone, on the
23 July 1797.
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Monument to Philip Yorke,
Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central)
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M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his father,
Philip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and mother Elizabeth.
See: Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
on 6 May 1810.]
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Joseph John Yorke
Born 20 August 1800, died 23 March 1801 (aged 7 months).
Joseph James Yorke ‡ † was the infant son of Philip
Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke † and Lady Elizabeth
Scot Lindsay †. [PR: Baptised
at Wimpole 5 October 1800.]
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Monument to Philip Yorke,
Elizabeth and their children.
White Marble Alter Tomb.
Chicheley Chapel (Central)
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M: Monument tomb in the Chicheley
Chapel, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, shared with his father,
Philip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and mother Elizabeth.
See: Monumental Inscription.
[PR: † Interred in St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole
28 March 1801.]
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Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
Born 6 June 1768, died
5 May 1831 (aged 61).
Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB † was the son
of Hon. Charles Yorke † and Agneta
Johnston †. He married, firstly, Elizabeth
W(h)eake Rattray † on 29 March 1798. He married, secondly,
Urania Anne Paulett, the
Marchioness of Clanricarde, on 22 May 1813. Appointed Rear Admiral
of the Blue. In 1811 his flagship was "HMS Victory" (six
years after Nelson was killed at Trafalger). He died in 1831, accidentally
drowned, at age 61.
Children of Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth W(h)eake
Rattray:
(1) Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke,
† born 2 April 1799, died 17 Sept 1873.
(2) Ven Henry Reginald Yorke, †
born 30 October 1802, died 25 September 1871.
(3) Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke born 29 April 1805 - died 1885.
MP for Cambridgeshire.
(4) Horatio Nelson Yorke, †
born 13 August 1806, died 21 March 1814.
(5) Very Rev. Hon. Grantham Munton Yorke,
born 14 February 1809, died 2 October 1879.
(6) Agneta Elizabeth Yorke, born 1811.
Married at Wimpole 1836.
Memorial in the chancel of St
Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault, Wimpole on 14 May 1831.] |
Elizabeth W(h)eake Rattray
Born 13 May 1733, died 29 January 1812.
Elizabeth W(h)eake Rattray † , daughter of James Rattray,
married Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke †
on 29 March 1798.
Middle name variously spelt Weeke, Weake, Wheake in local records..
Children of Elizabeth W(h)eake Rattray and Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph
Sydney Yorke:
(1) Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke,
† born 2 April 1799, died 17 Sept 1873.
(2) Ven Henry Reginald Yorke, †
born 30 October 1802, died 25 September 1871.
(3) Hon Eliot Thomas Yorke born 29 April 1805 - died 1885.
MP for Cambridgeshire.
(4) Horatio Nelson Yorke, †
born 13 August 1806, died 21 March 1814.
(5) Very Rev. Hon. Grantham Munton Yorke,
born 14 February 1809, died 2 October 1879.
(6) Agneta Elizabeth Yorke, born 1811.
Married at Wimpole 1836.
Shared memorial in the chancel of St
Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke
Family Vault, at Wimpole on 7 February 1812.] |
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Hon. and Ven. Henry Reginald Yorke
Born 30 October 1802, died 25 September
1871 (aged 68).
The Hon and Ven Henry Reginald Yorke M.A. † M was the
third son of Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
† M and Elizabeth Weeke Rattray †
M. He married Flora Elizabeth Campbell †
M, youngest daughter of the late General Alexander Campbell
K.O.B. in 1833, but was left a widower in 1852. He was ordained
deacon by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1827, and priest in the following
year. Henry Reginald Yorke held the rectory of Wimpole (a living
in the gift of his brother, Lord Hardwicke) from 1832 to 1871; from
1856 to 1869 he was Archdeacon of Huntingdon. He was also from the
year 1859 a Canon of Ely Cathedral.
(1) Philip Sydney Yorke, ‡ born 31 Dec 1834,
baptised at Wimpole 13 July 1835.
(2) Flora Caroline Yorke, ‡ baptised at Wimpole
22 December 1836.
(3) Susan Amelia Yorke, ‡ baptised
at Wimpole 22 March 1839.
(4) Henry Eliot Yorke, ‡ M
, born 4 July 1841, died 16 July 1864 in India, aged 23.
(5) Reginald Beauchamp Yorke, ‡
† born 29 August 1845, died 15 May 1881 aged 35.
(6) Horatio Arthur Yorke, ‡
baptised at Wimpole 10 September 1848 at 13 weeks.
(7) Alexander Campbell Yorke, ‡ born 12 January
1852, died 1925 in Fowlmere.
[Notice
of Death in "the Times" 28 September 1871]
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault, at Wimpole.]
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Hon Flora Elizabeth Campbell
Born 1814, died 12 January 1852 (aged 38).
Flora Elizabeth Campbell † M was the youngest daughter
of the late General Alexander Campbell Bart., K.C.B. and mother Elizabeth
Anne M (died 1870). Flora married Henry Reginald
Yorke † M in 1833 but died giving birth to Alexander
Campbell Yorke in 1852.
Children of Flora Elizabeth Campbell and Henry Reginald Yorke:
(1) Philip Sydney Yorke, ‡ born 31 Dec 1834, baptised
at Wimpole 13 July 1835.
(2) Flora Caroline Yorke, ‡ baptised at Wimpole
22 December 1836.
(3) Susan Amelia Yorke, ‡ baptised
at Wimpole 22 March 1839.
(4) Henry Eliot Yorke, ‡ M ,
born 4 July 1841, died 16 July 1864 in India, aged 23.
(5) Reginald Beauchamp Yorke, ‡
† born 29 August 1845, died 15 May 1881 aged 35.
(6) Horatio Arthur Yorke, ‡
baptised at Wimpole 10 September 1848 at 13 weeks.
(7) Alexander Campbell Yorke, ‡ born 12 January
1852, died 1925 in Fowlmere..
M: Memorial on the south wall in the Nave
of St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, with
two drop ovals. The left lower oval is for Henry Eliot
Yorke, (died India 1864), that on the right is for mother Elizabeth
Anne Campbell (died Tunbridge Wells 19 January 1870).
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault, at Wimpole on 17 January 1852.] |
Flora Caroline Yorke
Born 1836, Died [Unknown]
Flora Caroline Yorke ‡ was the daughter of the Hon and
Ven Henry Reginald Yorke and Flora
Elizabeth Campbell. [PR: baptised at Wimpole 22 December 1836].
[PR: On 13 December 1859, in Wimpole Church, married Henry William
Currie, gentleman, son of Henry, gentleman. Witnesses: Henry
R Yorke, Henry Currie, Viscount Royston, Susan Amelia Hambro [née
Yorke], and Philip Sydney Yorke.] |
Susan Amelia Yorke
Born 1839, Died [Unknown]
Susan Amelia Yorke ‡ was the daughter of the Hon and Ven
Henry Reginald Yorke and Flora
Elizabeth Campbell. [PR: baptised at Wimpole 22 March 1839].
[PR: On 15 December 1857, aged 19, in Wimpole Church, married Charles
Joseph Theophilus Hambro, "bachelor gentleman of Wimpole Rectory"
and son of Charles Baron Hambro. Witnesses: [4th] Earl of Hardwicke,
Viscount Royston, S[usan, Countess of] Hardwicke and [Lord?] Hambro.] |
Very Rev. Hon. Grantham Munton Yorke
Born 14 February 1809, died 2 October 1879 (at age
70)
Very Rev. Hon. Grantham Munton Yorke was the son of Vice-Admiral
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weeke Rattray.
He held the office of Dean of Worcester. Married Susan Emily ?. [PR:
They had a daughter, Constance Ellen Yorke who died 24 Dec 1920.]
[PR: They had a son Joseph Augustus Yorke baptised at Hampton Court
Palace on 30 October 1831 ("of Hampton Court Lt, in the 85th
Regiment").]
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Agneta Elizabeth Yorke
Born 1811, died [unknown]
Agneta Elizabeth Yorke was the daughter of Vice-Admiral
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weeke Rattray.
[PR: On 24 February 1836 in Wimpole Church, married Robert Cooper
Esq of East Barnet, Hertfordshire, by license. Witnesses: [Earl of]
Hardwicke, Eliot Thomas Yorke, Grantham Yorke, Rich Lee Bevan, Francis
Hart and Charles Stuart Savile.] |
Urania Anne Paulet(t)
Born c1767, Died 27 December 1843.
Urania Anne Paulet(t) was the daughter of George
Paulett, 12th Marquess of Winchester and Martha Ingoldsby. She married
(1) Henry de Burgh, Marquess of Clanricarde, son of John Smith de
Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde and Hester Amelia Vincent, in 1785.
She then married (2) Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney
Yorke † on 22 May 1813. "The
Enniskillen Chronicle & Erne Packet" in County Fermanagh
dated 27 May 1813 reports: "Married. On Saturday, the 22d, Instant,
by special licence, Rear-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Knt. to
the Marchioness of Clanricarde. The Earl of Hardwicke, Marquis of
Winchester, and the Right Hon. Charles Yorke were present. After the
ceremony the married couple left town immediately for Sydney Lodge,
near Southampton.". Died at Sydney Lodge, Hamble.
Shared memorial in the chancel of St
Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.
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Rt. Hon Charles Philip Yorke,
4th Earl of Hardwicke
Born 2 [or 7) April
1799, died 17 September 1873 aged 74.
Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke † , who
was born at Sydney Lodge, Hamble, was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir
Joseph Sydney Yorke † and Elizabeth
Weeke Rattray † . He married Susan
Liddell, on 14 (18?) October 1833 at Ravensworth Castle, Durham.
He inherited Wimpole and the title of 4th Earl of Hardwicke in 1834.
He died at Sydney Lodge, Hamble, Hampshire.
Excerpts from "A Memoir"
(see below).
Children of Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan
Liddell:
(1) Lady Elizabeth
Philippa Yorke, born 15 November 1834, died 13 January 1916.
(2) Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke,
‡ born 23 April 1836, died 18 May 1897.
(3) Lady Mary Catherine Yorke, ‡
born 19 May 1837, died 14 December 1890.
(4) Lady Agneta Harriet Yorke, ‡
born 13 December 1838, died 12 March 1919.
(5) Captain John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of
Hardwicke, ‡ born 30 October 1840, died 13 March
1909.
(6) Lt Victor Alexander
Yorke, † born 24 March 1842, died
23rd December 1867
(7) Eliot
Constantine Yorke, ‡ born 13 July 1843, died 21
December 1878.
(8) Alexander Grantham Yorke, ‡
born 20 November 1847.
Obituary
in the London "Times" 18 September 1873.
Monument in the Chicheley Chapel, St Andrew's
Parish Church, Wimpole.
[PR: † Interred in the Hardwicke Family
Vault, St Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole.]
"Charles Philip Yorke - Fourth Earl Of
Hardwicke - Vice-Admiral R.N. - A Memoir by his Daughter [Elizabeth]
the Lady Biddulph of Ledbury - dedicated to his grandchildren"
is now available online as a free ebook from Project Gutenberg at
Fourth Earl
of Hardwicke. If you have problems with this direct link go
to http://www.gutenberg.net
and run a title word search on Hardwicke. The book is something
of an idealised and uncritical biography (perhaps the significant
clue here is "daughter" and "grandchildren")
but the book includes a fascinating and detailed account mainly
in his own words) of the 4th Earl's active life in the Royal Navy.
You can read the book online or download for study (a download into
"Word" will take up about 650 KB and it opens in 214 pages).
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Susan Liddell
Born circa 1810, died 22 November 1886.
Susan Liddell was the daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron
Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson. She married Charles
Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke on 14 October 1833. Brother
Edward Thomas Liddell BA was Rector of Wimpole 1872-c1876.
Children of Susan Liddell and Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke:
(1) Lady Elizabeth Philippa
Yorke, born 15 November 1834, died 13 January 1916.
(2) Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke,
‡ born 23 April 1836, died 18 May 1897.
(3) Lady Mary Catherine Yorke, ‡
born 19 May 1837, died 14 December 1890.
(4) Lady Agneta Harriet Yorke, ‡
born 13 December 1838, died 12 March 1919.
(5) Captain John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of
Hardwicke, ‡ born 30 October 1840, died 13 March 1909.
(6) Lt Victor Alexander
Yorke, † born 24 March 1842, died
23rd December 1867
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