Biography of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873

On 29 Mar 1798 [his father] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 29) and [his mother] Elizabeth Weake Rattray were married.

On 02 Apr 1799 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 30) and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice.

On 20 Jan 1812 [his mother] Elizabeth Weake Rattray died.

On 22 May 1813 [his father] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 44) and [his step-mother] Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde 1767-1843 (age 46) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. She the daughter of George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester and .

In 1823 William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 29) and [his future sister-in-law] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 18) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 05 May 1831 [his father] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 62) drowned when the boat in which he was travelling was hit by lightning. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].

Large grey marble panel with achievement of arms, descriptive tablet with naval trophies and emblems, and a female mourner, all in white marble.

In Aug 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 34) and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 23) were married.

On 15 Nov 1834 [his daughter] Elizabeth Philippa Adeane was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 35) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 24).

On 18 Nov 1834 [his uncle] Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (age 77) died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. His nephew Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 24) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.

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On 26 Jan 1836 [his brother-in-law] Robert Liddell (age 27) and Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley (age 32) were married.

On 23 Apr 1836 [his son] Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke 1836-1897 was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 26).

In 1837 [his daughter] Mary Catherine Craven was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 26).

On 13 Dec 1838 [his daughter] Agneta Harriet Yorke was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 39) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 28).

On 30 Oct 1840 [his son] John Manners Yorke 7th Earl of Hardwicke 1840-1909 was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 41) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 30).

Before 15 Sep 1841 Edward Ernest Villiers (age 35) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Charlotte Liddell (age 34) were married.

On 11 May 1842 [his brother-in-law] George Augustus Frederick Liddell (age 29) and Cecil Elizabeth Jane Wellesley were married.

On 13 Jul 1843 [his son] Elliot Constantine Yorke was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 44) and [his wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 33).

On 04 Sep 1845 John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield 1st and 2nd Baron Bloomfield (age 42) and [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Liddell Baroness Bloomfield (age 23) were married.

On 14 Oct 1845 [his brother-in-law] Adolphus Frederick Octavious Liddell (age 27) and Elizabeth Lane-Fox were married.

Before 09 Mar 1856 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Liddell (age 55) and Caroline Elizabeth Barrington were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 09 Mar 1856 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Liddell (age 55) died.

Before 02 Nov 1863 [his son-in-law] Henry John Adeane (age 30) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Philippa Adeane (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873 (age 64) and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 53).

On 11 Feb 1873 [his son] Elliot Constantine Yorke (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Annie Henrietta Rothschild (age 29) were married. No issue. The marriage was solemnised the next day at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873 (age 73) and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 63).

On 17 Sep 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son [his son] Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke 1836-1897 (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke 1840-1923 (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].

On 22 Nov 1886 [his former wife] Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke 1810-1886 (age 76) died. Monument in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].

Hedworth Williamson and Anne Elizabeth Liddell were married.

Family Trees of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873

Paternal Family Tree: Yorke

Ancestors of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873

Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Yorke of Dover

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Yorke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke

GrandFather: Charles Yorke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cocks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Somers Attorney

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Somers

Father: Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Johnson of Berkhamstead in Hertfordshire

GrandMother: Agneta Johnson

Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke 1799-1873

GrandFather: James Rattray

Mother: Elizabeth Weake Rattray