Biography of Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire 1697-1784
In 1697 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire was born to Charles Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire and Deborah Cholmley.
On 02 Jul 1715 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 18) was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge University.
On 08 Jul 1719 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 22) was admitted to Middle Temple.
On 02 Sep 1723 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 26) and Barbara Jessop were married. They had seven sons.
On 19 Jul 1731 James Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Navan (age 81) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] James Jessop aka Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan.
In 1733 [his brother-in-law] James Jessop aka Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan (age 26) died unmarried. Baron Darcy of Navan extinct.
On 08 Nov 1734 [his father-in-law] William Jessop of Broom Hall, Sheffield (age 69) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James Jessop aka Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan had predeceased him without issue. His daughter [his wife] Barbara Jessop and her husband Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 37) inherited Broom Hall, Sheffield.
On 19 Feb 1735 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 38) was elected MP Aldborough at a by-election caused by the death of his father-in-law William Jessop of Broom Hall, Sheffield.
In 1741 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 44) was re-elected MP Aldborough unopposed.
In 1746 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 49) was promoted to Storekeeper of the Ordnance.
In 23 Apr 1746 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 49) was re-elected MP Aldborough unopposed. He was re-elected unopposed in 1754 and 1761.
In Dec 1762 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 65) voted against the Government on the peace preliminaries in December 1762 and as a result was dismissed from his post at the Ordnance. He wa restored in Sep 1765.
On 29 Mar 1784 Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire (age 87) died. Broom Hall, Sheffield was left to his eldest son, Rev. James Wilkinson.
Father: Charles Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
GrandFather: Richard Cholmley of Bramham, Yorkshire
Mother: Deborah Cholmley