Paternal Family Tree: Yorke
In or before 1716 William Lygon and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 16th May 1719 [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 28] and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 9th March 1730 Bishop James Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 39] and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1740 [his brother] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke [aged 19] and [his sister-in-law] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey [aged 16] were married. She being the heiress of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent [aged 69]. She the daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland [aged 43] and Amabel Grey. He the son of [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 49] and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1754 [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 63] was created 1st Earl Hardwicke, 1st Viscount Royston. [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
In 1761 [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke died.
Before 5th May 1762 Bishop James Yorke [aged 32] and 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 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 [aged 71] and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 5th May 1762 [his son] Charles Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke [aged 32] and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
On 6th March 1764 [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke [aged 73] died. His son [his brother] Philip [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Earl Hardwicke, 2nd Viscount Royston. [his sister-in-law] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey [aged 40] by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
In 1765 [his son] Joseph Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke [aged 34] and [his wife] Mary Maddox. He married before 11th January 1807 his second cousin Catherine Cocks and had issue.
On 11th October 1767 [his daughter] Mary York was born to Bishop James Yorke [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
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In 1770 [his son] Philip Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke [aged 39] and [his wife] Mary Maddox. He married 4th December 1797 his second cousin Anna Maria Cocks, daughter of Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers and Anne Pole, and had issue.
In 1774 Bishop James Yorke [aged 43] was appointed Bishop of St David's.
In 1779 Bishop James Yorke [aged 48] was appointed Bishop of Gloucester.
In 1781 Bishop James Yorke [aged 50] was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1783 [his brother] Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover [aged 58] and [his sister-in-law] Christiana Charlotte Margaret Henrik [aged 62] were married. He the son of [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 16th May 1790 [his brother] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke [aged 69] died. His nephew Philip [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl Hardwicke, 3rd Viscount Royston. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks [aged 54]..
On 2nd November 1791 [his son] Charles Yorke [aged 29] died. On 5th July 1795 [his daughter] Mary York [aged 24] died. Both buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Charles Yorke: Before 5th May 1762 Bishop James Yorke and 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 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 and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. On 5th May 1762 he was born to Bishop James Yorke and Mary Maddox.
Mary York: On 11th October 1767 she was born to Bishop James Yorke and Mary Maddox.
On 2nd December 1792 [his brother] Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover [aged 68] died without issue. Baron Dover extinct. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Inscription panel surmounted by a sarcophagus with flanking trophies and small medallions of arms in the apron; signed 'J. Bacon Sculptor [aged 52]: London 1798'
On 4th December 1797 Philip Yorke [aged 27] and Anna Maria Cocks [aged 24] were married. He the son of Bishop James Yorke [aged 67] and Mary Maddox. They were second cousins.
Before 11th January 1807 Joseph Yorke [aged 42] and Catherine Cocks were married. He the son of Bishop James Yorke [aged 76] and Mary Maddox. They were second cousins.
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On 26th August 1808 Bishop James Yorke [aged 78] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Yorke of Dover 
Grandfather: Philip Yorke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cocks of Castleditch Herefordshire
Grandfather: Charles Cocks
mother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Somers
Grandmother: Mary Somers