Peerage Record – 1789

     Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke was born on 11 November 1869.¹ He was the son of John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke and Edith Mary Oswald.² He married, firstly, Ellen Russell, daughter of James Russell, on 27 April 1911.¹ He and Ellen Russell were divorced in 1927. He married, secondly, Mary Radley Twist, daughter of Edward Robert Twist, on 20 August 1930.¹ He died on 1 February 1936 at age 66, without male issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 8th Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1733] on 13 March 1909.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Hardwicke [G.B., 1754] on 13 March 1909.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Royston, co. Cambridge [G.B., 1754] on 13 March 1909.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹

     Lady Anne Osborne was born in 1657.² She was the daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie.¹ She married Robert Coke, son of Richard Coke and Mary Rous.¹ She married Horatio Walpole, son of Sir Edward Walpole and Susan Crane.³ She died in 1722.²
     Her married name became Coke. Her married name became Walpole.⁴

     Robert Coke was the son of Richard Coke and Mary Rous.¹ He married Lady Anne Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie.¹ He died on 16 January 1678/79.¹
     He lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He lived at Holkham, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Richard Coke was the son of Henry Coke and Margaret Lovelace.¹ He married Mary Rous, daughter of Sir John Rous, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Knyvett.¹
     He lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Mary Rous was the daughter of Sir John Rous, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Knyvett.^1,2 She married Richard Coke, son of Henry Coke and Margaret Lovelace.¹
     Her married name became Coke.¹

     Sir John Rous, 1st Bt. was born in 1608.² He was the son of Sir John Rous and Elizabeth Yelverton. He married, firstly, Anne Bacon, daughter of Nicholas Bacon and Margaret Darcy, on 23 June 1636.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Knyvett, daughter of Thomas Knyvett, in 1656.^3,2 He died on 27 November 1670.²
     He lived at Henham Hall, Wangford, Suffolk, England^G. He held the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1635.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunwich in 1660.² He was created 1st Baronet Rous, of Henham Hall [England] on 17 August 1660.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunwich in 1661.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Eye in 1665.²

     Henry Coke is the son of Sir Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.¹ He married Margaret Lovelace, daughter of Richard Lovelace.¹
     He had three other sons.¹ He lived at Thorington, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Margaret Lovelace was the daughter of Richard Lovelace.¹ She married Henry Coke, son of Sir Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.¹
     Her married name became Coke.¹

     Richard Lovelace lived at Kingsdown, Kent, England^G.¹

     Sir Edward Coke was born in 1549.³ He was the son of Robert Coke and Winifred Knightley.³ He married, firstly, Bridget Paston, daughter of John Paston.³ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville, on 6 November 1598.^1,4 He died on 3 September 1633 at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England^G.
     He held the office of Recorder of Coventry.³ He held the office of Recorder of Norwich.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norfolk.³ He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons.³ He held the office of Solicitor-General in 1592.³ He held the office of Attorney-General in 1593.³ He was appointed Knight in 1603.³ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1606.³ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in 1613.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 1621.³ In 1621 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for championing Parliamentary rights.³ In 1628 he proposed and framed the Petition of Right.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Buckingham in 1628.³ He wrote the book Commentary on the Tenures of Littleton.³ He had one other daughter byhis second wife.³