Peerage Record – 8036

     Vincent Wodehouse Yorke was born on 21 May 1869.² He was the son of John Reginald Yorke and Sophia Matilde Henriëtte Bilitonia Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken.² He married Hon. Maud Evelyn Wyndham, daughter of Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield of Leconfield and Lady Constance Evelyn Primrose, on 24 August 1899.² He died on 26 November 1957 at age 88.²
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He graduated with a Captain, Gloucester Imperial Yeomanry.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.² He was awarded the Order of the Redeemer of Greece.² He lived at Forthampton Court, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     John Reginald Yorke was born on 25 January 1836.¹ He was the son of Joseph Yorke and Frances Antonia Pole-Carew.³ He married, firstly, Augusta Emmeline Douglas, daughter of General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas, on 4 March 1862 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,4 He married, secondly, Sophia Matilde Henriëtte Bilitonia Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken, daughter of Vincent Gildemeester Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Charlotte Henrietta Mansfield, on 11 January 1868.¹ He died on 27 March 1912 at age 76.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tewkesbury between 1864 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Gloucester between 1872 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tewkesbury between 1885 and 1886.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1892.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Worcestershire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Worcestershire.¹ He lived at Forthampton Court, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Sophia Matilde Henriëtte Bilitonia Barones van Tuyll van Serooskerken was born on 14 December 1850 at The Hague, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Vincent Gildemeester Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Charlotte Henrietta Mansfield.^3,2 She married John Reginald Yorke, son of Joseph Yorke and Frances Antonia Pole-Carew, on 11 January 1868.¹ She died on 4 August 1905 at age 54.¹
     Her married name became Yorke.

     Vincent Gildemeester Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken was born on 13 March 1812 at Bath, Somerset, England.² He was the son of Karel Lodewijk Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken Heer van Ijzendoorn and Maria Louise Gildemeester.² He married Charlotte Henrietta Mansfield, daughter of John Edward Mansfield and Mary Buchanan Smith, on 8 August 1844 at London, England.^3,2 He died on 17 March 1860 at age 48 at The Hague, The Netherlands.²

     Augusta Emmeline Douglas was the daughter of General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas.² She married John Reginald Yorke, son of Joseph Yorke and Frances Antonia Pole-Carew, on 4 March 1862 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^1,3 She died on 19 February 1863.¹
     Her married name became Yorke.

     General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas was born on 25 November 1788 at Hanover, Jamaica.² He died on 18 October 1868 at age 79 at Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²
     He was given the name of Thomas Monteath at birth.² He was commissioned on 4 December 1806 with the rank of Ensign, in the service of the Bengal Army.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 9 September 1808.² He gained the rank of Major on 17 January 1829.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 2 April 1834.² He fought in the Afghan War between 1838 and 1842.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 20 December 1839.² On 18 December 1850 his name was legally changed to Thomas Monteath Douglas on inheriting the estate of Douglas Support.² He gained the rank of Major-General on 20 June 1854.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General on 18 March 1856.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 28 March 1865.¹ He gained the rank of General on 9 April 1865.²

     Lieutenant Augustus Yorke was born on 11 February 1863.¹ He was the son of John Reginald Yorke and Augusta Emmeline Douglas.² He died on 29 June 1891 at age 28, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Gloucester Yeomanry Cavalry.¹

     Joseph Yorke was born on 11 January 1807.¹ He was the son of Joseph Yorke and Catherine Cocks.² He married Frances Antonia Pole-Carew, daughter of Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew and Hon. Caroline Anne Lyttelton, on 31 December 1834.¹ He died on 4 February 1889 at age 82.²
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire between 1844 and 1845.¹ He lived at Forthampton Court, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Frances Antonia Pole-Carew was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew and Hon. Caroline Anne Lyttelton.¹ She married Joseph Yorke, son of Joseph Yorke and Catherine Cocks, on 31 December 1834.² She died on 27 February 1889.²
     From 31 December 1834, her married name became Yorke.²

     Joseph Yorke was born on 5 May 1765.¹ He was the son of Rt. Rev. Hon. James Yorke and Mary Madocks.² He married Catherine Cocks, daughter of James Cocks and Martha Watson, on 17 November 1800.¹ He died on 9 December 1830 at age 65.