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     Katharine Freeman was born in 1736.² She was the daughter of William Freeman and Katharine Blount.¹ She married Hon. Charles Yorke, son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks, on 19 May 1755.¹ She died in 1759.²
     From 19 May 1755, her married name became Yorke.¹

     Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke was born on 1 December 1690 at Dover, Kent, England^G.² He was the son of Philip Yorke and Elizabeth Gibbon.² He married Margaret Cocks, daughter of Charles Cocks and Mary Somers, on 16 May 1719.³ He died on 6 March 1764 at age 73.⁴
     He was a practising barrister in 1715.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Lewes between 1719 and 1722.⁴ He was appointed Knight in 1720.⁴ He held the office of Recorder of Dover.⁴ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1720 and 1724.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Seaford between 1722 and 1733.⁴ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1724.⁴ He held the office of Attorney-General from 1723/24 to 1733.⁴ He purchased the manor and estate there for c £24,000 in 1725 at Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England^G.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1733.⁴ He held the office of Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1733 and 1737.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke, co. Gloucester [Great Britain] on 23 November 1733.⁴ He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords in February 1734.⁴ He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords in February 1736.⁴ He held the office of Lord Chancellor from February 1736/37 to 1756.⁴ He held the office of a Lord Justice (Regent) of the Realm between 1740 and 1752, during King George II's absences in this period.⁴ He held the office of Lord High Steward in 1746, for the trials of the Earls of Kilmarnock and Cromartie and Lords Balmerino and Lovat.⁴ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge University between 1749 and 1764.⁵ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) before 1751.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1753.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1753.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Hardwicke [Great Britain] on 2 April 1754.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Royston, co. Cambridge [Great Britain] on 2 April 1754.⁴

     Margaret Cocks was the daughter of Charles Cocks and Mary Somers.^1,3 She married, firstly, John Lygon before 1719.³ She married, secondly, Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, son of Philip Yorke and Elizabeth Gibbon, on 16 May 1719.³ She died on 10 September 1761.⁴
     From before 1719, her married name became Lygon.³ From 16 May 1719, her married name became Yorke.³ After her marriage, Margaret Cocks was styled as Baroness Hardwicke on 23 November 1733. After her marriage, Margaret Cocks was styled as Countess of Hardwicke on 2 April 1754.

     Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke was born on 9 December 1720.² He was the son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks.³ He married Jemima Campbell, Marchioness Grey, daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Amabel Grey, on 22 May 1740.³ He died on 16 May 1790 at age 69, without male issue.³
     He purchased bought the Wimpole estate, Cambs, from Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford, for £100,000 in 1740.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Reigate between 1741 and 1747.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridgeshire between 1747 and 1764.² He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge University between 1764 and 1790.² He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Royston, co. Cambridge [G.B., 1754] on 6 March 1764.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1733] on 6 March 1764.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke [G.B., 1754] on 6 March 1764.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)²

     Agneta Johnston is the daughter of Henry Johnston.¹ She married Hon. Charles Yorke, son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks, on 30 December 1762.¹
     Her married name became Yorke.

     Lady Caroline Yorke was the daughter of Hon. Charles Yorke and Agneta Johnston.¹ She married John Eliot, 1st Earl of Saint Germans, son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot of Saint Germans and Catherine Elliston, on 8 September 1790.² She died on 26 July 1818, without issue.¹
     From 8 September 1790, her married name became Eliot. After her marriage, Lady Caroline Yorke was styled as Baroness Eliot of Saint Germans on 17 February 1804. After her marriage, Lady Caroline Yorke was styled as Countess of Saint Germans on 28 November 1815.

     John Eliot, 1st Earl of Saint Germans was born on 28 September 1761.¹ He was the son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot of Saint Germans and Catherine Elliston.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Caroline Yorke, daughter of Hon. Charles Yorke and Agneta Johnston, on 8 September 1790.¹ He married, secondly, Harriet Pole-Carew, daughter of Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew and Jemima Yorke, on 19 August 1819.² He died on 17 November 1823 at age 62, without issue.¹
     He was given the name of John Craggs-Eliot at birth.¹ He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Liskeard between 1784 and 1804.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Eliot of Saint Germans, co. Cornwall [G.B., 1784] on 17 February 1804.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1808 in the East Cornwall Militia.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant in 1810.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Saint Germans, co. Cornwall [U.K.] on 28 November 1815, with special remainder to his brother.¹

     Rt. Hon. Charles Philip Yorke was born on 12 March 1764.² He was the son of Hon. Charles Yorke and Agneta Johnston.³ He married Harriott Manningham, daughter of Charles Manningham, on 1 July 1790.² He died on 13 March 1834 at age 70, without legitimate issue.²
     He was Teller of the Exchequer.² He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)²

     Harriott Manningham was the daughter of Charles Manningham.³ She married Rt. Hon. Charles Philip Yorke, son of Hon. Charles Yorke and Agneta Johnston, on 1 July 1790.¹ She died in 1854.²
     Her married name became Yorke.

     Sir James Andrew Watson, 5th Bt. was born on 30 December 1937.² He is the son of Sir Thomas Aubrey Watson, 4th Bt. and Ella Marguerite Farrar.³ He married Christabel Mary Carlisle, daughter of Kenneth Ralph Malcolm Peter Carlisle and Hon. Elizabeth Mary McLaren, on 12 January 1965.²
     Sir James Andrew Watson, 5th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Andrew.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Watson, of Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, London [U.K., 1866] on 10 January 1941.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Life Guards.² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1966 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He held the office of Recorder in 1989.² He lived in 2003 at Talton House, Newbold-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England.²