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     Vincent Wodehouse Yorke was born on 21 May 1869.² He was the son of John Reginald Yorke and Sophia Matilda de Tuyll de Serooskerken.³ 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, 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 decorated with the award of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece.² He lived at Forthampton Court, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     John Reginald Yorke was born on 25 January 1836.¹ He was the son of Joseph Yorke and Frances Antonia Pole-Carew.² He married, firstly, Augusta Emmeline Douglas, daughter of General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas, on 4 March 1862.¹ He married, secondly, Sophia Matilda de Tuyll de Serooskerken, daughter of Baron Vincent de Tuyll de Serooskerken, 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.¹

     Sophia Matilda de Tuyll de Serooskerken was the daughter of Baron Vincent de Tuyll de Serooskerken.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 1905.¹
      Her married name became Yorke.

     Baron Vincent de Tuyll de Serooskerken gained the title of Baron de Tuyll de Serooskerken.¹

     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 1862.¹ She died on 19 February 1863.¹
      Her married name became Yorke.

     General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹

     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 service of 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 82.³
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire between 1844 and 1845.¹ He lived at Forthampton Court, Gloucestershire, England.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.