Philip Yorke (antiquary)

Philip Yorke
Born(1743-07-30)30 July 1743
"Erddig Hall," Denbighshire, Wales
Died(1804-03-19)19 March 1804
"Erddig Hall," Denbighshire, Wales
Resting placeChurch of St. Deiniol and St. Marcella, Marchwiel, Denbighshire, Wales
LanguageEnglish
GenreWelsh genealogical history
Notable worksThe Royal Tribes of Wales (1799)
SpouseElizabeth Cust (d. 1779) and Diana Wynne (d. 1805)
ChildrenSimon Yorke (1771–1834)

Ethelred Yorke (1772–1796)
Elizabeth Yorke (1774–1795)
Philip Yorke (1775–1777)
John Yorke (1776–1792)
Brownlow Yorke (1777–1803)
Dorothy Yorke (1779–1846)
Diana Yorke (1783–1855)
Pierce Wynne-Yorke (1784–1837)
Lucy Margaret Yorke (1785–1863)
Robert Wynne-Yorke (1787–1854)
Philip Wynne-Yorke (1787–1858)

Charles Wynne-Yorke (1789–1853)
RelativesSimon and Dorothy Yorke (parents); Philip Yorke, first earl of Hardwicke

Philip Yorke (30 July 1743 – 19 February 1804) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1792 and an antiquary who developed an interest in Welsh history and genealogy relatively late in life. He was the author of The Royal Tribes of Wales (1799).


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