Family and Education
b. c. 1609, 1st s. of William Yorke of Bassett Down, Lydiard Tregoze by Anne, da. of Simon Stampe of Oxon. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. matric. 25 May 1627, aged 17, BA 1630; I. Temple 1630, called 1637. m. bef. 27 Oct. 1646, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Bower of West Lavington, wid. of Henry Danvers of Baynton, Edington, 1s. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1660.Wilts Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv), 221; Wilts. N. and Q. i. 326; PCC 93 Laud; VCH Wilts. ix. 82; The Gen. n.s. ii. 71.
Offices Held
Commr. for excise, Wilts. 1644, j.p. 1646 – 51, 1652 – 57, 1657 – d.; bencher, I. Temple 1652; commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1657, Jan. 1660 – d.; freeman, Devizes 1660, recorder 1661 – d., alderman 1662–d.
Dep. gov. Society of Mineral and Battery Works 1652 – d.; asst. Society of Mines Royal 1654 – 55, dep. gov. 1655–d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: West Lavington, Wilts.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
YORKE, William (c.1609-66)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion