Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/173
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, written from Bonnington. [Typed transcript available]. Writer’s sister is at No. 4 Portugal Street. Writer and Mr Yorke should be established at Bruton Street about the 12th of February.
  • Date free text
    18 Jan 1825
  • Production date
    From: 1825 To: 1825
  • Admin/biog history
    Harriet Yorke, nee Manningham born c.1763, was the daughter of Charles Manningham and his wife Ann. Her siblings were: Charles William Manningham, b. 1762, d.1849 Coote Manningham, b.c.1765, d.1809 Boyd Manningham, b. 1766 Amelia Manningham, b.1767 Elizabeth Manningham, b.1768, d. 1853 (usually referred to as Eliza or Elvira in the letters) Henry Manningham, b 1773, d. 1821 Coote Manningham married Anna Maria Pollen in 1802. Their children were: Charles Coote Manningham b 1804, d.1810 Boyd Pollen Manningham, b. 1807, d. 1831 Harriet Manningham, b,1806, d. 1824 Mary Anne Manningham, b.1802, who married Edward Buller. Coote Manningham died in 1809, and his wife died in 1822. By Anna Maria's Will, Coote’s siblings Harriet Yorke, Charles William Manningham and Elizabeth Manningham became the guardians of Coote's surviving children (Boyd, Harriet and Mary Anne). The children lived with Elizabeth. The letters contain several references to Elizabeth's "charges" and other details of this side of the family.
  • Scope and Content
    Reference to books: Mr Yorke is interested by the work of Jean-François Champollion [the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs and a founding figure in the field of Egyptology] Mention of report and contradiction in the newspapers relating to the death of the Bishop of Kildare [Charles Dalrymple Lindsay]. Sir Charles Stuart appointment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil.
  • Level of description
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