Christopher Sykes

1749 - 1801  (52 years)

• Name	Christopher Sykes  [1]
  Birth	23 May 1749	Roos, Yorkshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Sep 1801  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I21819	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Rev. Mark Sykes,   b. Apr 1711   d. 14 Sep 1783 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Decima Woodham,   b. Bef 24 Mar 1707   d. 9 Mar 1793 (Age > 85 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1735	Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England   [4, 6]
  Family ID	F12923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Tatton,   b. 14 Apr 1748, Wythenshawe, Cheshire, England d. 27 Jul 1803 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1770	Northenden, Cheshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Tatton Sykes,   b. 22 Aug 1772, Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England d. 21 Mar 1863, Sledmere House, Yorkshire, England (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F12924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Matriculated at Oxford (Brasenose College) 5 Nov 1767. M.A. 16 Jun 1770; D.C.L. 9 Jul 1773. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet Sykes of Sledmere 14 Sep 1783. M.P. for Beverley, 1784-90. "Sykes was returned head of the poll for Beverley in 1784. He voted for parliamentary reform on 18 Apr. 1785, and supported Pitt over the Duke of Richmond’s fortifications plan, 27 Feb. 1786, and over the Regency. He is not known to have spoken in the House, and though he did not stand in 1790 he maintained an interest at Beverley. He died 17 Sept. 1801." [History of Parliament]

  
  

• Sources

  [S5153] Mark Sykes: His Life and Letters by Shane Leslie. Introduction by Winston Churchill. London: Cassell and Company, 1923. [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site., date only. [S5150] "Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere, Hull History Centre Catalogue, Hull History Centre, Hull, Yorkshire, England., year only. [S49] Genealogics by Leo Van de Pas, continued by Ian Fettes and Leslie Mahler. [S5152] Neil Jeffares, "Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.", year only. [S4310] Complete Baronetage ed. G. E. C. Cokayne. 5 volumes. Exeter: William Pollard & Co., 1900-06. [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.