Papers of the Sykes Family of Sledmere c. 1300-1928

Strickland family Brigham, Yorkshire

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Sykes family of Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire

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There are two competing stories of the origins of the Sykes family. James Legard claims that the Sykes family had land in the parish of Thornhill near Leeds in the thirteenth century. However, the story with official currency is that the family may originally have been from Saxony and were settled in Sykes Dyke near Carlisle in Cumberland during the middle ages. William Sykes (c.1500-1577), a younger son of Richard Sykes of Sykes Dyke, migrated to the West Riding of Yorkshire and se...

Sykes family Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Sykes, Mark Masterman, Sir, 1771-1823

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English bibliophile, picture collector, and member of Parliament for Sledmore in Yorkshire where his estate was located. Sykes' library was considered one of the finest in England and was especially strong in early printed editions of the Greek and Roman classics, incunables, and 16th century English poetry. The collection was sold after his death in three lots in May-June 1824. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1813-1825], (bulk 1823-1825). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12253064...

Sykes Richard 1678-1762

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Brigham family Brigham, Yorkshire

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Hull Dock Company

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Sykes Sir Mark 1879-1919 6th Baronet MP Traveller

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Wilberforce family Brigham, Yorkshire

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Sykes Sir Christopher 1749-1801 2nd Baronet MP

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