Social Victorians/People/Sykes

Also Known As

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  • Family name: Sykes
  • Mr. Christopher Sykes
  • Sykey[1]
  • Mr. Brancepath in Disraeli's Lothair[2]

Demographics

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  • Nationality:

Residences

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  • Brantingham Thorpe, Yorkshire[1] (–1887), where the Prince of Wales stayed for the Doncaster Races[2]
  • Berkeley Square, London[2]

Family

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  • Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Bt. (22 August 1772 – 21 March 1863)[3]
  • Mary Anne Foulis ( – 1 February 1861)[4]
    1. Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes ( – 4 July 1883)
    2. Katherine Lucy Sykes ( – 6 March 1921)
    3. Emma Julia Sykes ( – 7 October 1907)
    4. Sophia Frances Sykes ( – 15 November 1898)
    5. Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Bt. (13 March 1826 – 4 May 1913)
    6. Christopher Sykes (10 January 1831 – 15 December 1898)

Relations

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Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies

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Friends

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Enemies

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Organizations

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  • Rugby School[2]
  • Trinity College, Cambridge[2]
  • Conservative Member of Parliament for Beverley (1865–1868)[1]
  • Conservative Member of Parliament for East Riding, Yorkshire (1868–1885)[1]
  • Conservative Member of Parliament for Buckrose (1885–1892)[1]
  • Marlborough Club[2]
  • Marlborough House Set

Timeline

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1897 July 2, Mr. C. Sykes attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

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Mr. Christopher Sykes (at 475) attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[5]

Notes and Questions

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  1. Of the possible Mr. C. Sykeses, selected this one because of his close relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Marlborough House Set.

Footnotes

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Christopher Sykes." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16. https://www.thepeerage.com/p33663.htm#i336626.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Christopher Sykes (politician)". Wikipedia. 2021-05-26. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Sykes_(politician)&oldid=1025145157.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Sykes_(politician).
  3. "Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Bt." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16. https://www.thepeerage.com/p4987.htm#i49870.
  4. "Mary Anne Foulis." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16. https://www.thepeerage.com/p4988.htm#i49871.
  5. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.