Researching Michael Yorke
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 957 people with the Yorke surname? In that year Yorke was ranked number 2630 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Michael Yorke on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Yorke and the Yorke Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 2275 people with the Yorke surname in the UK? Yorke is now ranked number 2174 for popularity in the UK. |
Yorke Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Yorke surname in the USA? Yorke is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Michael Yorke
Michael Yorke
Michael Leslie Yorke (25 March 1939 – 19 April 2019) was an Anglican priest in the last decades of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st. He was born on 25 March 1939 and educated at Midhurst Grammar School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1965 his first post was a curacy at Croydon Parish Church after which he served as Succentor, Precentor and Chaplain at Chelmsford Cathedral. Following this he was Rector of Hadstock, a Canon Residentiary at Chelmsford Cathedral, Vicar of St Margaret’s with St Nicholas, King’s Lynn and Provost of Portsmouth Cathedral. In 1999 he became Dean of Lichfield, and was Dean Emeritus in retirement.
He died on 19 April 2019 at the age of 80.
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