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John Yorke, 1776, an Enslaved Man in Yorkshire
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A family tree showing six generations of the descendants of John Yorke

Showing how a lady from Bradford was descended from an enslaved African baptised in Yorkshire in 1776. The first photograph in the family's history is of John's grandson George.