Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet (25 September 1778 – 30 June 1829) was the second Baronet in the Oakeley Baronetcy
of Shrewsbury
. He was the son of the first Baronet, also called Sir Charles Oakeley
, and Helena Beatson (the niece of Scottish artist, Catherine Read
).
Oakeley was born in Madras, India
where his father was governor. He was the eldest of fourteen children, the youngest of which was Frederick Oakeley
. He married Charlotte Francoise Augusta Gilberte Ramadier on 20 March 1820 and died in Huy
, Netherlands
in 1829. He fathered three daughters, the youngest of which was born after his death in February 1830.
Oakeley Baronets
The Oakeley Baronetcy, of Shrewsbury, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 5 June 1790 for the Indian administrator Charles Oakeley. He served as Governor of Madras from 1790 to 1794...
of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
. He was the son of the first Baronet, also called Sir Charles Oakeley
Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet was an English administrator. He married Helen Beatson, a talented amateur artist, and niece of notable Scottish portrait painter Catherine Read. He was the father of Frederick Oakeley and Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet, and the grandfather of W. E...
, and Helena Beatson (the niece of Scottish artist, Catherine Read
Catherine Read
Catherine Read , was a Scottish portrait-painter-Life:Read was born in Scotland, on the 3rd of February, 1723, one of thirteen children of an affluent Forfarshire family. She may have received her education in Edinburgh...
).
Oakeley was born in Madras, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
where his father was governor. He was the eldest of fourteen children, the youngest of which was Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England the sixth son of Sir Charles Oakeley, second baronet, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1828 and in 1845 converted from Church of England to Catholicism, whereupon he became Canon of Westminster in 1852....
. He married Charlotte Francoise Augusta Gilberte Ramadier on 20 March 1820 and died in Huy
Huy
Huy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to about two-thirds of the Walloon population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 1829. He fathered three daughters, the youngest of which was born after his death in February 1830.