OAKELEY, Richard (c.1592-1653), of The College, Westminster, Buckden Palace, Hunts., Oakeley, Salop, Launton, Oxon. and the Middle Temple, London

Family and Education

b. c. 1592,Estimated from dates of education. 1st s. of Rowland Oakeley of Oakeley and Mary, da. of William Crowther of Betson [?Bettws-y-Crwyn], Salop. educ. Merton, Oxf. by 1609; New Inn to 1613; M. Temple 1613, called 1621.Liber Famelicus of Sir J. Whitelocke ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lxx), 90; MTR, 574, 669. m. (1) 22 May 1623, Mary, da. of Edward Combes of Fetter Lane, London, 5s. (3 d.v.p.), 6da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Margaret, da. of Christopher Wormall of Lambeth, Surr., s.p. suc. fa. 1622. d. 26 Sept. 1653.Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), ii. 196-9; C2/Chas.I/O15/128. sig. Ri[chard] Oakeley.

Offices Held

Clerk to James Whitelocke*, 1609 – 19; sec. to ld. kpr. Williams, 1621–?37.Liber Famelicus, 21, 90.

Dep. steward, Westminster Abbey by 1618 – 19; recorder, Bishop’s Castle, Salop 1625 – d.; recvr.-gen., Westminster Abbey (sole) 1626, (jt.) 1626–?42.Ibid. 61, 90; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), ii. 193–9; Acts of Dean and Chapter of Westminster ed. C.S. Knighton (Westminster Abbey rec. ser. iii), 93, 100.

Freeman, Boston, Lincs. 1626;Boston Corp. Mins. ed. J.F. Bailey, ii. 490. j.p. Salop 1641, commr. subsidy, 1641, Poll Tax 1641, Irish aid 1642, assessment 1642.C231/5, p. 434; SR, v. 65, 88, 107, 141, 155.

Parlimentarian

OAKELEY, Richard (c.1592-1653), of The College, Westminster, Buckden Palace, Hunts., Oakeley, Salop, Launton, Oxon. and the Middle Temple, London

Main residences: The College, Westminster; Buckden Palace, Hunts.; Oakeley, Salop; Launton, Oxon; the Middle Temple, London.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

OAKELEY, Richard (c.1592-1653)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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