Oakeley baronets explained

Oakeley baronets
Creation Date:1790[1]
Status:extant
Motto:Non timeo sed caveo, I fear not, but am cautious

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. Frederick Oakeley was the second son of the first Baronet.

Oakeley baronets, of Shrewsbury (1790)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is William Robert Atholl Oakeley (b. 1995).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . 2000 . Debrett's Peerage . London . 033354577X . B774.
  2. Book: Debrett's Baronetage of England . 1828 . C. and J. Rivington . 442–444 . II . en.
  3. Book: Debrett . John . Debrett's Baronetage of England: With Alphabetical Lists of Such Baronetcies as Have Merged in the Peerage, Or Have Become Extinct, and Also of the Existing Baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland . 1835 . J.G. & F. Rivington . 241–242 . en.
  4. Book: Burke . John . A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . 1852 . Colburn & Company . 751 . en.