Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet (25 September 1778 – 30 June 1829) was the second Baronet in the Oakeley Baronetcy of

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. He was the son of the first Baronet, also called Sir Charles Oakeley, and Helena Beatson (the niece of Scottish artist,

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). Oakeley was born in

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where his father was governor. He was the eldest of fourteen children, the youngest of which was

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. He married Charlotte Francoise Augusta Gilberte Ramadier on 20 March 1820 and died in

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in 1829. He fathered three daughters, the youngest of which was born after his death in February 1830.

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* 1778 births 1829 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain {{UK-baronet-stub