John Oke

Brief Life History of John

When John Oke was born about 1770, in Bradworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hugh Oke, was 29 and his mother, Ann Badcock, was 21. He married Elizabeth Shaddick on 13 May 1802, in Bradworthy, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1840, at the age of 71.

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John Oke
1770–1840
Elizabeth Shaddick
1771–1822
Marriage: 13 May 1802
Thomas Oke
1802–1878
Elizabeth Oke
1804–1810
John Oke
1807–
Jane Oke
1810–
Richard Oke
1814–
Elizabeth Oke
1816–

Sources (13)

  • John Oke, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • John Oke in entry for Elizabeth Oke, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
  • John Oke in entry for Jane Oke, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (Devon and Cornwall): variant of Oak .

West African (Nigeria): Igbo name, from a short form of a personal name like Okechukwu . See also 3 below, compare Okey .

West African (Nigeria and Benin): unexplained. See also 2 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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