Talk:Matthew Oakeshott, Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

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Sacking[edit]

Anyone else agree that the recent live sacking needs to be explained and fleshed out a lot? Turkeyphan^t 22:09, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Relationship to political journalist and broadcaster Isabel Oakeshott[edit]

Some sources state them to be third cousins; the following (although of course original research and thus not valid for inclusion in the article) indicates them to be fourth cousins:

Reuben Oakeshott 1785-1862 of Rochester, Kent m. 1811, Ann Morris

[Gen. 1] John Oakeshott 1817-1879 of Highgate, Middx., G.P., surgeon m. 1855, Catherine Birt, dau. of Francis Field, of Brixton

[Gen. 2] Walter Field Oakeshott 1864-1905 of Lydenburg, Transvaal, S.A., M.D. m. 1896, Kathleen Mabel Fraser

[Gen. 3] Walter Fraser Oakeshott 1903-1987 educ. Tonbridge Sch., Balliol Coll., Oxon. (B.A. 1926), vice-chancellor, Univ. of Oxford 1962-4, rector, Lincoln Coll., Oxon. 1954-72, headmaster, Winchester Coll. 1946-54, high master, St Paul's Sch., London 1939-46, assistant master, Winchester Coll. 1931-8, discovered Winchester Manuscript of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur 1934, emp. Merchant Taylors' Sch. 1927-31, previously emp. Tooting Bec Sch., London m. 1928, Noel Rose (1904-1976), expert on Greek classical vases, dau. of Robert Oswald Moon (1865-1953), B.A. (Oxon.), B.M., B.Ch., M.A., D.M., M.R.C.S., F.R.C.P., Maj., R.A.M.C., J.P., of Wallingford, Oxon.

[Gen. 4] (Walter) Evelyn Fraser Oakeshott 1933- of Newtonlees Farmhouse, Dunbar, East Lothian, educ. Winchester Coll., Corpus Christi Coll., Oxon., economic consultant, 2nd Lt, Royal Hussars, late Royal Armoured Corps m. 1973, Nicola C. A., dau. of Christopher G. Eastwood

[Gen. 5] Isabel Euphemia Oakeshott 1974- educ. Gordonstoun, Univ. of Bristol (B.A.), political broadcaster and journalist (Daily Record, Evening Standard, int. al.), political editor-at-large, Daily Mail 2016-17, political editor (deputy political editor 2006-10) The Sunday Times 2010-14 m. Nigel Gwyn Rosser (1962-), journalist (inc. Evening Standard), formerly senior account director, New Century Media P.R.

Reuben Oakeshott 1785-1862 of Rochester, Kent m. 1811, Ann Morris [as above]

[Gen. 1] Jonathan Oakeshott 1823-1909 of 26, Mount Park Crescent, Ealing, Middx., formerly of Sloane Square, Chelsea, formerly of Queen's Road, Dalston, London, sanitary engineer, ironmonger emp. 14 men, two boys, formerly grocer, tea dealer and post office owner m. 1851, Emma Fowler

[Gen. 2] Reuben Oakeshott 1853-1894 of Parsons Green, Fulham, S.W.6, formerly of Sloane Square, Chelsea, ironmonger m. 1881, Caroline Kelly (1859-1944), dau. of John Blackwell, of Mansfield, Notts., shoemaker's riveter

[Gen. 3] Harold Alan Oakeshott 1883-1964 of Firs Cottage, Walters Ash, Hughenden, High Wycombe, Bucks., formerly of Hatch End, Middx., merchant, formerly bookseller m. 1915, Cecil Jane Gertrude (1890-1948), J.P., dau. of Samuel Robertson, of Edinburgh

[Gen. 4] Keith Robertson Oakeshott 1920-1974 educ. Royal Grammar Sch., High Wycombe, Corpus Christi Coll., Oxon., diplomat (inc. H.M. Consul General, Hamburg etc), C.M.G. m. 1946, Eva Jill, dau. of Septimus Alfred Clutterbuck (1894-1965), of Brentford, Middx., 2nd Lt, Royal Fusiliers (WWI) [s. of Ernest Louis Clutterbuck (1857-), of Burlington Lane, Chiswick, W.4., estate carpenter]

[Gen. 5] Matthew Alan Oakeshott 1947- educ. Charterhouse, Univ. Coll., Oxon., Nuffield Coll., Oxon. (M.A.), investment manager, Liberal Democrat M.P., cr. Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (L.P.) 2000 m. 1976, Philippa, G.P., professor of general practice, Population Health Research Institute, St George's, Univ. of London, dau. of Christopher Poulton

As their shared ancestor is a 3x great-grandfather [viz. Reuben Oakeshott of Rochester, Kent], they would be fourth cousins (as a shared grandparent makes 1st cousins, shared great-grandparent makes 2nd cousins, shared great-great-grandparent makes 3rd cousins). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.112.76 (talk) 17:02, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]