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Memorial: M3694

Wall tablet in Ripon Cathedral commemorating Admiral Charles Lister Oxley d. 1820 and Commander Christopher Bernard Oxley RN d. 1953

Location

Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF EMILY / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADMIRAL OXLEY / AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ROBERT KEARSLEY, J.P. D.L., OF HIGHFIELD, IN THIS COUNTY, / WHO DIED JANUARY 19TH 1898, / AGED 41 YEARS. / LEAVING ISSUE 2 SONS AND 5 DAUGHTERS. / ADMIRAL C.L. OXLEY, J.P. / WHO DIED JULY 21ST 1920, AGED 78 YEARS. / VIOLET FREEMANTLE. / DIED AUGUST 21ST 1944, AGED 62 YEARS. / COMMANDER C.B. OXLEY, R.N. D.S.C. / DIED JANUARY 11TH 1953 AGED 58 YEARS. / CHARLES OXLEY, DIED MAY 9TH 1959 AGED 79 YEARS. / MARGARET WINIFRED ELIOT. / DIED FEB 13TH 1969 AGED 85 YEARS. / AGNES OXLEY / DIED FEBRUARY 11TH 1971, / AGED 92 YEARS. / ROSE OXLEY. / DIED JANUARY 14TH 1976, / AGED 90 YEARS. / DOROTHY VISCOUNTESS / OF ARBUTHNOT O.B.E., / DIED JULY 27TH/1990, AGED 100 YEARS'

Details

Description: An angel (presumably Emily) holds a cloth on which are shown eight portrait winged cherub heads, representing her husband and seven children. The inscription is on a scroll in the centre.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Bell tower
Materials: Slate and marble

People

Oxley, Christopher Bernard
Age: 58
Date of Death: 11/1/1953
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Oxley, Charles Lister
Age: 78
Date of Death: 21/7/1920
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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