Sir Sydney Oakes, 2nd Baronet

1927 - 1966  (39 years)

• Name	Sydney Oakes
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	2nd Baronet
  Born	9 Jun 1927	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	MWTZ-VVW
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MWTZ-VVW
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	196679408
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196679408
  Buried	Aft 6 Aug 1966	Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine
  Died	8 Aug 1966	Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas
  	He was killed in an auto accident.
  Obituary	9 Aug 1966	Manchester, Lancashire, England
  	Manchester Evening News
  	Sir Sydney Oakes dies By a Special Correspondent SIR SYDNEY OAKES, 39-year-old businessman, has died in hospital at Nassau, in the Bahamas, after a car crash. He was the elser son of Sir Harry Oakes, Canadian-born baronet and goldmining millionaire, whose murder in 1943 is one of the century's greatest unsolved crimes. Sir Sydney's car left the road yesterday and hit a lamp standard and crshed down and trapped him. He was twice married. By his first wife he leaves a son, Christopher, 17, who inherits the title, and two daughters, Felicity, 14, and Virginia, 13, both of whom are in England. He and his second wife, Lady Nancy Oakes, have a son, Pitt, five.
  Person ID	I104923	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet,   b. 23 Dec 1874, Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine ,   d. 7 Jul 1943, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lady Eunice Myrtle MacIntyre,   b. 23 Nov 1898, Leichhardt, ____, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 6 Jun 1981, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1923	Woollahra, Sydney, ____, New South Wales, Australia
  	Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name      Harry Oates Gender      Male Independent Means Marriage Age      48 Record Type      Marriage Birth Date      abt 1875 Born: Sangerville, Maine USA Marriage Date      30 Jun 1923 Marriage Place      St. Marks Church, Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Father      William Pitt Oates, (Dec'd), Surveyor Mother      Edith Nancy Oates (Dec'd) Spouse      Eunice Myrtle McIntyre Home Duties Age 24 Birth Place: ByAnez[?] Father: Thomas McIntyre (Dec'd), Government Officer Mother Sarah Jane Mobles Marriage Date      30 Jun 1923 Marriage Place      Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F11190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Greta Hartmann,   b. 5 Mar 1928, Copenhagen, ____, Københavns Amt, Denmark ,   d. 14 Nov 1977, Dundee, Angus, Scotland  (Age 49 years)
  Marriage Registration	Between 1 Apr 1948 and 30 Jun 1948	Hendon Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Vol. 5e, p. 1134
  	Sydney Oakes and Greta Hartmann were married.
  Married	21 Jun 1948	London, Middlesex, England
  Divorced	26 Sep 1958	Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Divorce Announcement	27 Sep 1958	London, Middlesex, England
  	The Evening News
  	SIR SYDNEY OAKES He Gets Divorce Nassau, Bahamas, Saturday. -- Sir Sydney Oakes, son of the late Sir Harry Oakes, was granted a divorce yesterday from his blonde Danish-born wife. Lady Greta Oakes did not contest the decree. Named as co-respondnet was Lieutenant Roger Watson from Jamaica, who was stationed in Nassau during the general strike in January. -- A.P.
  Children	1. Sir C. Oakes, 3rd Baronet   2. F. Oakes   3. V. Oakes
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F11205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Hoyt,   b. 27 Aug 1934, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Mar 2010, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1961
  	They married aboard the yacht Jimp shortly after the yacht left Coral Ridge Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale.
  Children	1. P. Oakes
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F11203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 9 Jun 1927 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage Registration - Vol. 5e, p. 1134 - Between 1 Apr 1948 and 30 Jun 1948 - Hendon Registration District, Middlesex, England Married - 21 Jun 1948 - London, Middlesex, England Divorced - 26 Sep 1958 - Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas Divorce Announcement - The Evening News - 27 Sep 1958 - London, Middlesex, England Buried - Aft 6 Aug 1966 - Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine Died - 8 Aug 1966 - Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas Obituary - Manchester Evening News - 9 Aug 1966 - Manchester, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth