Background
OAKES, Augustus Henry was born on November 2, 1839. E. surviving son of late Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Montague Oakes, 22nd Light Dragoons and 1st Life Guards, of Elmsfield, Harrow.
OAKES, Augustus Henry was born on November 2, 1839. E. surviving son of late Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Montague Oakes, 22nd Light Dragoons and 1st Life Guards, of Elmsfield, Harrow.
Abroad.
Appointed to a clerkship in the Foreign Office, after passing a competitive examination, 1858. An assistant clerk, 1889. A Senior Clerk and Librarian and Keeper of the Papers, 1896.
Is a burgess of Newport, Pembrokeshire. Cartulary-register 1905; Chief Librarian and Keeper of the Papers, Foreign Office, 1896-1904; retired, 1905.
Spouse 1871, Jane Alice, 2nd daughter of late William II. Cane, M.D., Uxbridge. Heir: Charles Seton Cosby.