Richard Bagnall-Oakeley

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Richard Bagnall-Oakeley
Born12 November 1865[1]
Died5 July 1947(1947-07-05) (aged 81)
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityWelsh
Known forOlympic archer

Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley aka Oakeley (12 November 1865 – 5 July 1947) was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Life[]

Bagnall-Oakeley was baptised on 23 November 1865 as the youngest child of the Reverend William and Mary Ellen Bagnall-Oakeley.[2][3] Bagnall-Oakeley entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 21st place with 374 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown. He was a member of the .[4] He died on 5 July 1947 at a nursing home in Gloucestershire.[4]

Family[]

He married Augusta Robina Bolden (1866–1961) in October 1895 in Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 3 children:

  • Leoline Richard Bagnall-Oakeley (1897–1972)
  • Rachel Bagnall-Oakeley (1900–1978)
  • John Rowland Bagnall-Oakeley (1904–1977)

Sources[]

  1. ^ Richard Bagnall-Oakeley at Olympedia
  2. ^ Oakaley, Mary Ellen. "1871 Wales Census". ancestry.com. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. The National Archives of the UK (as re-printed on Ancestry.com). Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Bagnall-Oakeley, William. "1911 Wales Census". ancestry.com. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. The National Archives of the UK, 1911 (as re-printed on Ancestry.com). Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Richard Bagnall-Oakley". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2012.


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