John William Oldfield
Major John William Oldfield CMG OBE MC ED (22 October 1886 – 1 December 1955), was a prominent figure in the commercial and public life in Ceylon, serving as the chairman of the Ceylon Planters' Association between 1924 and 1925, an appointed member of the State Council of Ceylon in 1931 and as an appointed member of the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947. Oldfield was married twice, firstly in 1910 to Jenny Gillespie, daughter of F. Vogan Harper. They had three daughters and a son. In 1954 he married Margaret Ella Dakeyne. Oldfield died in Colombo in December 1955.
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John William Oldfield
Major John William Oldfield CMG OBE MC ED (22 October 1886 – 1 December 1955), was a prominent figure in the commercial and public life in Ceylon, serving as the chairman of the Ceylon Planters' Association between 1924 and 1925, an appointed member of the State Council of Ceylon in 1931 and as an appointed member of the first Parliament of Ceylon in 1947. Oldfield was married twice, firstly in 1910 to Jenny Gillespie, daughter of F. Vogan Harper. They had three daughters and a son. In 1954 he married Margaret Ella Dakeyne. Oldfield died in Colombo in December 1955.
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St. Anne's, Redhill
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1955-12-01
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Colombo, Ceylon
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Jenny Gillespie née Harper , Margaret Ella Dakeyne
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