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Dr. William Oldys c. 22 October 1636 was the son of Rev.
William Oldys b. 1591 who was murdered in Adderbury, Oxford by Parliamentarian soldiers.
The account of his murder tells of how he was hunted all day due to his support of the monarchy and even though he threw down money to distract the closing pack, he was run through with a sword and died.
The church bell in Adderbury still bears his name and on the wall of the vestry is a plaque written in Latin describing that dreadful day 15 September 1645.
His wife Margaret née Sacheverell died 7 May 1705.
She was the daughter of Ambrose Sacheverell, the Reverend at Tadmarton in 1617.
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