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BirthNov 1784, Little Wittenham, Berks
Baptism24 Nov 1784, St Peter’s church, Little Wittenham, Berks
Deathca Feb 1841, Oxford district, Oxon
General6th s.
FatherJohn Sheen (ca1737-1804)
MotherElizabeth Bowell (1746-ca1813)
Notes for Richard Sheen
His baptism:

First name(s)        Richard
Last name            Sheen
Baptism year         1784
Baptism date         24 Nov 1784
Place                Little Wittenham
Church               St Peter
Relationship         son of
Father's first name  John
Father's last name   Sheen
Mother's first name  Elizabeth
Mother's last name   Sheen
County               Berkshire
Country              England
Record set           Berkshire Baptisms Index
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In 1833 odd he was of Oxford and was his brother John’s executor.

No marriage found anywhere near Oxfordshire.
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There are three Richard Sheens who were buried between 1830 and 1910 but none were anywhere close to Oxford.  But there was one whose civil mdeath in Oxford was reported in 1841:

First name(s)  RICHARD
Last name      SHEEN
Gender         Male
Death quarter  1
Death year     1841
District       Oxford
County         Oxfordshire
Volume         16
Page           63
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

And the new GRO index includes his age:

Name:                Age at Death (in years):  
SHEEN, RICHARD       56
GRO Reference: 1841  M Quarter in OXFORD  Volume 16  Page 63

This age at dath precisely agrees with his baptism and birth year.
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No will found in The National Archives.
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Last Modified 12 Mar 2020Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220