Baroness Nancy Oakes

1924 - 2005  (80 years)

• Name	Nancy Oakes
  Prefix	Baroness
  Born	17 May 1924	Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	LHCC-1FL
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHCC-1FL
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	141026086
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141026086
  Death Registration	Between 1 Jan 2005 and 31 Mar 2005	Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Dist. 2581D, Reg. D52C, Entry 146
  	Nancy Oakes von Hoyningen-Huene, born 17 May 1924, died.
  Died	16 Jan 2005	Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Buried	28 Jan 2005	Parish Of Saint Mary The Virgin Cemetery, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas
  Obituary	Aft 28 Jan 2005
  		obituary for Nancy Oakes
  Person ID	I104922	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet,   b. 23 Dec 1874, Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine ,   d. 7 Jul 1943, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lady Eunice Myrtle MacIntyre,   b. 23 Nov 1898, Leichhardt, ____, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 6 Jun 1981, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1923	Woollahra, Sydney, ____, New South Wales, Australia
  	Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name      Harry Oates Gender      Male Independent Means Marriage Age      48 Record Type      Marriage Birth Date      abt 1875 Born: Sangerville, Maine USA Marriage Date      30 Jun 1923 Marriage Place      St. Marks Church, Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Father      William Pitt Oates, (Dec'd), Surveyor Mother      Edith Nancy Oates (Dec'd) Spouse      Eunice Myrtle McIntyre Home Duties Age 24 Birth Place: ByAnez[?] Father: Thomas McIntyre (Dec'd), Government Officer Mother Sarah Jane Mobles Marriage Date      30 Jun 1923 Marriage Place      Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F11190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	"Count" Alfred Fouquereaux "Freddie" De Marigny,   b. 29 Mar 1910, Mauritius ,   d. 28 Jan 1988, Houston, Harris County, Texas  (Age 77 years)
  Married	19 May 1942	Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas
  Marriage Status	Annulled
  Separation	1945
  Annulled	1949
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F11196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Baron Ernst-Lyssandt von Hoyningen-Huene,   b. 9 Feb 1930, Priborn, Müritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 1998, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 67 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1952	Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas
  	Nancy Oakes and Baron Ernst-Lyssandt von Hoyningen-Huene were married in the Anglican Church of St. Mary in Nassau, Bahamas, on December 29, 1952.
  Divorced	Bef 14 May 1956
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Divorce Announcement	14 May 1956	Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
  	The Anniston Star
  	The Smart Set by Cholly Knickerbocker NEW YORK: Between You and Me and the Lamppost (and 20,000,000 readers): Heiress. Nancy Oakes' divorce from Baron Ernst Lyssardt von Hoyingen-Heune, was conducted in most amicable terms, with Lyssardt agreeing in toto with Nancy's terms. Nancy has custody of their child and the young Baron no financial claims on his wife. whose first marriage to **Count" Alfred de Marigny, unjustly accused of his father-in-law's murder, also ended in failure, is going into a business venture in Nassau as well as managing some of the vast interests she inherited from her late father, Gold King Sir Harry Oakes. Lyssardt will enter business here in New York.
  Children	1. Baron A.G.L.F. von Hoyningen-Huene
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F11197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Patrick Claude Henry Tritton,   b. 18 May 1934, Marylebone Registration District, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1 Feb 1998, Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1962	Mexico, ____, Distrito Federal, México
  	Nancy Oakes married her third husband, Patrick Claude Henry Tritton, on March 1, 1962. At the time of their marriage in Mexico City, he was described as a "Mexico-based British businessman." Patrick Tritton was born on May 18, 1934, to Patrick Arthur Tritton and Judith Alice Mabel Hurt in Marylebone, London. His father was a British banker. The marriage to Nancy Oakes was his first. The couple divorced sometime before 1975. Patrick Tritton passed away on February 1, 1998 in Westminster, London.
  Divorced	Bef 1975
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F11198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 May 1924 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 May 1942 - Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas Married - 29 Dec 1952 - Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas Divorce Announcement - The Anniston Star - 14 May 1956 - Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Married - 1 Mar 1962 - Mexico, ____, Distrito Federal, México Death Registration - Dist. 2581D, Reg. D52C, Entry 146 - Between 1 Jan 2005 and 31 Mar 2005 - Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England Died - 16 Jan 2005 - Westminster, Middlesex, England Buried - 28 Jan 2005 - Parish Of Saint Mary The Virgin Cemetery, Nassau, ____, New Providence, Bahamas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Thanks to Find-A-Grave contributor Ash Montagu (#46804013) for providing birth and death locations. Thanks to F-A-G contributor Bobby Kelley (#46959922) for adding the portrait photo and for providing links to Nancy's parents' memorials. The following is an extract from a biography on the Website of the Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada: Nancy Oakes (1924 - 2005) Nancy Oakes was born on May 17th, 1924, the first child and eldest daughter of Harry and Eunice. Nancy would sometimes visit Kirkland Lake when her parents were in town for business trips, but spent most of her childhood attending private schools in Europe and travelling with her parents. At the age of 17, she was living with her parents in the Bahamas, and met Alfred de Marigny, a businessman and playboy who did not fit in well with the social elite of Nassau. A relationship developed between them and without informing her parents, they were married on May 19th 1942 –  two days after Nancy's 18th birthday. Alfred was not well received as a son-in-law, and when Sir Harry Oakes was murdered, suspicion fell onto Alfred. He was arrested, tried, and later acquitted of the murder. Although Nancy defended Alfred's innocence during the trial, the marriage did not last, and in 1949 the marriage was annulled. Her second marriage in 1952 was to a member of the German nobility, Baron Ernst-Lyssandt von Hoyningen-Huene. That marriage lasted until 1956, but Nancy kept the title and name of Baroness von Hoyningen-Huene. Nancy married for a third time in 1962 to Michael Tritton, an English businessman, and remained a socialite even in her later years, until her passing in 2005. _____ [There are fascinating details available on the Web, describing the trial that followed the murder of her father, and her role in the trial. According to one source, the renowned author Erle Stanley Gardner, the creator of Perry Mason, called the case "the greatest murder mystery of all time".] A photo portrait of Nancy can be found on the following Web site: http://jacarandahousenassau.com/history/ ___________ An Ancestry Profile with interesting photos is at: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/17120732/person/422402542613/facts