 After uncle Robert died, his son, William Oke (c. 1787 – 1857), became a burgess of Poole in 1818 and of Southampton in 1821.He served as a sheriff there in 1824, and was a liberal member of the Southampton town council (common council) and a magistrate for several years before becoming the 605th mayor of Southampton in 1831.An original owner of Oak Villa (ca.