 He was laid to rest at Sherborne Abbey, as had preceding generations of Oke family.Oke's half-brother, Edward Langdon Oke (1775–1840), a corn merchant, migrated to Southampton and operated a business on High Street.He was elected to the Southampton town council (common council), appointed consul at Southampton for the Kingdom of Hanover by Prince Regent George IV in 1818, and was active in establishing the Hampshire Advertiser newspaper (previously the "Herald").