Elizabeth  Shackleford was buried in the churchyard at Wheatley, Oxfordshire. Her son, Rev. Edmund Howe Hewlett Officiated at the funeral service. He later migrated with his family to Victoria, Australia. Photo of her grave:

 

Thomas Hewlett (born abt 1740) married Elizabeth Wright. Thomas was a churchwarden in the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen.

St. Mary Magdalen Church Oxford, c 1835
14th Century Baptismal Font.
I may be assumed this was used for the baptisms
of the children of Thomas and Elizabeth Hewlett.

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Notes and Queries

It is believed that the Officer in charge of the soldiers at the execution of Charles the First on January 30, 1649 was Captain William Hulot, who is claimed to be a direct ancestor of Thomas Hewlett of Oxford. Further verification is required.

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On April 22, 1661, a James Hewlett (1643-1687), a Blew-Coat boy of Christ's Hospital (school), and son of Rev. William Hewlett of London, made a speech to Charles the Second on April 22, 1661, which was the day before his Coronation.  Read the speech.

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It is understood that this James Hewlett  entered Christ Church College, Oxford, as a commoner and matriculated on 3 May, 1662. He was elected to a Studentship (fellowship) in 1663 and   gained his B.A. in 1665, and his M.A. in 1668. He was tutored by Benjamin Woodroffe who was a particularly noted tutor and later chaplain to Charles II, and by Arthur Squibb who later became vicar of Netherbury in Dorset.  Hewlett himself was a tutor between 1669 and 1672, and a Proctor of the University of Oxford until his death. He died in 1687. Is he one of ours?

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A Hewlett coat of arms has been in the possession of descendants of William Hewlett (abt. 1740) of Oxford for many generations. Enquiries made by a descendant, Leonard Hewlett, in 1922 to the London College of Arms revealed that the arms were borne by the ancient Irish family Hewlett, one of whom was buried at St. John's Church, Dublin on January 26, 1667. Also, a member of the family, George Hewlett, held the Office of High Sheriff of Dublin in the middle of the 17th century. Further research is required to validate the above.

Sketch of Hewlett Coat of Arms
'Orate et Vigilate'
(Sable, on a fess between three owls' heads
erased and afrontee argent, as many roses gules)

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Because of the synchronicity of dates, one wonders whether the High Sheriff of Dublin  was the same Captain Hewlett who was in charge of the soldiers at the execution of Charles the First (1649).  And, it is within the realm of possibility that Captain Hewlett and Rev. William Hewlett, father of James the Blue-Coat boy, were brothers as they were about the same age.  Also relevant factors to be considered may be the commencement of the Irish Rebellion on 23 October, 1641,  and the rise of Oliver Cromwell who signed the death warrant for Charles I.

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It is of interest to note that the eldest son of James Philip Hewlett (1810-1878) late Vicar of Purton, was christened Edmund Howe Hewlett and later changed his name to John Howe Hewlett.  John Howe was chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, and the introduction to his biography was written by James Philip Hewlett II who was an admirer of his.

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It is possible that Thomas Hewlett b. 1740 was a Slater and Plasterer and that two advertisements (below) in an Oxford newspaper refer to him and his business. Further research  is required.