William Docwra b. Abt 1801 Royston, Hertfordshire, England d. 17 Jun 1880 Royston, Hertfordshire, England: The family of Lois Willis

Abt 1801 - 1880 (~ 79 years)

Name	William Docwra
Born	Abt 1801	Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Gender	Male
Died	17 Jun 1880	Royston, Hertfordshire, England [1]
Person ID	I7547	Lois Willis
Last Modified	28 Jul 2010

Father	John Docwra, b. Bef 11 Sep 1774, d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Mary Cherry, b. Abt 1770, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	20 Sep 1792	Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, England [2, 3]
	John Docwra of Saffron Walden. Bachelor and spinster OTP. Witness Simon Mortlock and Joseph Hankin.
Family ID	F2065	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Ann Mucklewee, b. Abt 1800, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	26 Jul 1824	Royston, Hertfordshire, England [2]
Last Modified	21 Jan 2010
Family ID	F2066	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Ann Duhig, b. 1810, Queenstown, Cobh, Cork, Ireland , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Abt 1832 [2]

Children

	1. John Docwra, b. Abt 1832, Stonehouse, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. William Docwra, b. 1834, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown
+	3. Daniel Docwra, b. 1 Mar 1836, Woolwich, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Mary Docwra, b. Bef 17 Jan 1841, Royston, Hertfordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Sarah Docwra, b. Abt 1842, Royston, Hertfordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Ann Docwra, b. 19 Feb 1845, Royston, Hertfordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Eliza Docwra, b. Bef 29 Aug 1847, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Hannah Docwra, b. Bef 30 Nov 1851, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 21 Jan 2010

Family ID F2067 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Abt 1801 - Royston, Hertfordshire, England
	Married - 26 Jul 1824 - Royston, Hertfordshire, England
	Died - 17 Jun 1880 - Royston, Hertfordshire, England

= Link to Google Earth

Notes

1841 England Census
about John Dowers
Name:      John Dowers
Age:      10
Estimated birth year:      abt 1831
Gender:      Male
Where born:      Hertfordshire, England

Civil parish:      Royston
Hundred:      Odsey
County/Island:      Hertfordshire
Country:      England

Street Address:

Occupation:

View image

Registration district:      Royston
Sub-registration district:      Royston
Neighbors:      View others on page
Household Members:
Name      Age
William Dowers      40
Ann Dowers      30
John Dowers      10
William Dowera      7
Daniel Dowera      4
Mary Dowera      6 Mo

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 446; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Royston; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 22; Folio: 17; Page: 3; Line: 25; GSU roll: 288833.

Fish Hill
William Dowcra 40 agricultural labourer born in county No
Ann do 30 born in I (Ireland)
John do 10 born in county yes
William do 7 born in county yes
Daniel do 4 born in county yes
Mary do 3 months born in county Yes
George Tyson 40 sawyer born in county no
Simeon Norman 35 do born in county no

The 1851 England Census shows William Docura was at Royston, Cambridgeshire. He was the head of the household, b abt 1801 in Royston, Cambridgeshire, England. Also in the household was his wife Ann b abt 1811, son John b abt 1832, son David b abt 1836, daughter Mary b abt 1841, daughter Sarah b abt 1843, daughter Ann b abt 1845 and daughter Eliza b abt 1848.

The 1861 England census shows William Docwra was at Fish Hill, Royston. He was the head of the household, married, age 61, occupation Royal Marine Pensioner, birthplace Herts Royston. Also in the household was wife Ann age 51, daughter Ann age 16, daughter Eliza age 13, daughter Hannah age 9.

1871 England Census
about William Dorwra
Name:      William Dorwra
Age:      71
Estimated birth year:      abt 1800
Relation:      Head
Spouse's name:      Ann
Gender:      Male
Where born:      Royston, Cambridgeshire, England
Civil parish:      Royston
Town:      Royston
County/Island:      Hertfordshire
Country:      England
Registration district:      Royston
Sub-registration district:      Royston
ED, institution, or vessel:      18
Household schedule number:      109
Household Members:
Name      Age
William Dorwra      71
Ann Dorwra      61

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1360; Folio: 84; Page: 23; GSU roll: 827000.

Market Hill
William Docwra head mar 71 pensioner (Greenwich?) Cambs royston
Ann do wife mar 61 do wife Ireland Queenstown
Mary A do granddaur 6 scholar Herts Royston

Docwra William 6 Aug - 200 pounds Administration (with the Will) of the
Personal Estate of William Docwra late of Royston Hertford a Pensioner from
the Royal Marines died 17 June 1880 at Royston granted at P R to Ann Docwra
of Royston Widow.
announcements in The Royston Crow 1876-1899

Name Age Place Death date Crow date
Docwra William 81 Royston 17/06/80 25/06/80

Sources

[S1276] National Probate Index Microfiche England & Scotland.
[S2603] Docwra Surname Database - Docwra Family Research Project.
[S2412] 9 Cambridgeshire Parishes - Docwra Family Research Project.