Robert Henry Dockray (1843 - 1921)

Born 1843 in St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah Mary Louisa (Taylor) Dockray — married 1886 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1921 at about age 78 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Robert Henry Dockray was born in 1843 in St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom. ^[1], son of Robert Benson Dockray (1811 - 1871) and Mary Caroline (Pearson) Dockray. (1816 - 1883)

His siblings were as listed below.

1. Mary (Dockray) Benyon (1839 - 1920)
2. Agatha Sophia (Dockray) Phillips (1840 - 1892)
3. Katharine Dockray (1842 - 1857)
4. Caroline Margaret Josephine Dockray (1856 - 1932)

In the 1871 census Robert (age 27) was in Holly Mount, Great Malvern, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England.^[2]

First name(s) Robert H Parish Great Malvern Last name Dockray County Worcestershire Relationship Assistant Country England Marital status - Registration district Upton on Severn Sex Male Sub district Hanley Castle Age 27 Enumeration district 6B Birth year 1844 Archive reference RG10 Birth town - Piece number 3054 Birth county Middlesex Folio 50 Birth county as transcribed MIDDLESEX Page 2 Birth place England Schedule 203 Occupation - Record set 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Full address Holly Mount, Great Malvern, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England Category Census, land & surveys House name - Subcategory Census Street Holly Mount Collections from Great Britain, England Town Malvern, Great

Robert married Sarah Mary Louisa Taylor (1844 - 1913) in 1886 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. ^[3]

In the 1901 census Robert (age 57), Private tutor, was the married head of household in Stoke, Old Headington, Headington, Oxfordshire, England.^[4]

In the 1911 census Robert (age 67), No occupation, was the married head of household in Stoke Old Headington, Headington, Oxfordshire, England.^[5]

Robert died in 1921 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England aged ~78. ^[6] and was buried on 24 March 1921 in Chelston Bank, Chelston, Torquay, Torquay Cemetery, Devon, England.^[7]

First name(s) Robert Henry Cemetery location Consecrated Last name Dockray Denomination Non-Denominational Birth year 1844 Archive Devon Heritage Centre Age 77 Archive reference 4241-C-PR-1-7 Death year 1921 Entry number 15823 Burial year 1921 Page number 1979 Burial date 24 Mar 1921 Country England Residence Chelston Bank, Chelston, Torquay Record set Devon Burials Parish Torquay Cemetery Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Place Torquay Cemetery Subcategory Parish Burials County Devon Collections from England, Great Britain

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J3H-KGQ : 31 December 2014), Sarah M L Dockray, 1913; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Headington, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG10; Piece number: 3054; Folio: 50; Page: 2; Schedule: 203
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Robert H Dockray (27) assistant in Upton on Severn registration district. Born in England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DD9-RY5 : 13 December 2014), Robert Henry Dockray, 1886; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1886, quarter 3, vol. 3A, p. 1181, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG13; Piece number: 1378; Folio: 85; Page: 7; Schedule: 46
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Robert Henry Dockray (57), married, Private tutor, head of household in Headington registration district. Born in England.
5. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
   Series: RG14; Piece number: 8116; Schedule: 98
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Robert Henry Dockray (67), married, No occupation, head of household at Stoke Old Headington in Headington registration district. Born in Middlesex Hampstead.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH9-85WV : 4 September 2014), Robert H Dockray, 1921; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ Burial: "Devon Burials"
   Archive: Devon Heritage Centre; Reference: 4241-C-PR-1-7; Page: 1979
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 February 2022)
   Robert Henry Dockray burial (died in 1921 at age 77) on 24 Mar 1921 in Chelston Bank, Chelston, Torquay, Torquay Cemetery, Devon, England.