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Docwra Family
Docwra, also with spelling Dockwra, Dockwray, Dockray and other variants, is an English language surname, of Norse-Viking origin, which was significant in London and East Anglia in the 17th century. It may refer to: *Anne Docwra (1624–1710), English Quaker minister, religious writer and philanthropist *Edmund Docwra (fl.1571–2), English politician, father of Henry, 1st Baron Docwra *Graham Dockray (born 1946), British physiologist *Henry Docwra, 1st Baron Docwra (1564–1631), English-born soldier and statesman in Ireland *Mary Dockray-Miller (born 1965), American medievalist *Steve Dockray (born 1961) Rugby league professional - nickname Timebomb *Thomas Docwra (1458?–1527), Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller *Tracy Dockray (born 1962), American artist *William Dockwra (c.1635–1716), English merchant {{surname Docwra family, * English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Docwra
Anne Docwra born Anne Waldegrave (1624 – 1710) was a Quaker minister, religious writer and philanthropist. Life Docwra was born in Bures in 1624. Her father was William Waldegrave and her grandfather was Sir William Waldegrave. Her family were Royalist and well connected. Her father was a Justice of the Peace and when he found her reading a book that he thought lightweight he encouraged her to learn by reading books about the law. She married James Docwra, who died in 1672. She was a Quaker minister and Quakers in Cambridge met at her house from 1672. In 1680 she gave the Quakers a 1,000 year lease on a yard in Jesus Lane in Cambridge. Jesus Lane Local Quaker Meeting still meets at the meeting house there, which traces its foundation back to 1650. However the current building dates, in part, to 1777 as the meeting house has been rebuilt several times. Docwra wrote several tracts on the subject of religious toleration, including ''A looking-glass for the recorder and justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |