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:
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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 wer ...
(1624–1710), English Quaker minister, religious writer and philanthropist
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Edmund Docwra
Edmund Docwra (fl. 1571–1572), of Chamberhouse Castle at Crookham near Thatcham in Berkshire, was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aylesbury in 1571 and for New Windsor in 1572.
He was the second ...
(fl.1571–2), English politician, father of Henry, 1st Baron Docwra
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Graham Dockray (born 1946), British physiologist
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Henry Docwra, 1st Baron Docwra
Henry Docwra, 1st Baron Docwra of Culmore (1564 – 18 April 1631) was a leading English-born soldier and statesman in early seventeenth-century Ireland. He is often called "the founder of Derry", due to his role in establishing the city.
Bac ...
(1564–1631), English-born soldier and statesman in Ireland
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Mary Dockray-Miller Mary Dockray-Miller (born 1965) is an American scholar of early medieval England, best known for her work on gender in the pre-Conquest period. She has published on female saints, on ''Beowulf'', and on religious women. She teaches at Lesley Unive ...
(born 1965), American medievalist
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Thomas Docwra
Sir Thomas Docwra (1458? – 1527) was Grand Prior of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in England, and thus ranked as Premier Lay Baron of England.
Origins
He was a member of the Docwra family of Hertfordshire, a ...
(1458?–1527), Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller
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Tracy Dockray
Tracy Dockray (born 1962) is an American artist. She illustrated the current HarperCollins editions of Beverly Cleary's children's novels.
Biography
Tracy Dockray spent her early years growing up on the plains of Texas before moving to New York wh ...
(born 1962), American artist
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William Dockwra
William Dockwra (c. 1635–1716) was an English merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. In latter 17th century London there was no official postal system for mail delivery within the cit ...
(c.1635–1716), English merchant
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