Walter George DOCWRA

1887 - 1966  (79 years)

• Name	Walter George DOCWRA
  Birth	5 May 1887	Bourn, Cambs   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Cambridge, Cambs   [2]
  	Age: 3y
  	Address: 36 James Street
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Northfleet, Kent   [4]
  	Age: 13y
  	Address: 21 Lawn Road
  Census	2 Apr 1911	HM Dockyard, Hong Kong   [5]
  	Age: 23y
  	Address: HMS Virago
  Nationality	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	CoE
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	HM Dockyard, Hong Kong   [5]
  	Stoker, 1st Class
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Tynemouth, Northumberland   [6]
  	Address: 69 Telford Street
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Tynemouth, Northumberland   [6]
  	Engineer & echanic, HM Customs
  Death	16 May 1966	Lower Halstow, Kent   [7]
  	Address: 20 The Street
  Cremation	20 May 1966	Chatham, Kent   [8]
  	Address: Chatham Crematorium
  Probate	31 Aug 1966	London   [7]
  	Value of Estate £552
  Person ID	I366760923	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Harradine DOCWRA,   b. 5 Oct 1862, Bourn, Cambs d. Between Jan 1939 and Mar 1939, Strood, Kent (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Emma Elizabeth CURTIS,   b. 7 Sep 1862, St Ives, Cambs d. Between Apr 1945 and Jun 1945, Chatham, Kent (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1885	Cambridge, Cambs   [1, 3, 9]
  Family ID	F4720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Hannah BOYLE,   b. 13 Jul 1889   d. Between Jul 1959 and Sep 1959, Lower Halstow, Kent (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910	Strood, Kent   [3, 10]
  Children	1. Beatrice Kathleen Cavell DOCWRA,   b. 7 Nov 1915, Strood, Kent   2. Living   3. George Herbert Joseph DOCWRA,   b. 15 Jan 1919, Milton, Kent d. 5 Dec 1987, Shiremoor, Tyne & Wear (Age 68 years)   4. Wilfred Harold DOCWRA,   b. 15 Jan 1921, Milton, Kent d. Between Jan 1983 and Mar 1983, Waveney, Suffolk (Age 62 years)   5. Robert David DOCWRA,   b. 8 May 1922, Milton, Kent d. 24 Jun 1982, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F15588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 5 May 1887 - Bourn, Cambs Census - Age: 3y,Address: 36 James Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Cambridge, Cambs Census - Age: 13y,Address: 21 Lawn Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Northfleet, Kent Marriage - Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910 - Strood, Kent Census - Address: 69 Telford Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Tynemouth, Northumberland Occupation - Engineer & echanic, HM Customs - 29 Sep 1939 - Tynemouth, Northumberland Cremation - Address: Chatham Crematorium - 20 May 1966 - Chatham, Kent Probate - 31 Aug 1966 - London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S180] loiswillis.com. [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN 1283 F 76 P 27. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Robert Harradine Docwra,Head,M,M,27,Baker,Employed,Bourn, Cambs, Emma Elizabeth Docwra,Wife,M,F,27,,,St Ives, Cambs, George Docwra,Son,S,M,3,,,Cambridge, Cambs, Constance Docwra,Daughter,S,F,11m,,,Cambridge, Cambs, [S71] familysearch.org. [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN 715 F 108 P 50. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Robert Harradine Docwra,Head,M,M,38,Cement Labourer,Worker,,Bourn, Cambs, Emma Elizabeth Docwra,Wife,M,F,38,,,,St Ives, Cambs, George Docwra,Son,S,M,13,,,,Bourn, Cambs, Constance Docwra,Daughter,S,F,10,,,,Bourn, Cambs, Bertie Docwra,Son,S,M,5,,,,Swanscombe, Kent, Florrie Docwra,Daughter,S,F,3,,,,Northfleet, Kent, [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN34974 RD640 SD5 ED12 SN9999. Census England 1911 Address: HMS Virago Place: HM Dockyard, Hong Kong Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity Walter George Docwra • Head • M • 23 • M • • • • • Stoker, 1st Class • • • • Bourn, Cambs • CoE • [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939), RG101 PN2951F I003 L37. Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 69 Telford Street Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland Name of person • Status • Gender • Birthdate • Condition • Occupation • Comments Docwra, Walter George • • M • 5 May 1887 • M • Engineer & echanic, HM Customs • RN Pension, Chief Stoker Docwra, Caroline Hannah • • F • 13 Jul 1889 • M • UDD • Docwra, Beatrice Kathleen Cavell • • F • 7 Nov 1915 • S • Daily Domestic Servant • Docwra, Wilfrid Harold • • M • 15 Jan 1921 • S • Butcher's Shop Assistant • Docwra, Robert David • • M • 8 May 1922 • S • Grocery Assistant • [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S242] Kent Burials Index. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 3b P 611. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 2a P 1422.