Marguerite Dockrell Explained
Marguerite Dockrell |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1912 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Death Place: | Weymouth, Dorset, England |
Marguerite Dockrell (10 March 1912 - 9 September 1983) was an Irish swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
Early life
Marguerite Dockrell was born on 10 March 1912 in Blackrock, County Dublin.[3] Marguerite and the rest of the Dockrell family lived at Danvers House. Which was previously owned by a flower arranger and cookery expert Constance Spry.[4] She mentions the house in her memoirs. She attended Alexandra college like both her mother and grandmother Lady Margaret Dockrell.
Family life
Dockrell was the third child of Henry Morgan Dockrell[5] and Alice Evelyn Dockrell. Her older brother Maurice E. Dockrell[6] and younger brother Percy Dockrell[7] were both Fine Gael Politicians. Her father Henry Morgan Dockrell was also a politician. She had a very sporty family with her uncle George Dockrell swimming in the 1908 Olympic Games.[8] Her eldest brother Hayes was part of the water polo team at the 1928 Olympics.[9] Her youngest brother was a well-known orthodontist and he had a bursary named after him.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Marguerite Dockrell . Olympedia . 20 March 2022.
- Marguerite Dockrell Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/marguerite-dockrell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 September 2016.
- Web site: Evans . Hilary . Sports references . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/marguerite-dockrell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . SR/Olympic Sports . 19 November 2019.
- Book: Constance Spry: A biography W. Luscombe, 1975. Coxhead. Elizabeth. 1975. William Luscombe. 0860020738.
- Web site: Henry Morgan Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database . Oireachtas Members Database . Houses of the Oireachtas . 19 November 2019.
- Web site: Maurice E. Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database . Oireachtas Members Database . Houses of the Oireachtas . 19 November 2019.
- Web site: Mr. Henry Percy Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database . Oireachtas Members Database . Oireacthas Members database . 19 November 2019.
- Web site: George Dockrell Sports references . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/george-dockrell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . SR/Olympic Sports . Sports Reference LLC . 19 November 2019.
- Web site: Hayes Dockrell Sports Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/hayes-dockrell-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . SR/Olympic Sports . Sports Reference LLC . 19 November 2019.
- Web site: Orthodontist, administrator who was noted for sharp wit . Irishtimes.ie . The Irish Times . 19 November 2019.