St Mary's Church, Great Shelford

The Dockrill Family

  • From the 17th century to the mid-19th century, Dockrill family members lived in Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Melbourn and Stapleford, villages in the south-east of Cambridgshire.

    William Dockrill (1803 - 1892) had 10 children (by two different wives), two of whom emigrated to Australia:
  • his second son William (1830 - 1913) who emigrated in 1851 aboard the Argyle
  •  his third daughter Sophia who emigrated in 1863 aboard the Flying Cloud with husband Lewis James Eversden and their four children.
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Map at left:
- Great Shelford and Little Shelford are shown south of Cambridge and north east of Foxton, birth place of Lewis Eversden.

- the village of Little Eversden is north of Foxton.

- Jane Rider was born at Little Shelford.
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2 Generations of (some of the) descendants of William Dockrill 1803 - 1887.
Headstone of Amelia Duce (nee Dockrill, 1832 - 1900) in the graveyard at St Mary's, Great Shelford.
1892 Ordinance Survey Map: Little Shelford and Great Shelford, St Mary's Church centrally