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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 10 March 1912
Died | 9 September 1983 Weymouth, Dorset, England | (aged 71)
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Sport | Swimming |
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]
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.
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]
Personal information | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 10 March 1912
Died | 9 September 1983 Weymouth, Dorset, England | (aged 71)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
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]
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.
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]