Mary Camper (1765–1851)

Mary was probably born in 1765ⁿ¹, the daughter of Stephen Camper (1743–1787)★ and Mary Harris (?–1808)★. She is Ian's 5x great grandmother.

She married Joseph Dockrill (1763–1843)★ on Good Friday, 9 Apr 1784 at Holy Trinity Church in Rayleigh, Essex, England^b1 . They had five children:–

Susannah★ baptised on 7 Aug, 1785 at St Laurence and All Saints Church in Eastwood, Essex, England^c1. Married Joseph Chamberlain★ on 25 May, 1805 in the parish of St. Mary's Church in Great Bentley, Essex, England^d1,e1. Died on 7 Nov, 1861 in Wickford in Essex, England^f1 at the age of seventy-six.
Sarah baptised on 3 Sep, 1786 at St Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood^c2.
Mary baptised on 11 Apr, 1790 at All Saints Church in Rettendon, Essex, England^g1.
Joseph baptised on 13 Jan, 1793 at All Saints Church, Rettendon^g2.
Unknown buried on 18 Mar, 1798 at All Saints Church, Rettendon^g3.

Joseph, her husband, died on 24 Dec, 1843 in the parish of Runwell in Essex, England^f2 at the age of eighty.

Mary died at the age of eighty-six on 12 Nov, 1851 in Runwell^f3. Her death was attributed to "general decay"^f3.

She was buried four days later at St. Mary's Church in Runwell, Essex, England^h1

Timeline

1765

: Probably born around this time.ⁿ¹

1784

9 Apr: Married Joseph Dockrill★ at Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh, Essex, England.^b1
Recorded as residing in Rayleigh, Essex, England.^b1

1785

7 Aug: Daughter, Susannah Dockrell (1785–1861)★, baptised at St Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood, Essex, England.^c1

1786

3 Sep: Daughter, Sarah Dockrell (1786–?), baptised at St Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood.^c2

1787

4 Oct: Father, Stephen Camper (1743–1787)★, buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hockley, Essex, England.^k1

1790

11 Apr: Daughter, Mary Dockrell (1790–?), baptised at All Saints Church, Rettendon, Essex, England.^g1

1793

13 Jan: Son, Joseph Dockrell (1793–?), baptised at All Saints Church, Rettendon.^g2

1798

18 Mar: Child, Unknown Dockrill (?–1798), buried at All Saints Church, Rettendon.^g3

1808

27 Nov: Mother, Mary Harris (?–1808)★, buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hockley.^k2

1843

24 Dec: Husband, Joseph, died in Runwell, Essex, England.^f2

1851

12 Nov: Died at the age of eighty-six in Runwell. The informant was her daughter Susannah.^f3
16 Nov: Buried at St. Mary's Church, Runwell, Essex, England.^h1
Recorded as living in Runwell.^h1

Facts

Birth
estimated 1765

Baptism
(not known)

Death
12 Nov 1851
Runwell, Essex, England

Burial
16 Nov 1851
St. Mary's Church, Runwell, Essex, England

Names and variations
Mary Camper^b1
Mary Dockrill^h1,b1
Mary Dockerill^f3
Mary Dockrell^c1,c2,g1,g2

Literacy
unable to sign name on one occasion^b1

Citations and Notes

General Notes

n1: The baptism register for Hockley is missing entries between 1755 and 1768

Parish Registers of Holy Trinity, Rayleigh, Essex

b1: Marriage entry for Joseph Dockrill and Mary Camper, 9 Apr 1784, No 168 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St Laurence and All Saints, Eastwood, Essex

c1: Baptism of Susannah Dockrell, 7 Aug 1785 (more details...)

c2: Baptism entry for Sarah Dockrell, 3 Sep 1786 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Mary the Virgin, Great Bentley, Essex, England

d1: Marriage entry for Joseph Chamberlain and Susannah Dockrell, 25 May 1805, Page 71, No 281 (more details...)

Bishop's Transcripts for the Diocese of London, England

e1: Marriage entry for Joseph Chamberlain and Susanna Dockrell, 25 May 1805 (more details...)

General Register Office of England and Wales

f1: Death entry for Susannah Chamberlain, Billericay, Oct-Dec Qtr 1861, Vol 4a, Page 83, No 269; Digital image obtained 28 Feb 2025 (more details...)

f2: Death entry for Joseph Dockerel, Chelmsford, Jan-Mar Qtr 1844, Vol 12, Page 43, No 303; Digital image obtained 28 Feb 2025 (more details...)

f3: Death entry for Mary Dockerill, Chelmsford, Oct-Dec Qtr 1851, Vol 12, Page 36, No 237; Digital image obtained 28 Feb 2025 (more details...)

Parish Registers of All Saints, Rettendon, Essex

g1: Baptism entry for Mary Dockrell, 11 Apr 1790, No 10 (more details...)

g2: Baptism entry for Joseph Dockrell, 13 Jan 1793, No 6 (more details...)

g3: Burial of Child of Joseph Dockarells, 18 Mar 1898 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St. Mary, Runwell, Essex, England

h1: Burial of Mary Dockrill, 16 Nov 1851, Page 25, No 199 (more details...)

Parish Registers of St Peter & St Paul, Hockley, Essex

k1: Burial entry for Stephen Camper, 4 Oct 1787 (more details...)

k2: Burial of Mary Camper, 27 Nov 1808 (more details...)