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Early Life
Marguerite Dockrell was born on the 10th of March 1912 in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. 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. She mentions the house in her memoirs. She attended Alexandra college like both her mother and grandmother Lady Margaret Dockrell.

Family Life
Marguerite was the third child of Henry Morgan Dockrell and Alice Evelyn Dockrell. Her older brother Maurice E. Dockrell and younger brother Percy Dockrell were both Fine Gael Politicians. Her father Henry Morgan Dockrell was also a politician. She had a very sporty family with her uncle George swimming in the 1908 Olympic Games. Her eldest brother Hayes was part of the water polo team at the 1928 Olympics. Her youngest brother was a well-known orthodontist and he had a bursary named after him. Marguerite followed in her brothers’ footsteps and became a Dentist after the games.