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Note: born in England in 1869 and at age 4 emigrated to America with the family. Launcelot grew up in Valatie and apparently worked in the mills with the other children. He moved to New Jersey at age 17.
The first record we have of the Launcelot Dockray family is from the 1900 Federal Census report. At that time, they lived in East Newark on North 3rd Street. Launcelot had married Minnie Parks in 1892. The Parks family lived in Hackettstown, N. J., a rural area some 40 45 miles west of Newark. The circumstances leading to Launcelot meeting and marrying this "country girl" are not known.
In 1900, the family consisted of Launcelot and Minnie and three children, a son, Wesley, and two daughters, Ada May and Pearl. No other children were to be born to this Dockray family. However, living with them at this time were Sarah Parks, mother of Minnie, and Fern Parks, age 11, sister of Minnie.
Launcelot's occupation was given as "Carder thread mill". Obviously, he had obtained employment related to his work in the cotton mill in Valatie. It is known that ultimately (and perhaps in 1900), Launcelot worked for the Clark Thread Co. where he eventually held a very responsible position, overseeing the activities of a large number of employees. The family also lived elsewhere in the New Jersey metropolitan area but eventually moved into a home at 144 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, N. J. where they lived the later days of their lives. Launcelot Dockray passed away on April 18, 1930 at age 62 of a prostate infection. He is buried in the Hackettstown Union Cemetery, as is his wife Minnie.
Note: The sixth child born to James and Margaret Dockray was a son, Launcelot. He was
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