William Willis Fry (1833 - 1911)

Born 1833 in Southwark, Surrey, England

Husband of Emma (Washbourne) Fry — married 1 Nov 1857 in Newington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Katherine Ann (Robinson) Fry — married 28 Nov 1868 in Penge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Annie (Page) Fry — married 24 Aug 1885 in Newington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 1911 at about age 78 in Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Willis Fry was born in Southwark, Surrey in 1833 and christened on 11 December. He was the youngest child of seven born to Thomas Fry, a painter-stained and liveryman, and Susannah Wright. ^[1]

His mother Susannah died as a result of an accident when he was just one.

In 1851 the census places him as a 17 year old apprentice in the household of Thomas Westwood, a linen draper, in Southwark.^[2]

William married Emma Washbourne in 1857. ^[3] He is recorded as a bachelor and she, a spinster and a minor.

He married Kate Robinson in 1868. ^[4] He is described as a widower. He was 32; she was 25. Katherine was born in Mildenhall, Suffolk. ^[5]

Their daughter Florence Louise was born in 1870.

In the 1871 census, William and Katherine were living in Penge, Surrey, with their one year old daughter, Florence. William’s occupation is listed as Grocer’s Shopman. ^[6]

Florence died in 1873 aged three.

He married Annie Page in 1885. ^[7] It was his third marriage. He is again described as a widower. He was 48; she was 26.

William died in 1911, aged 77. He is buried in the Brookwood cemetery in Surrey.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM4G-R6J : 22 March 2020), William Willis Fry, 1833.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKD-B3Y : 9 November 2019), William Willis Fry in household of Thomas Edward Westwood, Reigate, Surrey, England; citing Reigate, Surrey, England, p. 27, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP74-WB6T : 14 September 2019), William Willis Fry, 1 Nov 1857; citing Marriage, Newington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-HJ9P : 8 December 2017), Thomas Willis Fry in entry for William Willis Fry and Katherine Ann Robinson, 28 Nov 1868; citing Marriage, St John, Penge, Surrey, England, Kent Archives Office, Maidstone; FHL microfilm 992,641.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNZ-9TQ : 29 September 2019), William W Fry, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNZ-9TQ : 29 September 2019), William W Fry, 1871.
7. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZB-9ZQV : 16 March 2018), Thomas Willis Fry in entry for William Willis Fry and Annie Page, 24 Aug 1885; citing Marriage, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 475,304.
8. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG8C-68J9 : 21 December 2017), William Willis Fry, 24 Jun 1911; citing Burial, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,751,646.