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Title: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: getstarted on Saturday 15 May 21 17:18 BST (UK)
Henry Fry b- 1826 Barnstable Devon. Married Jane Carter 1851 Barnstable. Immigrated to Canada where he had additional family & died

Any information would be great. Thanks. Henry Fry is my 3rd great grandfather

Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: QueenoftheWest on Saturday 15 May 21 17:26 BST (UK)
Have you thought about purchasing the marriage certificate? It's the best way to know for certain who Henry's father was.

Henry Fry Mar qtr 1851  Barnstaple RD
Volume:   10
Page:   32

Records on Page:   
Name:
William Bowden
Jane Carter
Maria Ellis
Henry Fry

Queenie  :)
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: getstarted on Saturday 15 May 21 17:34 BST (UK)
I would definitely purchase the marriage certificate. Can you tell me where to do that?
Thanks
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 15 May 21 17:48 BST (UK)
North Devon Journal 20 March 1851

Bideford

On Saturday last at the Old Church by the Rev H Luxmoore -Mr Henry Fry of the firm Franks & Fry, drapers, London to Jane youngest daughter to Mr Philip Carter of this town
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: QueenoftheWest on Saturday 15 May 21 17:51 BST (UK)
I would definitely purchase the marriage certificate. Can you tell me where to do that?
Thanks

'The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death registrations for England and Wales.'

Here is the link:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp

You will need to make a free account to search the indexes or, in this case, order the marriage certificate.

Click 'Place an Order' - England and Wales - Marriage - '1851' - 'I know the GRO Index Reference' and then use the information I supplied above to fill in the details.

I have never ordered from abroad but I assume it will be sent to you by post the same way as if you were in the UK, it will probably just take a bit longer (assuming you still reside in Canada).

Hope this helps you!

Queenie  :)


Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: Ladyhawk on Saturday 15 May 21 17:55 BST (UK)
I don’t have access to this entry on Find My Past it could be his baptism

Fry Henry 1826 Devon Baptisms Barnstaple, St Peter, Devon

Have you found him on 1841 census? This appears to be Jane

Piece:   203 Folio:   10 Page Number:   14
Philip Carter 45 builder
Hannah 45
George 20 Ap
Elizabeth 15
JANE 15

Unfortunately no fathers names given and there’s no image to view on Anc*y

Henry Fry
Marriage 10 Mar 1851   Barnstaple Parish, Devon
Spouse:    Jane Carter


Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 15 May 21 18:02 BST (UK)
Henry Fry
Birth 15 Mar 1826
Residence   Holland Street
Baptism place   Barnstaple, St Peter
Mother Mary
Father John
Father's occupation   Malster

This is a transcript so source would need checking to confirm that is a birth date as no baptism date mentioned
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 15 May 21 18:05 BST (UK)
I see that Henry & Jane are back in Exeter, England in 1861 with two of their children being born in Canada, his occupation is a grocer
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: Comberton on Saturday 15 May 21 19:09 BST (UK)
Other baptisms with same details as Henry, except birthdates
1817 Ann
1819 John Sharland
1822 Richard
1826 Thomas  same birth date as Henry
1829 William
Also 1816 Mary  father's occ corn factor
Possible marriage of parents
18th March 1815 Mortehoe
John Fry of Barnstaple
Mary Sharland of Mortehoe
witnesses John Sharland & James Fry
all signed
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: Ladyhawk on Saturday 15 May 21 20:52 BST (UK)
This could be Henry Fry’s brother

Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church
John Sharland FRY of the city of Quebec merchant age 79 died on 20th buried on 23rd December
1898

John Sharland Fry
Death Age:   80 Years
Birth Place:   Devonshire
Death 20 Dec 1898 Quebec
Burial Place:   Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Burial Plot:   D960
Religion:   Church of England
Occupation:   Merchant
Cause of Death:   cutentis
Clergyman:   Dean Norman

Anne Elizabeth Heale Fry age 82, widow of the late John Sharland FRY died 29th April
Buried 1st May 1900
Event Type:   Enterrement (Burial)
Burial Place:   Quebec, Québec
Place of Worship or Institution:   Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church

John Sharland Fry
Marriage 17 Feb 1844 Saint Helen Bishopsgate, London
Spouse:    Anne Elizabeth Heale








Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: getstarted on Saturday 15 May 21 21:16 BST (UK)
Thanks to everyone on this topic. Great information

Leslie
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: Comberton on Saturday 15 May 21 21:45 BST (UK)
Is this the business in 1852?
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Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: getstarted on Monday 14 June 21 20:19 BST (UK)
I now have the marriage certificate. 

It states Henry's father as john Fry - corn factor.  No mother.  it looks like a witness was Thomas Fry.

Very difficult to find anything about John Fry and I think his wife Mary. 

Thanks Leslie
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 16 June 21 11:55 BST (UK)
Circumstantial but there's a John Fry b. 1788 East Down nr. Barnstaple
father Richard, mother Mary. Among the siblings is a James Fry b. 1786 (poss. witness).
I notice his 2nd. born son was called Richard.
Marr: Richard Fry=Mary Bryant 22/3/1784 E. Down.
Occ: Husbandman.
Wit: Peter Bryant & John Boyle.
All signed.
One for the back burner perhaps.
Title: Re: Looking for parents of Henry Fry b 1826 Barnstable Devon
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 16 June 21 12:04 BST (UK)
This baptism matches with father John on marriage

Henry Fry
Birth 15 Mar 1826
Residence   Holland Street
Baptism place   Barnstaple, St Peter
Mother Mary
Father John
Father's occupation   Malster

This is a transcript so source would need checking to confirm that is a birth date as no baptism date mentioned