George FRY, convict, of Axminster

[Darwin]

Family Search:

There's a George Fry baptised 1822 in Membury, Devon - parents James and Harriet. That would fit with him coming from Axminster as it's the nearest town.

Other children to James and Harriet baptised in Membury are James Frederick 1823, Eliza 1828 and John 1828.

I have the newspaper entry of the relevant Somerset Assizes if you want it.

[GazT]

Hey Darwin,

That's my George. I'd love the newspaper entry! Can you email it? If so it's c/o  (x) please.

Thanks a lot
GazT\\

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[Darwin]

OK - cutting sent via email. 

[KristyHankin]

Hi i am Ash Fry's partner Kristy,
Ash is also after a George Fry who would have been on the scarborough ship within the First Fleet he would have been born approx 1762ish.
If anyone has any information plz contact us @

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This is the first George Fry that came to Australia as a convict that i could find.

Thank you
Kristy

[bugger726]

Could someone please email me information on this George Fry. I am in australia and i am to believe the first Fry here was George i am wondering if this is the same George.  If this is the correct George then your information could be extremely helpful to me and i may also be able to help you. Laura

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[DOB7]

There were 2 George FRYs shipped out - one with the first fleet in 1782 - see http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/convicts.php
http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/503
 http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonIndexes/LastFarewell.html
 and one in 1843.

[aussie researcher]

Hello from Australia,
My husband only last evening looked again at his ex wife's tree and found that it goes back to George Fry mentioned in these posts.
George born 1823 and transported to Australia in 1843.
We have very little on him either before transportation or after.
Only that my husbands ex is the great great granddaughter of George Fry who we know married Jane Louisa Seymour also a convict.
Any information articles etc would be wonderful assistance.
Our grandchildren are doing family tree studies at school and have asked about any convicts etc.

look forward to hearing from anyone who can help.
If you are a direct line that's even better.
Cheers

[GazT]

Hi,

George Fry was born on 28 Apr 1822 in Membury, Devon, son of James Fry and Harriet Matthews.

George Fry was convicted of the felony offence of malicious stabbing in the Somerset Assizes on 10 August 1843. According to his convict records, he stated his offence, committed on Tuesday 2 May, was “stabbing Joseph Hake with a knife. We had been drinking together and I stuck him’’.  Sentenced to 15 years and transportation, he was sent to Millbank Prison and, on 22 November 1843, he left England aboard the Marion and arrived in Van Dieman’s Land on 4 April 1844.

If you google George Fry, The Age newspaper and Gary Tippet you will find a couple of accounts of his crime and his marriage to Louisa Jane Seymour, also a convict. If you email the author at The Age, I can GUARANTEE he will reply with a lot of detailed information for your grandchildren.

cheers
Gary.

[cookie4416]

I have a George Fry in Tasmania married an Ellen Allan died 1899
Not sure yet when they got married but have found no children so have assumed it was a secound marriage