Fryer

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NameFryerDescriptionWilliam Fryer was born c.1816 in Maidstone, Kent to George and Ann Fryer (nee Harris). He was tried for burglary in Kent in 1836 and sentenced to death. This was commuted to seven years transportation.

William was described as 20 years old, he could read and write, was Protestant, single and a brickmaker. He was sentenced for house breaking. His complexion was sallow, he had dark brown hair, grey eyes and several scars and a scald mark. He had lost part of his third finger on his right hand and was five feet, six Inches.

He arrived In Australia aboard the 'Bengal Merchant'. In 1842 he received his Ticket of Leave for the District of Illawarra, and the following year applied to marry Sophia Dunster aged 19 . They were married at the schoolhouse, Wollongong in 1843.

Sophia arrived free on the 'Lady Nugent' with her parents Joseph and Mary, and siblings.

William and Sophia had several children -

Joseph George b.1843 (married Elizabeth Jane Cockerill, died 1924, Ballina)
William b.1844 (married Eliza Couch, died 1930, Chatswood)
Stephen b.1846 (married Charlotte Anne Fenwick, died 1923, Waverly)
John Fryer b.1848 (married Sarah Barrs, died 1896, Candelo)
Henry b.1850 (died 1850)
Humphrey b.1853 (married Elizabeth C Smith, died 1912, Balmain)
Mary Anne b.1854 (married John Haddin, died 1917, Albion Park)
Walter b. 1855 (married Elizabeth Secome, died 1927, Drummoyne)
Henry Wesley b.1858 (died 1936, Randwick)
Mercy b.1860 (married Robert Ritchie, died 1950, Byron Bay)
William b.1862
Sophia b.1862 (died 1863)
Boy b.1864 (died 1864)
Sophia b.1866 (married Henry Charles Ziems, died 1915, Albion Park)

Sophia Snr died in 1876 at was buried at the Albion Park Anglican Cemetery.

The following year, William married Mary Norris (nee Whittaker). Mary was a widow. Her first husband was William Henry Norris. William Fryer and Mary had one son -

Edward Ernest Percy b.1879 (married Isabella Noble, died 1956, Casino)

William Fryer Snr was involved in the butter export industry in which butter was packed at Shellharbour in small cases or firkins, dispatched to Sydney aboard the sailing vessel ‘The Peterborough’, and then on to England for sale. The enterprise ultimately failed without the ability to freeze the produce, and the lengthy journey involved.

William served as alderman on Shellharbour Municipal Council from 1864-1870 and as mayor for two years.

William Snr died in 1890 was buried at the Albion Park Anglican Cemetery.

His son, William Fryer Jnr served as mayor 33 years later, and another son Henry served as Town Clerk 1904-1906.

William Fryer Jnr and Eliza (nee Couch) married in 1868. They lived their whole lives in Albion Park and farmed at Mount Terry until their retirement when they moved to the township. William served as alderman and mayor for Shellharbour Council and was heavily involved with the Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society (AHI).

Sources
Ancestry.com convict records
Trove
NSW BDM

External LinkMarriage Fryer -Couch 1868Death Sophia Fryer Snr 1876Death William Fryer Snr 1896Death Humphrey Fryer 1912Death Sophia Ziems 1915Obituary Mrs Elizabeth Jane Fryer 1920Death Stephen Fryer 1923Funeral Joseph Fryer 1924Death Walter Fryer 1927Death William Fryer Jnr 1930Death Eliza Fryer (nee Couch) 1931Obituary Mr Henry Fryer 1936Mr Henry Fryer 75 Years 1936Obituary MR Henry Fryer 1936Mr H Fryer 1936Golden Wedding Celebrated Mr and Mrs Ritchie 1939Death Mrs M Ritchie 1950

William and Sophia Fryer (nee Dunster) c.1860.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyDunsterCouchFenwickCockerillBarrsNorrisLocalityAlbion ParkOrganisationShellharbour City CouncilPersonZiems, Charles VivianBrett, GeorgeHaddin, James FlemingFryer, Henry Wesley

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