William Fry was the third child of William Fry & Harriett Hudson born April 15th, 1879 at Chuckhatch, Hartfield, Sussex & christened June 29th, 1879 at St Mary’s, Hartfield, Sussex.
William’s father died soon after he was born, & in 1891 William was living with his widowed mother, brother & sister at Chuck Hatch grocer’s shop in Hartfield where his mother was a master grocer.
In 1901 William was working as a butcher & was described as a servant for George Isaac Elliott, a butcher. George Elliott was in fact the cousin of William’s mother (the son of Harriett Hudson & Isaac Elliott). They were living at Chesnut House, Hartfield.
Soon after the 1901 census William rented Neaves Farm, Chuck Hatch, Hartfield & his sister Elizabeth Agnes was for a short time his housekeeper before her sad death from meningitis in 1902.
William later moved to Henfield, Sussex where he & his mother & step-father Alfred Card lived at Woodlands on the common.
William married Ethel Botting of Swains Farm, Woodmancote in July-September 1912, the marriage taking place at Woodmancote, Henfield, Sussex. Ethel was born March 25th, 1885 at Woodmancote, Henfield, the daughter of Jane & George Botting, an agricultural labourer.
William worked as a farmer & became a market gardener. He went into partnership as a market gardener with his relations, the Greenfields. It was William's sister Emily Mary who married James Greenfield, a market gardener. Part of the land occupied by their market garden was built on in the 1970’s & William’s daughters Joan & Betty both had houses there.
William died in 1955 at Henfield, & Ethel died on March 25th, 1981 at Henfield, Sussex.
The children of William Fry & Ethel Botting were:
f.6.6.3.1 Kathleen Fry born May 13th, 1908 at Henfield, Sussex, died March
31st, 1996 at Henfield, Sussex
f.6.6.3.2 Constance M Fry born February 24th, 1914 at Henfield, Sussex
f.6.6.3.3. Dorothy Fry born March 25th, 1916 at Henfield, Sussex, died May
13th, 1999 at Henfield, Sussex
f.6.6.3.4 Lucie Fry born May 10th, 1920 at Henfield, Sussex
f.6.6.3.5 Elizabeth Nora Fry born December 14th, 1923 at Henfield, Sussex
f.6.6.3.6 Joan Fry born September 14th, 1925 at Henfield, Sussex, died March
30th, 1997 at Henfield, Sussex