Person:Nimrod Fry (1)

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Nimrod Fry
chr.20 Nov 1802 Charmouth, Dorset, England
d.8 Jun 1885 Modbury, South Australia, Australia
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  • H.  Nimrod Fry1802 - 1885
  • W.  Martha SholeEst 1792 - Bet 1861 & 1871
m. 5 May 1825
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  • H.  Nimrod Fry1802 - 1885
  • W.  Rachel Way1816 - 1895
m. 25 Jul 1860
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Name Nimrod Fry
Alt Name[4] Charles Wilkey
Gender Male
Christening[1] 20 Nov 1802 Charmouth, Dorset, England
Marriage 5 May 1825 Caversham, Berkshire, Englandto Martha Shole
Marriage 25 Jul 1860 Adelaide, South Australia, Australiato Rachel Way
Death[2] 8 Jun 1885 Modbury, South Australia, Australia
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Identity Uncertain

Rachel Way's first husband, Charles Richard Wilkey, was transported to Australia in 1835. On 8 Sep 1836, a Charles and Rachel (Way) Wilkey departed England on the Coromandel and arrived in Australia 16 Jan 1837[3][4]. A family descendant published an article in 2024 suggesting that the "husband" of this couple was someone who assumed the identity of Rachel's actual husband, and speculating that it was Nimrod Fry, Rachel's step-father[4]. In his application, he claimed to be 20 (the real Charles Richard Wilkey would have been 25) and a shoemaker (which the real Charles Richard Wilkey was, according to his death record)[4].

Obviously, the man who emigrated with Rachel was not her first husband. The Find A Grave memorial doesn't mention the evidence presented in the 2024 article to support the speculation that he was Nimrod Fry. However, it would likely include:

  • His gravestone says he was born in 1801 (Nimrod was baptized in 1802).
  • Nimrod Fry doesn't seem to appear in records in England after 1836. His first wife, Rachel's mother, was without a spouse in the 1841 census, and remarried by 1851.
  • Several children of Charles and Rachel Wilkey, born in Australia, have a middle name of "Fry".
References
  1. ↑ Nimrod Fry, in England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    baptized 20 Nov 1802 in Charmouth, Dorset, England
    parents: William and Mary Fry

  2. ↑ Charles Wilkey, in Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com).

    died 8 Jun 1885 in Modbury, South Australia, age 84
    father: Albert Henry Wilkey [this seems to be an invented name]

  3. ↑ Mr Charles Wilkey, Rachel Wilkey, in South Australia, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1627-2011.

    Both records show departure on 8 Sep 1836 on the Coromandel, and arrival on 16 Jan 1837.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Charles Richard Wilkey, in Find A Grave.

    "Charles applied for Free Passage to South Australia in September 1836 at Somertown, Somersetshire; his application number was 601. He is listed as 20 and a shoemaker and his wife (Rachel nee Way) is listed as 18." Contributor: Jo-anne Overton

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