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Henry Fry fonds
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1885-1923 (Creation)
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- Fry, Henry, 1852-1912
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24 cm of textual records
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Henry Fry was born in Devonshire, England in 1852 and came to Victoria in 1864 with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fry (Senior). The family went to Saanich and farmed for a few years, then returned to Victoria where Henry Fry went to work for McCutcheon and McCullum. At about age 20 he was articled to H.P. Bell. Upon becoming a civil engineer he went to work for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the early 1880s and stayed with them until 1885 when he came to Duncan. He lived there for a good many years while still keeping up his surveying. On 3 December 1896 he married Eleanor Brooke Edgson and moved to Chemainus. About 1907-1908 he was working for the government in the Chilcotin country. Fry died at Chemainus on 12 March 1912.
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The fonds consists of records created by Henry Fry from 1885 to 1911 including diaries, field notes, and an account book relating to surveys carried out on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands and in the Cariboo. The fonds also includes miscellaneous field books created by other surveyors from 1886 to 1923.
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Archives code(s): MS-2621; E/C/F94
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- Fry, Henry, 1852-1912 (Subject)