Charles Edward Parry was the son of Bill and Alice Parry of Gosford, NSW. He was born in 1897 in Gosford NSW and he spent his whole life there. His main occupation was nurseryman and florist but he also owned a number of properties that were rented out to tenants. He was 35 when he married Mabel Rathborne in Sydney in 1932. The marriage did not last and by 1941 they were divorced. Charles lived in his parent's home in Erina Street Gosford, which he shared with his sister Ethel and her two children. Charles died from a brain tumour in 1960 aged 63.
Charlies' story is shown right.