William was born on 29th December, 1865/6, at Kirkwall, third child of  James Fea and Mary Kemp.

In the 1881 census he was at Eday with his folk, described as a shepherd's son aged 15 years.

William married Lucy Fenner on 21st September, 1893, at Cook County, Illinois, USA  Lucy was born 6th December, 1870, in Canada.

They lived at 614 North Waller Avenue, Chicago, in 1900 and at  651 Laurel Avenue, Chicago, in 1910.

Their children were:

• Horace William born 3rd August, 1894; died June, 1980, Chicago.  Horace lived at  614 North Waller Avenue, Chicago (1900), 651 Laurel Avenue, Chicago (1910) and 440 Barry Avenue, Chicago (1936).  He was Assistant RRY Supply Officer (1910) and worked with The Powers Regulator Company, 2720 Greenview Avenue, Chicago in 1936.

• Eleanor C was born 26th November, 1895.   She lived at 614 North Waller Avenue, 651 Laurel Avenue, and in 1920 lived at 208 Pleasant Street, Oak Park, Cook County

• Florence was born 14th June, 1898  Illinois, USA.    she lived at 614 North Waller Avenue, Chicago (1900),  651 Laurel Avenue, Chicago (1910), and 208 Pleasant Street, Oak Park, Cook, Co. (1920)

FEA,  Florence  Vol.  132  E.D.  154  Sheet 1,  Line 22 W (white)   21  Illinois Cook Co., Oak Park, Pleasant St.   #208.  Enumerated with Fraser. Lucy; relationship to above - daughter COOK  COUNTY  CENSUS 1920

In the 1900 census, Lucy is listed as a widow so it would appear that William died sometime between Oct. 1897 and when the census was taken June 1, 1900 (since the youngest child is just short of two years old and would have been conceived about Oct 1897 to have been born mid-June of 1898).  It lists Lucy as having had 3 children, of which all 3 are living, that she was born in Canada, as were both her parents.  It says she migrated to the U.S. in 1885.  No occupation is listed for her.

Lucy married Forsyth Fraser (1888-1927) born Arbroath, Scotland.