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==History== |
==History== |
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Chapman was born in Enfield, London.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163121440 |title=Mr A. G. Chapman |newspaper=[[The Observer (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXI |issue=5,475 |location=South Australia |date=7 February 1914 |access-date=18 November 2023 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
Chapman was born in Enfield, London.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163121440 |title=Mr A. G. Chapman |newspaper=[[The Observer (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXI |issue=5,475 |location=South Australia |date=7 February 1914 |access-date=18 November 2023 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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He married and emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide around 1854 and started working as a carpenter for Beeby & Dunstan, millers, of Grenfell Street, and had a residence in the city. |
He married and emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide around 1854 and started working as a carpenter for Beeby & Dunstan, millers, of Grenfell Street, and had a residence in the city. What was Enfield House, Parkside? |
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He was involved in the construction of Glenelg Jetty, and the Paradise bridge. He worked for the Railways and Charles Todd's telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856. |
He was involved in the construction of Glenelg Jetty, and the Paradise bridge. He worked for the Railways and Charles Todd's telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856. |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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Mrs. Gray died c. 1883. They had one son and eight daughters |
Mrs. Gray died c. 1883. They had one son and eight daughters |
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*Allan Hume Chapman ( – ) married Emily Gogan on 28 October 1892.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25342827 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] |volume=XXXV |issue=10643 |location=South Australia |date=26 November 1892 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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*eldest Maria Mary Chapman married Frederic William Gray on 9 November 1875<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197685911 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[Evening Journal (Adelaide)]] |volume=VII |issue=2088 |location=South Australia |date=12 November 1875 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> (Cowell) |
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*married S. J. Whitmore (Adelaide) |
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*second daughter Mary Ann Chapman married Samuel James Whitmore on 13 November 1878<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42990044 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XLIII |issue=9988 |location=South Australia |date=18 November 1878 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> (Adelaide) |
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*married F. W. Gray (Cowell) |
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*married R. McC. Pratt (Grange) |
*married R. McC. Pratt (Grange) |
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*married G. Stephens |
*married G. Stephens |
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Revision as of 22:07, 18 November 2023
Alfred George Chapman (1834 – 30 January 1914), invariably referred to as A. G. Chapman was a builder in the early days of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
Chapman was born in Enfield, London.[1] He married and emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide around 1854 and started working as a carpenter for Beeby & Dunstan, millers, of Grenfell Street, and had a residence in the city. What was Enfield House, Parkside?
He was involved in the construction of Glenelg Jetty, and the Paradise bridge. He worked for the Railways and Charles Todd's telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856.
He established himself as a builder and contractor, with an office in Roberts Street, later in Hutt Street. Among his earliest commissions was the original Parliament House and the Academy of Music.
He built the original Charles Birks store on Rundle Street, Cavendish Chambers on Grenfell Street.
He built the houses along the seawall at Glenelg.
He invested heavily in land during the boom with some success at first, later lost a great deal, and quit business.
He became proprietor of W. F. Gray and Co., of Grenfell street, with whom he was associated for 30 years.
Personal
Mrs. Gray died c. 1883. They had one son and eight daughters
- Allan Hume Chapman ( – ) married Emily Gogan on 28 October 1892.[2]
- eldest Maria Mary Chapman married Frederic William Gray on 9 November 1875[3] (Cowell)
- second daughter Mary Ann Chapman married Samuel James Whitmore on 13 November 1878[4] (Adelaide)
- married R. McC. Pratt (Grange)
- married G. Stephens
- married W. K. Dixon (Perth)
- married E. Govett (London)
- married C. Pfeiffer (Buenos Ayres)
- Miss E. H. Chapman (Prospect).
References
- ^ "Mr A. G. Chapman". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXI, no. 5, 475. South Australia. 7 February 1914. p. 39. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. XXXV, no. 10643. South Australia. 26 November 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. VII, no. 2088. South Australia. 12 November 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XLIII, no. 9988. South Australia. 18 November 1878. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
Category:1834 births Category:1914 deaths Category:Australian builders Category:Australian builders and contractors