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==History==
==History==
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>
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, then Enfield House, Parkside from 1878 or earlier.
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, on Hutt Street from 1867 or earlier,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28798198 |title=Inquest on a Fire in Hutt Street |newspaper=[[The South Australian Advertiser]] |location=South Australia |date=11 June 1867 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> then "Enfield House", Parkside, from 1878 or earlier, and by 1904 was at Eighth Street, St Peters.<ref name=1904/>


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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He built the houses along the seawall at Glenelg.
He built the houses along the seawall at Glenelg.

Around 1880 he withdrew from the building business.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197785512 |title=Latest News. |newspaper=[[Evening Journal (Adelaide)]] |volume=XV |issue=4359 |location=South Australia |date=2 May 1883 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


He invested heavily in land during the boom with some success at first, later lost a great deal, and quit business.
He invested heavily in land during the boom with some success at first, later lost a great deal, and quit business.


He became a partner in W. F. Gray and Co., (with Frederik William Gray and Henry Snelling) sheetmetal workers of Grenfell street, which he took over in 1891, retaining the name.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208551009 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Express and Telegraph]] |volume=XXVIII |issue=8,185 |location=South Australia |date=13 March 1891 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The company began manufacturing "Snelling & Chapman's Little Gem Spray Pump". In 1908 Snelling sued Chapman for unpaid royalties on the device.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208989437 |title=Local Court — Adelaide |newspaper=[[The Express And Telegraph]] |volume=XXXII |issue=9,459 |location=South Australia |date=22 May 1895 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
He became proprietor of W. F. Gray and Co., of Grenfell street, with whom he was associated for 30 years.
By 1904 Chapman had taken his son Allan Chapman into partnership, and the business had shifted to Gawler Place.<ref name=1904>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208776868 |title=Local Court — Adelaide |newspaper=[[The Express and Telegraph]] |volume=XLI |issue=12,249 |location=South Australia |date=28 July 1904 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==

Revision as of 00:53, 19 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, on Hutt Street from 1867 or earlier,[2] then "Enfield House", Parkside, from 1878 or earlier, and by 1904 was at Eighth Street, St Peters.Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).

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.

Around 1880 he withdrew from the building business.[3]

He invested heavily in land during the boom with some success at first, later lost a great deal, and quit business.

He became a partner in W. F. Gray and Co., (with Frederik William Gray and Henry Snelling) sheetmetal workers of Grenfell street, which he took over in 1891, retaining the name.[4] The company began manufacturing "Snelling & Chapman's Little Gem Spray Pump". In 1908 Snelling sued Chapman for unpaid royalties on the device.[5] By 1904 Chapman had taken his son Allan Chapman into partnership, and the business had shifted to Gawler Place.Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).

Personal

Chapman was married to Sarah Helen Chapman (c. 1832 – 26 January 1883).[6] They had one son and eight daughters

  • Maria Mary Chapman (1855– ) married Frederic William Gray on 9 November 1875[7] (Cowell in 1914)
  • Mary Ann Chapman (1857– ) married Samuel James Whitmore on 13 November 1878[8] (Adelaide)
  • Margaret Jane Chapman (1859– ) married George Stephens of Castlemaine, Victoria on 20 August 1879[9]
  • Agnes Hume Chapman (1861– ) married Ernest Govett of Paddington, London, on 13 December 1887[10] (London)
  • Jessie Louisa Chapman (1863 – ) married Robert McC. Pratt on 11 May 1892[11] (Grange)
  • Eva Helen Chapman (1967– ) (Prospect).
  • Allan Hume Chapman (1871–1917) married Emily Gogan on 28 October 1892.[12]
  • Emily Maud "Emmie" Chapman (1873– ) married Carl Pfeffer (not Pfeiffer) of Heidelberg, Germany, on 28 January 1904 at Bayswater, London (Buenos Ayres)
  • Katie Edith (Katy Edyth?) Chapman (1875– ) married Walter Knight Dixon on 26 December 1999[13] (Perth)

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Inquest on a Fire in Hutt Street". The South Australian Advertiser. South Australia. 11 June 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Latest News". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. XV, no. 4359. South Australia. 2 May 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Advertising". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXVIII, no. 8, 185. South Australia. 13 March 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Local Court — Adelaide". The Express And Telegraph. Vol. XXXII, no. 9, 459. South Australia. 22 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Family Notices". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XX, no. 5, 715. South Australia. 27 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XLIV, no. 10, 228. South Australia. 26 August 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Family Notices". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. XIX, no. 5779. South Australia. 31 December 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. LVII, no. 14, 209. South Australia. 28 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Family Notices". The West Australian. Vol. XL, no. 7, 046. Western Australia. 25 December 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

Category:1834 births Category:1914 deaths Category:Australian builders Category:Australian builders and contractors

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