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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.


He was involved in the construction of Glenelg jetty (opened 25 April 1859),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article791975 |title=Opening of Glenelg Jetty |newspaper=[[The South Australian Advertiser]] |volume=I |issue=247 |location=South Australia |date=26 April 1859 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and the [[MacDonnell Bridge]] over the [[River Torrens|Torrens]] to [[Paradise, South Australia|Paradise]] (opened 1857).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49213383 |title=Opening of the MacDonnell Bridge |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XXI |issue=3388 |location=South Australia |date=14 August 1857 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He worked for the Railways and Charles Todd's telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856.
He was involved in the construction of [[Charles Todd (pioneer)|Charles Todd]]'s telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856, [[MacDonnell Bridge]] over the [[River Torrens|Torrens]] to [[Paradise, South Australia|Paradise]] (opened 1857),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49213383 |title=Opening of the MacDonnell Bridge |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XXI |issue=3388 |location=South Australia |date=14 August 1857 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and the [[Glenelg, South Australia|Glenelg]] jetty (opened 25 April 1859).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article791975 |title=Opening of Glenelg Jetty |newspaper=[[The South Australian Advertiser]] |volume=I |issue=247 |location=South Australia |date=26 April 1859 |access-date=19 November 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He worked for the Railways and .


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 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.

Revision as of 07:12, 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.

He was involved in the construction of Charles Todd's telegraph line to Port Adelaide in 1856, MacDonnell Bridge over the Torrens to Paradise (opened 1857),[2] and the Glenelg jetty (opened 25 April 1859).[3] He worked for the Railways and .

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 quit the building business.[4]

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), plumbers and sheetmetal workers at the corner of Grenfell and Hyde streets,[5] which he took over in 1891, retaining the name.[6] The company began manufacturing "Snelling & Chapman's Little Gem Spray Pump". In 1908 Snelling sued Chapman for unpaid royalties on the device.[7] By 1904 Chapman had taken his son Allan Chapman into partnership.[8]

His son enlisted with the 1st AIF on 5 October 1915, giving occupation as "Master Plumber", served with the 43rd Battalion, gunshot wound January 1917 rendered him paraplegic, died at 7 AGH, Keswick, South Australia on 6 September 1917. Their son Private Alfred George Chapman (born 1899) died of wounds 18 April 1918.

Personal

Chapman was married to Sarah Helen Chapman (c. 1832 – 26 January 1883).[9] Their home was on Hutt Street from 1867 or earlier,[10] then "Enfield House", Parkside, from 1878 or earlier, and by 1904 was at Eighth Street, St Peters.[8] They had one son and eight daughters:

  • Maria Mary Chapman (1855– ) married Frederic William Gray on 9 November 1875[11] (Cowell in 1914)
  • Mary Ann Chapman (1857– ) married Samuel James Whitmore on 13 November 1878[12] (Adelaide)
  • Margaret Jane Chapman (1859– ) married George Stephens of Castlemaine, Victoria on 20 August 1879[13]
  • Agnes Hume Chapman (1861– ) married Ernest Govett of Paddington, London, on 13 December 1887[14] (London)
  • Jessie Louisa Chapman (1863 – ) married Robert McCosh Pratt on 11 May 1892[15] (Grange)
  • Eva Helen Chapman (1967– ) (Prospect).
  • Allan Hume Chapman (1871–1917) married Emily Gogan on 28 October 1892.[16]
  • 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[17] (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. ^ "Opening of the MacDonnell Bridge". South Australian Register. Vol. XXI, no. 3388. South Australia. 14 August 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Opening of Glenelg Jetty". The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. I, no. 247. South Australia. 26 April 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LVII, no. 17, 506. South Australia. 23 November 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b "Local Court — Adelaide". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XLI, no. 12, 249. South Australia. 28 July 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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 sheet metal workers

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