d ied ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁aged ▁ 1 5 ), ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁ ▁under ▁Captain ▁John ▁Fin lay ▁D uff ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁eigh teen ▁elected ▁to ▁South ▁Australia ' s ▁un ic amer al ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁William ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Charles ▁were ▁far ming ▁a ▁joint ly - owned ▁property ▁in ▁M yp ong a , ▁while ▁Dr . ▁C . ▁G . ▁Ever ard ▁was ▁developing ▁his ▁properties ▁" A sh ford " ▁and ▁" Mar sh field ", ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁Road ▁respectively , ▁and ▁compr ising ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁K es wick ▁and ▁Glen el g . ▁Dr . ▁Ever ard ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁colon ist ▁to ▁grow ▁whe at , ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁City ▁se lections ▁on ▁Mor ph ett ▁Street . ▁ ▁Business ▁For ▁twenty ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Bank ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Trust ▁and ▁Agency ▁Company ▁Director ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁chairman ▁of ▁South ▁Australian ▁Mut ual ▁Life ▁Ass urance ▁Society ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁Land ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁Director ▁of ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Pay ne ham ▁and ▁Parad ise ▁Tr am way ▁Company ▁Director ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of