. ▁He ▁was ▁public an , ▁Northern ▁Hotel , ▁North ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁He ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁Le fe vre ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁was ▁engaged ▁as ▁a ▁sh ipping ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Register ▁( rep la ced ▁by ▁Richard ▁J ago e ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 8 ). ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Health ▁Officer ▁ 1 8 5 5 – 1 8 5 7 . ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁in ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁fl our ▁merchant . ▁His ▁brother ▁Daniel ▁E y re ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 6 2 ) ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁ins ol vent . ▁In und ations ▁of ▁his ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁property ▁resulted ▁in ▁substantial ▁losses ▁and ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁ill ness ▁took ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁business ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ple ad ▁ins ol ven cy . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁R anger ▁som etime ▁before ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁C ler k ▁at ▁the ▁Local ▁Court ▁at ▁Jam est own , ▁which ▁included ▁duties ▁at ▁Peter borough ▁and ▁Ter owie . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁forced ▁to ▁ple ad ▁ins ol ven cy . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Peter borough ▁while ▁on ▁Court ▁business . ▁One ▁report ▁has ▁him ▁dist antly ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁expl orer . ▁D . ▁C