Charles George Everard

Dr Charles George Everard MD (29 August 1794 – 30 March 1876) was a physician, pioneer farmer and Member of the Legislative Council, in the early days of South Australia.

[1][2] He, his wife Catherine (1786–1866), and children William (1819–1889), Charles John (1821–1892) and James George (died 1840 at aged 15) of Gloucestershire, arrived in Adelaide from London on the ship Africaine[3] under Captain John Finlay Duff on 9 November 1836, and were present at the Proclamation of the new Colony.

[6] By 1841 he and son William[7] had cropped several acres of wheat and some barley, and built two cottages; one of pine and one of brick.

[11] Everard Park, South Australia was once part of his extensive land holdings: two acres on Wakefield Street, for many years used as a pitch for visiting circuses, was in 1894 purchased by A. Simpson & Son for a factory.

[13] The Electoral district of Ashford's name derives from the name given by Everard sometime before 1845 to his property 'Ashford', that was thought to have the best orchard in the colony.