Charles was the youngest son of George Edward Hussey ( –1842) originally of Towcester, Northamptonshire, and his wife Catherine, née Burt (c. 1793–1874), who emigrated on the ship Asia to South Australia, arriving in Holdfast Bay in July 1839.
[1] While in the employ of Matthew Goode as a drapery salesman, Charles was attracted to Port Elliot and settled there, working for Mr. Mackie and Philip Greayer.
Early in the 1870s he and his family left Port Elliot to assist with the management of George Fife Angas's "Roslyn House", about 9 miles (14 km) south of Melrose.
They returned to Adelaide, and he worked for a few years for John Dunn, then purchased David Golding's milling business in Port Elliot.
George Edward Hussey ( – 8 September 1842) of Poole, Dorset, and his wife Catherine, née Burt (c. 1793 – 8 June 1874), and their family arrived in South Australia on the ship Asia in July 1839.