Charles Tiffin

[1] He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England where he studied under local architects M. Thompson and John Edward Watson.

[1][2] Their works included: On 1 January 1857, he married Mary Ann Haig, second daughter of Captain Andrew Haig, at St George's Church in Hobart.

[4] In May 1857 Charles Tiffin became the Clerk of Works in the Moreton Bay District.

[2] In 1866, Charles Tiffin developed an earth closet, an early form of toilet used for many years in Queensland.

He died on 9 January 1873 at 27 Lower Fort Street, Sydney, New South Wales at the age of 40.