Alfred Simpson [1] (1805-1891), iron and tin manufacturer, was born on 29 August 1805 in London, son of John Simpson, gentleman, and his wife Anne, née Salter. Apprenticed in 1820 as a tin-plate worker he also found time to study science and chemistry. He was admitted to the Worshipful Company of Tinplate Workers and in 1829 became a Freeman of the City of London. After joining his brother in a tailoring firm as traveller he set up as a hatter.
On 21 June 1838 he married Sarah Neighbour.
The prosperity of Simpson's business was checked by a fire and the depression following the collapse of the railway boom, and he and his family were forced to migrate. They sailed in the John Woodhall for Melbourne but disembarked at Port Adelaide on 17 January 1849. After several unsuccessful business ventures and having twice visited the goldfields while Sarah gave piano lessons, in 1853 he turned to tinsmithing, making pots and pans and supplying cans for the Glen Ewin jam factory. In 1862 he leased premises in Gawler Place, Adelaide, which later were rebuilt. . . . more . . adb.anu.edu
He presented to the Adelaide City Council Chambers the stained glass windows commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII.
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