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Family Name |
ACRAMAN |
|
Names |
John |
|
Date of Birth |
1829 |
|
Place of Birth |
Somerset,
England |
|
Date of Death |
22
June 1907 |
|
Place of Death |
Adelaide
(residence at death North Adelaide) |
|
Place of Burial |
North
Road Cemetery Plot 874; Path 5 South |
|
Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.) |
Arrived
1847 on the Appleton |
|
Lived in Prospect (dates) |
Although
a Prospect landholder he does not appear to have lived in Prospect. He lived
in Walkerville and North Adelaide. At
least one of his sons did live in Prospect. |
|
Addresses in Prospect |
Owned
land in the 1890s in Ellen Street, Pulsford Road & Highbury Street |
|
Names of houses (if any) |
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Parents |
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Spouse(s) |
Sydney
Sarah KNOX |
|
Date(s) of Marriage(s) |
17
October 1854 |
|
Place(s) of Marriage(s) |
Christ
Church, North Adelaide. |
|
Children |
12
children |
|
Occupation(s) |
Businessman
and Pastoralist Mercantile
business Acraman, Cooke & Co. (started by his brother, Edward, who had
died just before John arrived in Australia. Had a
River Murray shipping business and also took up pastoral leases |
|
Interests |
Sport,
football and cricket |
|
Religion/Churches |
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Notes (points of interest etc.) |
Considered
the “Father of South Australian Football”. At
a meeting of interested gentlemen at the Globe Inn, Rundle Street on
28 April 1860 the Adelaide Football Club was formed. John Acraman and J B
Spencer were captains of each of the first two sides to play a game. The
captains were also the umpires. The Adelaide Football Club morphed into North
Adelaide Football Club, South Adelaide Football Club and Old Collegians.
Although the present day North Adelaide Football Club did not spring directly
from the original, the original must have played a part in building support
for the Australian code in Prospect. On
Board of Governors of St Peter’s College, Acraman
Creek & Lake Acraman (an ancient
meteorite impact site) are named after him.
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Sources of information |
Buried
Treasures, BMDs |
|
Principal researcher(s) |
Lesley
Attema, Prospect Local History Group |