Person:George Chinner (1)

He was a Baptist, living for some time at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.

He was apprenticed to one Rolls, a draper of Chipping Norton, before leaving for Australia.

He left London in July-1845 on the ship Templar (ship rig, 565 tons) with John CHINNER (his father) and Anne CHINNER (his sister). Also aboard was Charles CHINNER with his wife Ann CHINNER (she died at sea) and their children William, Mary and John. They all arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 24-Nov-1845.

At some point before his second marriage he converted from Baptist to Wesleyan.

At the time of his marriage to Mary Edwards, he was living at Brighton, South Australia.

He was strongly musical.

In 1864, he was part of a syndicate (that also included J. Counsell, T. Graves, W. Parkin, R. Stuckey and C.H. Goode) which purchased The Advertiser newspaper. They each had invested \pounds 438 after the paper was unsuccessfully auctioned for \pounds 5,000. The syndicate sold in 1871.

His death was noted in Adelaide's The Advertiser newspaper:

The death occurred at Brighton on 27th May of Mr G.W. CHINNER well known Rundle Street draper formerly partner of William Parkin, JP. Mr CHINNER never took part in public life but was keenly interested in music and latterly was a prominent Wesleyan. He was one of the judges who awarded the prize to Herr Carl Linger for his Song of Australia. Two of his sons, W.B. and G.F. CHINNER were also prominent musicians. From 1864 to 1871 Mr CHINNER was one of the partners in The South Australian Advertiser.