Background
Charles was born in Marshfield Gloucestershire on 29 August 1794.
Charles was born in Marshfield Gloucestershire on 29 August 1794.
Before leaving England he had purchased Sections 43 and 44 in the Hundred of Adelaide and eight Town Acres. He built his first house on one of these, on the corner of Hindley and Morphett Streets, along with a row of shops. He then turned his attention to Section 43 on the Bay Road (now Anzac Highway).
Around 1838 he acquired Section 52 from Walter Thompson, making a total of 138 acres.
In 1838, he built a house at what is now 87 Anzac Highway, called Ashford House and was used for Ashford Special School, later renamed to Errington Special Education Centre, until the end of 2013. Charles George Everard was one of the first eighteen appointed in 1839 to South Australia"s newly created unicameral Legislative Council, was appointed Justice of the Peace, and was elected to the first fully elected Legislative Council in 1857.
Everard Park, South Australia was once part of his extensive land holdings. The Electoral district of Ashford"s name derives from the name given by Everard sometime before 1845 to his property "Ashford", that was thought to have the best orchard in the colony.
The name was also given to a suburb within the electorate: Ashford, South Australia.