Frearson Brothers
The Frearson brothers, Samuel, Septimus and Robert were businessmen and publishers in the early days of Adelaide, South Australia, perhaps best remembered for The Pictorial Australian, an illustrated monthly newspaper. History Samuel Frearson (1845 – 22 September 1887), Septimus Frearson (1849 – 23 August 1932) and Robert Sands Frearson (c. 1853 – 26 January 1937) were born in London and emigrated with their parents Alfred Frearson (c. 1811–1867) and Frances Frearson (c. 1809–1898) and other siblings (10 in all) aboard Cotfield, arriving in Adelaide in November 1853. Alfred and Frances took up land at Kanmantoo and later purchased Dr. Benjamin Archer Kent's residence and property at Kent Town. Samuel began in business in 1868 as a stationer and bookseller in Kent Town, and was joined a year later by Septimus, trading as "Frearson Brothers", with a shop in Rundle Street; moved to 58 King William Street in 1872; the business became Frearson & Brother in 1873. In 1878 they secured a twenty-year lease on a building on the Gresham Street corner of King William Street which they named Frearson's Chambers, much of which they sub-let profitably. They took in solicitor Alfred Bonnin (c. 1829 – 1910) as a partner and