F. J. Beck & Co.

Charles Beck (c. 1813 – 1 July 1883) arrived in South Australia aboard Eden in June 1838. He started business in partnership with James Waddell of Leadenhall Street as the Adelaide representative of ship brokers, merchants and insurance and commission agents Waddell, Beck & Co. and Charles Beck & Co., with offices in Finsbury Square, which companies became bankrupt in 1843. Charles and brother Frederick then founded F. J. Beck & Co., merchants, agents and financiers in South Australia, with a warehouse on Rundle Street, which was taken over by G. M. Waterhouse in 1846.

F. J. Beck & Co.

Charles Beck (c. 1813 – 1 July 1883) arrived in South Australia aboard Eden in June 1838. He started business in partnership with James Waddell of Leadenhall Street as the Adelaide representative of ship brokers, merchants and insurance and commission agents Waddell, Beck & Co. and Charles Beck & Co., with offices in Finsbury Square, which companies became bankrupt in 1843. Charles and brother Frederick then founded F. J. Beck & Co., merchants, agents and financiers in South Australia, with a warehouse on Rundle Street, which was taken over by G. M. Waterhouse in 1846.