Harrold Brothers

Harrold Brothers was a merchant and shipping company in South Australia in the second half of the 19th century, whose principals were brothers Joseph, Daniel and perhaps Henry Harrold, and succeeded by Joseph's sons Arthur, Eyston and Ernest.

Joseph Harrold (22 October 1822 – c. 5 April 1891) was born in Olney, Buckinghamshire, son of miller Joseph and his wife Jane Harrold. An early trip in his adventurous life was to Cape Town, when he almost perished on a walking trip to Algoa Bay. He visited South Australia on the St. Helena in January 1844.

In 1847 he emigrated with his brother Daniel Harrold (1828 – 22 August 1873) on the Royal Archer, arriving in Adelaide in January 1848 and in June he took over Thomas Barnes' grocery store at 24 Hindley Street. By November they were describing themselves as grocers and ironmongers. In 1850 Joseph formed a partnership with John Slatter as Slatter and Harrold, millers and wheat merchants, with a flour mill "Adelaide Steam Mills" on Mill Street, Victoria Square. Around the end of 1852 a dispute arose between Slatter and Harrold Brothers which resulted in Slatter's withdrawal from the partnership.

A third brother, Henry C. Harrold arrived from London on the Gipsy Queen in August 1850, had an ironmongery business "Harrold and Co.", 18 Hindley Street in partnership with Charles Jenkins from 1863, was declared bankrupt in 1866.

In 1857 Joseph Harrold returned to England with his wife and two young sons, and set up a London branch of the firm in Great St. Helens, EC, very close to the Liverpool Street station, leaving the Adelaide end in the hands of his brother Daniel.

They held, in partnership with Walter Duffield as Duffield, Harrold and Company, Weinteriga station (between Menindee and Wilcannia, New South Wales) in 1859, and Outalpa Station, between Mannahill and Olary, South Australia around 1865. This partnership later included overseer William Hurd (c. 1836–1992).

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