Benjamin Wickham

1792 - 1875  (83 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wickham
  Born	11 Nov 1792	Wells, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	gentleman, farmer, soldier
  Died	22 Dec 1875	Wickham's Park, South Australia, Australia
  Buried	Kangarilla Uniting Church Cemetery, South Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I20138	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Tabitha Prangley,   b. Abt 30 May 1790, Leigh's Green, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 2 Aug 1845, Gouger St., Adelaide, South Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	Abt 1816	England
  Children	1. Sarah Wickham,   b. Abt 25 Feb 1816, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Aug 1817, Corsley, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]   2. Sarah Clifford Wickham,   b. Abt 27 Jun 1818, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1896, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 77 years)  [natural]   3. Maria Wickham,   b. 18 Jul 1820, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 17 Feb 1872, Edwardstown, South Australia, Australia  (Age 51 years)  [natural]   4. Matthew Wickham,   b. 19 Oct 1822, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 13 Mar 1836, England  (Age 13 years)  [natural]   5. Eliza Wickham,   b. 4 Nov 1824, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 4 Jun 1901, Kew, Victoria, Australia  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   6. Daniel Robert Wickham,   b. 28 Jan 1827, Shepton, Mallet, Somerset, England ,   d. 10 Oct 1911, King St., Unley Park, South Australia, Australia  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   7. Lucy Wickham,   b. 2 Jan 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1879, Mundy St., Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia  (Age 49 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin served in 40th Foot under Wellington. Battles of Albuhera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz & Salamanca. Awarded Military General Service Medal 1793-1814 with four bars. Pensioned in 1813. "Meadows Heritage" - 1983 - indicates he was a British Army Captain at the Battle of Waterloo. [The Somerset Electoral Register - Eastern Division for 1832 - has Benjamin WICKHAM leasing houses and the Horse and Groom Inn at Frome (East Woodlands, Frome, Somerset). Is this the same Benjamin?? Seems highly likely given his activities in 1838/39 below!] Benjamin arrived "Africaine" 12 Nov 1836 with wife Tabitha and children Eliza, Daniel R, and Lucy. Benjamin was present at the Proclamation of South Australia. On 31 Dec 1838, Benjamin was granted a licence to sell wine, beer and other malt liquors. He owned Wickham's Hotel South Tce (Town Acre 691) in 1838-1839. In 1839, property to be 'let or sold'. Benjamin also owned quite a lot of land at various times. Allen's Almanack 1849 has him owning 320 ac Hd Kuitpo, 584 ac Hd Willunga, 84 ac Hd Noarlunga. In 1837 he owned Town Acres 691 on South Terrace, 609 on Gilbert St and 602 on Gilles St. In Noarlunga, owned Sections 725 and 726 on Onkaparinga River. In Hundred of Kuitpo, Sections 3509 and 3510, known as Clear Hills. In Port Lincoln, half acre allotments 25, 131, 197, 237, 262, 389, 422, 474, 764, 929, 941. Also 20 acre blocks 8 and 58. On Boston Island, half acre lots 66 and 115. In the Hundred of Willunga, he owned Sections 568, 569, 572, 573, 574, and mentioned in his will, Sections 530, 722, 723, 533, 724, 725, 726. The Govt. Gazette of 6 Aug 1876 also shows Sections 717, 719, 720 and 301 in name of Mary Ann Wickham. A newspaper obituary at his death indicates he was 104 years old at death. However, the SA Biog. Index indicates born 1791, religion Methodist. An application was made to the Development Assessment Commission by Alistair Gray on 28 February 2002 for restoration and addition to the 1870's Benjamin Wickham Cottage, 245 Elliot Road, Mclaren Flat, Section 717 hundred of Willunga Certificate of title 5362 Folio 210. The cottage was recommended as a place of Local Heritage Value in the Willunga District Heritage Survey 1997 and is proposed to be listed in council's Heritage PAR which is currently being prepared.