Daniel Robert Wickham

1827 - 1911  (84 years)

• Name	Daniel Robert Wickham
  Born	28 Jan 1827	Shepton, Mallet, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	farmer
  Died	10 Oct 1911	King St., Unley Park, South Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I20139	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wickham,   b. 11 Nov 1792, Wells, Somerset, England ,   d. 22 Dec 1875, Wickham's Park, South Australia, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	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)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1816	England
  Family ID	F5219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Caroline Hobbs,   b. 1 May 1839, Acton, Turville, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 2 Jul 1927, Park Terrace, Unley, South Australia, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1857	Pirie St. Methodist Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Children	1. Lucy Barnfield Wickham,   b. 23 Apr 1862, McLaren Vale, Sounth Australia, Australia ,   d. 28 Mar 1954, Glandore, South Australia, Australia  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F5220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Daniel was one of several children from this family. Full descendant information is available from John Jennings of Australia. Listed in Register of Emigrant Labourers applying for Free Passage to SA as No 434, farm labourer of 59 Hatton Gardens, London. The Wickham family arrived in South Australia on the "Africaine" on 12 Nov 1836. "Africaine" landed at Glenelg from London. The Wickhams lived at Glenelg, then Adelaide. Daniel attended school where Adelaide Railway Station is now built. The family went to live at Reedbeds and later McLaren Vale on a sheeprun. The property was located at what is know known as Wickham Hill. Daniel took over property from his father Benjamin in 1875. Owned Sections 712, 572 & 568 Wickham's Hill in 1890. Latter leased by C Sourbier & purchased 1903. Daniel retired to Adelaide, then finally at Kings St in Unley Park. He had 11 children; 9 survived (4 male, 5 female). Daniel was present at the Old Gum Tree at Glenelg when Governor Hindmarsh read the first proclamation and attended all of the anniversaries until his death He was a friend of Col. Light & knew the famous explorer John McDouall Stuart. Mace bearer to Governor Hindmarsh ("Meadows Heritage" -1983). The Register newspaper of Wed Dec 28 1910 has Daniel listed as one of only two survivors from the "Africaine", and one of 8 survivors from 1836. Grave Road 1, North Path 17, lot 40 East. Born Shepton Mallet Somerset.