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he became
Speaker of the House of Deputies. Benjamin married Mary, daughter of Colonel John Gardner in 1743 and Samuel Wickham, their sixth and youngest son, was born at Newport, Rhode Island in 1758. This Samuel rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy; while he was attached to the
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Freeman of that Colony and a Deputy. Samuel Wickham married Barbara Holken in 1691 and their fifth son, Benjamin Wickham, was born 17 November 1701 at Rhode Island. Benjamin was chosen by the Rhode Island colonial Assembly in
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village which later became depopulated. In 1638, two brothers, Richard and Thomas
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Clements Wickham, R.N. his antecedents and descendants" (1984)
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On 10 January 1837, Wickham was promoted from lieutenant to captain and given command of the
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two different hills or peaks named Mount
Wickham, in the Northern Territory and Queensland;
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which he gave to
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also on board. After entering the Pacific Ocean, the Beagle surveyed the coasts of
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were ordered to survey the coasts of the southern part of South America, including
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Rev. Philip Graystone. "Elizabeth Jackson of Rowley" (1993, Lampada Press, Hull)
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Point Wickham, now known as Caloundra Headland on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland;
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to be Lieutenant-Colonel of a Regiment raised for the second expedition against
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1342:"Australia Zoo – About Us – In The News – Harriet's 92 million minutes of fame"
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The port became the site of the first enduring settlement on the north coast:
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before being paid off. He passed his Lieutenant's examination in 1819.
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after he was suspended as Rector of the parish church in 1638 for his
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1058:, 13 August 2004, p16 (via factiva.com; accessed 12 September 2011).
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In 1843, after his retirement from the Royal Navy, Wickham was made
1416:. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 March 1864. p. 3
1389:. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1937. p. 19
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L. E. Skinner, "Law and justice for the Queensland colony", (1972)
1266:. No. 225. New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1929. p. 14
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In 1825 he was appointed Second-Lieutenant on the British warship
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332:(NSW). Wickham retired in 1859, when the Moreton Bay District was
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explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was
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Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Literary Record
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Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
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Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
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Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
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1455:"Place Names Register Extract for Wickham Point"
671:April 1840 Wickham and Stokes found evidence of
1435:Landgate, 2012, "History of Country Town Names"
928:Electoral district of Wickham (New South Wales)
1243:, later capital and most populous city of the
295:on the ship, and his journal was published as
475:(1791–1856), to complete the survey of
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933:Electoral district of Wickham (Queensland)
739:, where he lived until his death in 1864.
677:, (a Dutch East Indiaman wrecked 1727) on
348:The origins of the Wickham family were in
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1314:"Archaeological Evaluation of Gun Island"
1054:Ismail Street became Wickham St in 1922.
437:, third Governor of New South Wales. The
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62:1 January 1843 – 8 April 1853
1409:"CAPTAIN JOHN CLEMENTS WICKHAM, R.N."
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1078:"Wickham, John Clements (1798–1864)"
629:Arrived Port Essington January 1840
1500:Wickham, John Clements (1798–1864)
1493:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1489:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1381:"Romantic Story of Newstead House"
1089:Australian Dictionary of Biography
844:, as well as "Wickham Streets" in
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1193:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
958:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
782:two islands in Western Australia
717:District of New South Wales (now
276:, 1831–1836, under captain
37:Portrait of John Clements Wickham
582:– was made first officer.
491:. This would be the most famous
1461:. Northern Territory Government
1203:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
968:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
701:, living 175 years until 2006.
1536:Explorers of Western Australia
1344:. October 2005. Archived from
1196:"Wickham, John Clements"
961:"Wickham, John Clements"
735:In 1859, Wickham moved to the
402:and in 1818 was posted to HMS
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850:East Perth, Western Australia
601:after their former shipmate.
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921:Australian state parliaments
846:Fortitude Valley, Queensland
836:a major street in Brisbane,
531:island groups, New Zealand,
384:American War of Independence
202:churchyard of St Jean de Luz
117:8 April 1853 – 1858
1546:People from New South Wales
1258:"Answers to Correspondents"
1226:"From the London Gazette".
456:Wickham transferred to the
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812:Wickham, Western Australia
751:A commemorative plaque at
489:Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur
223:1812 – 1841
1551:Pre-Separation Queensland
1370:, Vol. 9 no. 3 pp 94–106.
1117:, Vol. 12 no. 1, pp 1–25
821:in the Northern Territory
330:Colony of New South Wales
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1180:University of Queensland
805:Wickham, New South Wales
730:Newstead House, Brisbane
551:. It then returned, via
377:. In 1757, a deputy for
305:and made captain of the
298:The Voyage of the Beagle
129:Charles Augustus FitzRoy
104:District of Moreton Bay,
49:District of Moreton Bay,
1459:NT Place Names Register
1083:15 October 2012 at the
840:, where is the notable
774:Cape Wickham Lighthouse
591:north western Australia
589:charting the coasts of
585:From 1837 to 1841, the
545:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
336:, forming basis of the
1531:Explorers of Australia
1526:Australian magistrates
1413:The Courier (Brisbane)
1263:The Voice of the North
1159:Austin, C. G. (1947).
947:(Wickham's Grevillea).
862:Wyndham Vale, Victoria
825:Wickham Park, Brisbane
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420:
1038:20 March 2011 at the
1010:20 March 2011 at the
938:An Australian plant:
833:, Northern Territory;
794:Recherche Archipelago
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632:Discovered and named
604:Some notable events:
429:under the command of
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274:second survey mission
255:John Clements Wickham
220:Years of service
25:John Clements Wickham
911:Other commemorations
567:to England in 1836.
493:voyage of the Beagle
338:Colony of Queensland
326:Moreton Bay District
102:Government Resident,
1566:Royal Navy captains
1556:Royal Navy officers
1440:19 May 2009 at the
1348:on 7 September 2007
944:Grevillea wickhamii
904:New Georgia Islands
785:a small island off
726:Government Resident
709:Wickham became the
541:King George's Sound
521:the Society Islands
431:Phillip Parker King
358:Rev. Ezekiel Rogers
322:Government Resident
1561:Scottish explorers
1444:(9 November 2012).
1245:Northern Territory
1228:Caledonian Mercury
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724:From 1853, he was
691:Galápagos tortoise
495:, with naturalist
473:Philip Parker King
471:and first officer
435:Philip Gidley King
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344:The Wickham family
334:separated from NSW
47:Police Magistrate,
1541:People from Leith
817:the headland of
787:Bernouilli Island
711:police magistrate
666:Fitzmaurice River
537:Van Diemen's Land
517:Galápagos Islands
413:Captain Wickham,
318:Police Magistrate
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150:Frederick Rawkins
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881:Falkland Islands
622:Left Sydney for
612:15 November 1837
576:John Lort Stokes
557:Ascension Island
485:circumnavigation
481:Tierra del Fuego
462:First Lieutenant
451:Tierra del Fuego
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207:Military service
193:Biarritz, France
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