Person

Wickham, John Clements (1798 - 1864)

Born
21 December 1798
Leith, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Died
6 January 1864
France
Occupation
Surveyor

Summary

John Wickham was Captain of the "Beagle" and conducted maritime surveys and scientific surveys around the Australian coast 1837-1841. He was the first Government Resident at Morton Bay where he was police magistrate from 1843.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • John Clements Wickham - Records, 1839 - 1855; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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