Hi Sue, Found the following info online - Trish Nowra NSW There are two children on the NSW BDM index - Mary A. WICKENDEN, born 1833 (V1833186 126/1833); parents John and Catherine Rosanna WICKENDON, born 1839 (V18391371 24A/1839); parents John and Catherine Also found someone else looking for them on Ancestry - John WICKENDEN c.1788 in Kent, married Catherine ??? in Caven-Ireland; arrived in Australia on "Bussorah Merchant" as a soldier with wife and son in 1832. John WIGGINGTON under Captain Moncrief, arrived 14.12.1831, from Dublin. Free passenger/Private in 4th Regiment/aged 35 years - JOHN WICKENDEN (WICKENTON) 1791-1872 CATHERINE McMANUS 1813-1855 John WICKENDEN was born in the County of Kent, England. On 1st January 1821 he enlisted as a Private in the 4th Regiment-­of-Foot at Salisbury, England. Stationed at Cavan, Ireland in 1829 he was for 9 days in the Regimental Hospital, and according to early family hearsay, he met Catherine McMANUS who was employed there. There is no record of their marriage in Chaplains Returns. In a detachment of the Regiment on board convict ship Bussorah Merchant John arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, December 14th 1831, Catherine and their son Joseph were also on that ship. At his own request and on paying the required sum of Five Pounds John was discharged from the Regiment at Parramatta on 31-12-1834. He was a Police Constable at Parramatta from 6th June 1835 to 3rd March 1838. In 1838, John and Catherine with their children Joseph and Mary Ann overlanded to Shelley's station Bombowlee, near Tumut, N.S.W. where John was employed as a labourer. At Bombowlee their family increased with the birth of Rosanna in 1839 and William in 1840. The family overlanded to Port Fairy, Victoria, in 1842. John WICKENDEN was a tenant farmer on land at Rosebrook, Port Fairy in 1843. At Rosebrook the family of John and Catherine increased, Eliza born 1843, Sarah born 1845. Catherine died at Rosebrook in 1855 and was buried in the early (sand dunes) Cemetery Port Fairy. I do not know why or when John changed his surname to Wickenton. >From VICTORIAN DIRECTORY 1850-51 Wickenton, Mrs Midwife James Street, Belfast. John Wickenton Farmer. In 1859 John was residing and farming with son William at Wangoom near Warrnambool. In 1869, when William with his wife Ann and family moved to reside and farm at Panmure, John went with them. John Wickenton died suddenly at Panmure on 22nd December 1872. He is buried in Warrnambool Cemetery. "Fought at the battle of Waterloo" should not have been inscribed on the headstone of his grave, the 4th Foot Regiment fought there in 1815. John enlisted with that Regiment in 1821.2<<< http://boards.ancestry.com.au/surnames.wickenden/62.1.1.1/mb.ashx