He came with his family to Australia at the age of ten in 1835. In 1855 he married at Toxteth Park in Sydney Harriet Eliza Boyce who was the daughter of the Rev.
In 1835, he arrived in Australia with his family when he was ten years old. By 1855, he wedded Harriet Eliza Boyce at Toxteth Park in Sydney, whose father was Rev..