Hi Mary,
You must like detective work. I have attached a copy of the marriage certificate and a two page report I have done for him. This is every thing I know about his background. I've never been able to go back any further to find his first marriage or how he got to Australia. He ended-up as a gold miner in Beaufort, VIC. He and his sons ran quite a reasonable mine for some years until it sold out. Anyway, always interested in any further information that may come up.
Regards,
James.