Daniel and Ann married in Child Okeford, Dorset, England in 1823. Daniel Tapper and his wife Ann were among the 172 passengers who arrived on the 'Rockingham' in May 1830. When the 'Rockingham' arrived a strong gale was blowing and the ship was wrecked off the coast. The passengers lived in the sand hills at Clarence until September 1830 when they were taken to Fremantle. Daniel took up his old trade as a boatman. A daughter Sarah was born at Clarence. Daniel Tapper died in 1847. His son John was also a boatman when he died in 1895.