He had 10 siblings; Kate (b.1888), Harry (b.1889), Bert (b.1896), Joseph (b.1899), John Ashby (b.1903), Ivy May (b.1905), Lillian Mary (b.1906), Kenneth (b.1907), Edith Myrtle (b.1909), and Marjory (b.1911).

His father Henry was killed in the Ralph Mine disaster in Huntly on the morning of 12 September 1914 which claimed the lives of 43 miners.

They also won the Roope Rooster knockout competition when they defeated Maritime 30–14 and took the Thacker Shield off Ponsonby United with a 25–10 win.

[6][7] In early 1922 Peckham moved to live in the Waikato region and joined the Huntly rugby league club where he debuted for them in a 6 May match against Ngaruawahia.

They were thrashed by the local team 25–0 with Peckham scoring twice, the first after “fast following up” and the second when he received a pass then “dummied and put in a fine swerving run, beating several men and diving across the line”.

[10] Two weeks later he played another Endean Shield match for Lower Waikato against King Country before a crowd of 1,000 in Huntly.

Peckham two months earlier, on 26 August had played for the South Auckland representative team against Hawke's Bay at Steele Park in Hamilton.

[21] Controversially he appeared to turn out for the Marist rugby side in early May with the newspaper reporting “Peckham, or league fame, played half, and showed cleverness.

[22] It was also reported that “a persistent rumour is being circulated that Tim Peckham, Athletics’ half-back, and South Auckland rep., is applying for reinstatement to rugby”.

His first representative match was for the Hamilton sub union side who played against the Marist Old Boys club team from Auckland.

Peckham was then selected for the South Auckland side to play Wellington at Steele Park in Hamilton on 18 August.

Peckham is diminutive, but fit and well it is doubtful is there is a more tricky or heady half playing league in New Zealand”.

[30] Two weeks later he was fit to play again in Hamilton's defence of the Endean Shield against Lower Waikato at Steele Park.

Earlier in the year he had competed in several running races at the Hamilton Borough Picnic as he was an employee of the council.

Hamilton won 16–13 with Peckham made a “brilliant solo run, beating the opposition badly, to score between the posts”.

Then with Hamilton trailing 13–12 he kicked 2 penalties late in the match to gain the win before a “record crowd” at Hinemoa Park.

Peckham is always there when wanted, and his meteoric runs remind one of a hare dashing for an objective with foes seemingly everywhere.

1925 saw Tim Peckham return to Auckland where he joined his brother Joseph at the Ponsonby United club.

Ponsonby won the Monteith Shield after defeating City Rovers in the final 13–8 with Peckham kicking a conversion.

[50] On 22 October they defeated Richmond Rovers to win the Stormont Shield with Peckham scoring a try and kicking 3 conversions.

He was once more playing for Ponsonby with his brothers Joseph and Kenneth, He was captaining the side and he turned out in 16 matches, scoring 2 tries and kicking 6 goals.

[61] Peckham was then selected in the New Zealand squad for the 1st test against England to be played at Carlaw Park on 4 August.

He “made a fine opening and a good passing movement enabled Len Scott to score.

Multiple stoppages occurred over the remainder of the match due to injuries and rough play but the English side ground out a 13–5 win to level the series 1–1.

[65] Peckham and Delgrosso were bracketed in the halves with one to be omitted for the 3rd test to be played at English Park in Christchurch.

On 22 May at the ARL management meeting he was granted permission to play for Kingsland Athletic provided Ponsonby agreed.

[80] He scored another try in another match with Stonex and Stormonts on 1 September and was also picked in a representative Waterside Workers side which hope to tour the Waikato.

[81] He was still working on the Waterside in 1932 and competed in running events at their annual picnic at Redwood Park in Swanson where he won the one mile open race.

[82] He transferred to City Rovers and this was to be the final year of rugby league of his career ending up with the club that he made his debut at back in 1921.

His form was good enough to see him selected for the Auckland Probables side to play the Possibles on 16 July, and he scored a try and kicked 2 conversions in a 26–12 win.