James Dumbreck was born 4th September 1808 (note date on page header is incorrect). He married Margaret Emslie in Linlithgow Scotland on the 20th August 1830, was a carrier by trade and they had 5 sons:-

i) George Dumbreck born 23rd April 1833 - no further details
ii) James Dumbreck born 9th February 1836 Linlithgow - no further details
iii)  Alexander Dumbreck born 28th December 1837 see page for details
iv) Thomas Dumbreck born 8th November 1840 - married Ann Martin in Australia
    Thomas and Ann had 3 children:-
        i) William Steele Dumbreck born 1872 Emerald, Victoria, Australia
        ii) Elizabeth (Bessie) Dumbreck born about 1874
        iii) Margaret Dumbreck born 23rd April 1888 nr Kapunda South Australia
        iv) Catherine Mary Dumbreck born 2nd July 1889 at Kapunda South Australia
v) William Dumbreck born 1843 - married Helen Francis O'Brian in 1872 - no issue

Thomas and William emigrated to Kapunda South Australia in 1874 and 1875 respectively. The brothers carried on businesses as carriers, tanners and farmers until their deaths.

Thomas Dumbreck was born 1840, and died 9th July 1908.  He purchased 5¾ acres for five hundred and thirty pounds also in Kapunda in 1875, he married Ann Martin (presumably in Scotland in 1871).

 Thomas arrived in Sydney on the sailing ship 'Hampshire' in 1871. His wife arrived in Sydney on the 4th January 1872 on the sailing ship 'Galatea.'  The trip took 140 days. They had three children a son and two daughters,  we are not sure what happened to the son but the daughter, Kate (Catherine) Dumbreck married Rudolph Eberhart. They had eight children. The first four daughters were killed in a flash flood. They also had four sons.

Alexander Dumbreck born 1837 continues the "known" Dumbreck family line.