William Dumbreck

Notes on Officer

William Dumbreck was born in Nov. 1789, at Edinburgh.

This officer entered the Navy, in Nov. 1802, as Fst -cl. Vol., on board the Ruby 64, Capt. Chas. Rowley, bearing the flag off the Texel of Rear-Admiral Edw. Thornbrough. He removed, as Midshipman, in May, 1804, to the Defence 74, Capt. Geo. Hope; and after participating in the battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805, proceeded to the West Indies, in the Canada 74, Capt. John Harvey. On his return from that station, in Nov. 1807, he rejoined Capt. Hope in the Pompée 74. Sailing afterwards for the coast of Spain in the Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez, he served in the boats at the embarkation of Sir John Moore’s army at Corunna, in Jan. 1809. He was confirmed, 27 Sept. 1810, to a Lieutenancy in the Mars 74, Capts. John Surman Garden and Henry Raper, and while in that ship was much employed in command of her boats up the Tagus. Mr. Dumbreck, whose next appointment was, 6 Aug. 1811, to the Plover 26, Capt. Colin Campbell, invalided home from the coast of Africa in Aug. 1814. Since that period he has been on half-pay.

He married, first, 1 June, 1816, Miss Jane Inglis, of Lasswade, N.B., who was wrecked and drowned on her passage to Aberdeen, 21 Jan. 1819, leaving issue an only son; and, secondly, 15 May, 1820, Miss Margaret M‘Vicol, of Glenarchy, by whom, who died suddenly, 2 June, 1843, he had also issue a son. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.