William Brimblecombe, of Peel, was b. in Devonshire, Eng., 1831. He came to Canada in 1857, and set. in London. He worked out for farmers in Middlesex Co., saving his money and investing it in land; owning five different farms while working by the month. He came to Peel Tp. in 1879, and purchased lot 5, con. 10, selling at an advance the land previously owned. Mr. Brimblecombe served his time at farming in Eng., and thoroughly understood what the soil and conditions in Peel required. He is now a man of means, and is retired in Drayton. He is a Methodist and a Conservative. In 1881 he m. Hannah Stephenson, who is living, aged 45. Issue: Mrs. Hugh Gibb, Drayton; and Wesley, a druggist in Toronto.