On May 7, 1846 James Brownlee of Goulbourn township married Margaret Hill, also of Goulbourn township. By 1851 they occupied lot 8, concession 6, Marlborough township. Their children were: Mary Jane who married William Johnston (Rouleau, Saskatchewan); Eliza (died 1869); Ann Barbara who married Robert Nixon (Crystal City, Manitoba); James who married 1. Christiana McDiarmid and 2. Susan Montgomery (home farm); Susan (died 1916); Margaret Isabella who married Thomas Edward Donnelly (Indian Head, Manitoba); and Lydia who married Milton Montgomery (Marlborough township).