Career
Born in Perthshire, Scotland around 1820, Brand married Isabella Duncan in January 1840. Brand was working as a carter in 1852 when he was convicted of theft at Edinburgh. Erickson (1983) claims "Brand"s occupation as a carter presented opportunities for picking up stray articles
He succumbed to temptation.."
Brand was sentenced to 14 years" transportation, and arrived in Western Australia on board the Stag in June 1855.
He received his ticket of leave the following year, and took up employment in the Greenough area. A fifth child was born in 1861.
In 1867 Brand bought 90 acres (360,000 m2) of land at Bootenal Reserve near Dongara. The family worked to establish a farm there, and later became active in the district"s civic affairs
George Brand died in 1872.
This was unusual for the time, when the social stigma of being a convict created barriers between the social classes of "bond" and "free".