Robert James Brockman arrived in the Swan River Colony on 28 December 1831 aboard the Egyptian. He married Elizabeth Elliot Walcott the daughter of Captain James Walcott on 12 April 1837 at Guildford and produced 11 children with Edward William (Ned) Brockman being the eldest. Robert Brockman was the younger brother of William Locke Brockman who had arrived earlier in the Colony in 1829. Like his elder brother William , Robert Brockman also became a successful farmer and grazier and established the property of 'Seabrook' at Northam after initially trying his hand as a contract cutter of sandalwood. Some of his sons became quite famous in their own right. His son Charles Samuel discovered and named the Lyndon and Minilya Rivers and established Manyila, Boolathana and Boolathagara stations. At the time, he was the single biggest landowner in Western Australia, owning approx 1.6 million acres. Another son George Julius Brockman, became a renowned explorer and was one of the first settlers to establish the Kimberley region which would be found suitable for raising cattle. Julius was also one of the early Broome pearl fishermen. Another son, John Brockman, was an inspector of Pearl Fisheries at Shark Bay and later accepted the post of Government Resident in Broome. Many geographical features in Western Australia were named after the Brockman brothers or their immediate descendants. The Perth suburb 'Beechboro' for example, was the name of the Drake-Brockman and Brockman family estate in Kent from which the brothers emigrated. This estate is within close proximity of the towns of Cheriton and Newington near Folkestone, in the south east of England. The Brockman and Drake-Brockman name has become synonymous with the history of Western Australia and has been associated with many of the major developments and achievements of this State. Descendants have been prominent in exploration, politics, the judiciary, and the military, as well as in commerce. Robert died in 1897 aged 86 years and Elizabeth died in 1904 aged 87 years.