James Inkpen married Lydia Adams on 28 April 1822 in Kent, England. James, Lydia and their first five children sailed on the 'Gilmore' arriving on 15 December 1829. Had Perth Lot G20, Lot O12 in 1830 and Guildford Lot 156 in 1832. James was one of the first settlers to set about establishing a Methodist Church in the Swan Settlement. James Inkpen and Fraser Armstrong must have been delighted with the news that a shipload of Methodist settlers on the Tranby was about to land in the Swan River Colony. They themselves had arrived in the dawn of the settlement, when Methodism was regarded as a sect and Methodists were dissenters. Inkpen may have already arranged for a Class Meeting in his own home, and the Church was to hear more of him in relation to land. Both men were to see the new Wesley Church built and opened in 1870 and to enjoy its membership. The first Methodist Chapel in Murray Street was built on James' land which was bought from him for 400 pounds. Lydia died 1863 and James died 11 August 1871 at Perth.