 Trumble was born in the inner Melbourne neighbourhood of Collingwood , Victoria in 1867 , the son of William , born in Northern Ireland and superintendent of an insane asylum , and Scottish @-@ born Elizabeth ( née Clark ) . His elder brother , John , also played Test cricket for Australia and his younger brother , Thomas , was a public servant who served as Secretary for the Department of Defence from 1918 – 27 , and then official secretary to the High Commissioner for Australia in London . 
