Career
He arrived in Australia 1792 aboard the "Pitt" as Sergeant in the NSW Corps. He went on to become a storekeeper and a constable at Parramatta and had significant land holdings. He cohabited with Mary Duggan (born 1783), who arrived on the "Marquis Cornwallis" She gave birth to ten children.
William travelled between his farm in Whittlesea, Victoria, Merriwa and Sydney.
William grew the first oranges in Australia.