Living with his widowed mother and paternal grandfather in Pakenham, in the 1871 census.

William was a farmer living in Pakenham at the time of his wedding to Margaret. Witnesses were John McKibbon of Pakenham and Elizabeth Smith of Ramsey.

In the 1891 census for Pakenham, his last name is misinterpreted as “McKibben” on the Govt Canada website.