William Cargill was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1784. He sailed for New Zealand on the boat John Wickliffe on 24 November 1847, and arrived there 23 March 1848 at what is now Port Chalmers, Otago. He was a soldier, merchant, coloniser and politician and had 2 sons, John (who became a politician too) and Edward . William Cargill died on 6 August 1860.
