William was a famous schoolmaster who lived at the Dog Rocks where he walked across the paddocks to the Gheringhap School near the Ballarat Road. Later (C1881) he transferred to the Batesford State School because of the better residence compared to the unhealthy situation of the residence at the Gheringhap School where he had shifted to in the mid 1870's with his young family. Source: Beth Blackall who was writing a book about the history of Gheringhap.