Married Ann Smith (widow) 23 January 1841. Ann was the sister-in-law of Andrew Adam Smith. William came to the Colony as a labourer to Trimmer and Thompson and took sheep to the Avon district. Leased Whitfield's Toodyay grant in 1842 and by 1847 was with Slade at Glenavon, Toodyay. He was appointed a Special Constable in 1847 at six pounds per annum. Floods in 1862 swept his cottage away. Apparently he was robbed by Moondyne Joe in 1866. William Dodd died at Toodyay on 31 August 1875. His wife had predeceased him.