William arrived as one of Thomas Peel's indentured servants, and with wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth died five months after arrival at Clarence with 'water on the chest'. William married a second time to Mary Ann Kenton (widow of James Kenton) who arrived on the Calista with 2 daughters Mary Ann and Ellen. A third daughter Matilda Kenton was born in 1830 in the Colony. In 1830 William took charge of Peel's affairs at Clarence when Elmslie left with most of the other settlers. In 1833 he sued Peel for 4 years of back wages and in 1835 Peel granted him 300 acres at Pinjarra in lieu. In 1835 he occupied 'Institution House' a wayside inn, near the site of Swan Brewery. In 1837 he moved to Pinjarra as one of the first settlers, farmer, licenced inn keeper and a member of Pinjarra Road Trust. In the 1850's he moved to Fremantle and was a draper, grocer and general dealer in Henry Street. Their son Thomas William Oakley married 31 October 1867 at St Johns Church Pinjarra to Mary Ann Cornish daughter of Rebecca and Anthony Cornish. William died 21 April 1859 at Fremantle and Mary Ann died 3 August 1869 also at Fremantle.