WILL, WILLIAM (1825-1912) was born at Collace, Perthshire, and educated in the parish school, the grammar school at Dundee, Edinburgh University and the Free Church College. Meanwhile he taught in the mission school of the Free Church at Edinburgh. He was licensed and ordained by the presbytery of Irvine, and offered his services to the colonial committee of the Free Church. When two new ministers were required for Otago Will was appointed, and he arrived at Port Chalmers in the Stately in Feb 1854. He was appointed to look after East Taieri, and had a wide district for some years until new charges were formed. He was many years convenor of the sustentation fund committee and was moderator of the synod in the year of the provincial jubilee (1898). He resigned the East Taieri charge in the following year. Will died on 26 Oct 1912. His son DR WILLIAM JOHNSTON WILL (1858-1930) was assistant director of medical services in the war of 1914-18, and a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

Otago Daily Times, 4 Nov; Chisholm

Reference: Volume 2, page 258

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