William Coghill (c. 1784-1860) was a pioneer pastoralist and squatter of the Port Phillip District in 1838.
[4] William arrived in New South Wales on board the Mangles in 1824, captained by his brother John.
[5] In January 1838, William and two of his sons traveled from the Monaro Plains, New South Wales, to the Port Phillip District with John Stuart Hepburn and 2000 sheep.
[7] In 1846 William Coghill formed the Immigration Society with others including A.M Campbell and G.C Curlewis to encourage labourers to the area.
William Coghill, his wife and younger children lived on the Cumberland Estate on the south of Gellibrand Hill from about 1845[1] and became prominent in local affairs, including the establishment of the first Scottish Presbyterian church in the district.