They then emigrated to Westville, Nova Scotia, in 1871, where they had five additional sons (Richard Hill, Alexander Boswell, George, David Gibb, and James Walter) and two daughters (Agnes and Margaret Jane, who was a twin of David Gibb).

The Staffords constructed a large ranch house on the bottomlands of the Belly River which became a major community and social center.

[4] In 1894, Stafford became Inspector of Mines for the company but then later resigned to pursue ranching and real estate interests.

William Stafford died on May 12, 1907, and was buried in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery in Lethbridge.

[1] A collection of historic photographs, documents, and personal items of William Stafford and his family is currently housed in the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge.