On 11 Dec 1860 William S. first married Amy Dorey in Hubbard's, Nova Scotia. Born on 22 Feb 1843 in Hubbard's Cove, Nova Scotia. Amy died in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, on 22 Feb 1905; she was 62.
On 6 Oct 1909 William S. second married Rachel Sophia Jollimore, daughter of James Jollimore & Caroline Whynot, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Born on 11 Apr 1866.