Family
William McDougall married November, 1872, as his second wife, Mary Adelaide Beatty, daughter of Dr. John Beatty, a professor in Victoria University, Cobourg, Ont., and his wife, Eleanor. She was born and educated at Cobourg, Ontario. She was involved in benevolent and philanthropic movements including the Ottawa Humane Society. The couple lived at 407 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa. The couple had three sons. Harold and Gladwyn Macdougall served with the Canadian contingent during the Boer war in South Africa.
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