• William initially traveled west with his family, and was a captain of ten.  He was called on a mission to the Sandwich Islands, but became ill, and returned to California.  He was the captain of a group of Saints returning from California in 1855.

Willard Richards Company (1848)

• Age at Departure: 41
• Head of Household

William McBride Company (1855)

• Age at Departure: 48
• Company Captain

Sources

• 1850 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
• Beebe, Nelson Paul, The Life and Diary of Nelson Paul Beebe [1992], item 9, p. 25-29, in Melinda Alice Earl Chesney, Collection 1846-1855; 1992-1994.
• Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
• "Elders' Correspondence," Deseret News, 22 August 1855, 190.
• James Andrew McBride, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1848, 19.
• Missionary Database
• "Obituary Notes," Deseret Weekly, 23 March 1895, 448.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].
• Pioneer emigration list 1847-1848, 143, in Docket book 1844 Feb.-1845 May.
• Pratt, Parley P., Journal 1855 [Apr]-Nov., fd. 2, 162-64, in Collection [ca. 1835-1896].
• Reddick N. Allred journal, 1854 August-1856 November.
• Robert L. Campbell, Journal extracts (30 June-19 October 1848) in Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012.
• "Sandwich Islands Mission," Deseret News, 22 August 1855, 190.
• William McBride journals, 1854-1855; 1874, vol. 2.