William Othams

William (Bill) Othams was born in Adelaide. Subsequent sojourns in various South Australian country towns culminated in Bill also qualifying and working as a lawyer for 42 years, the last 41 at Port Pirie.

Since his childhood Bill has had an interest in history, and he always enjoyed undertaking the research required in his legal career. Bill also discovered that his name-sake ancestor on the Coromandel was a fascinating character. In August 2012 he read an article by Brian Stace, realised that Brian's project was an opportunity to pursue both his historical and research interests, offered Brian his assistance and this book is the outcome.