William Duncan

William Duncan was a resident of Redan, c.1863.

History
William Duncan was born in Scotland, and come to Australia in 1854. He lived in Geelong and Miner's Rest, before settling at Redan.

Duncan's wife and three children were killed in July 1863, when a landslide on the Yarrowee River escarpment crushed their house. The house was built at Sunny Corner, below Raglan Street, and opposite the site of the later Sunnyside Woollen Mills. Duncan was trapped in the house for several hours before he was rescued.