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William K. Ketchison was born 7 July 1759 in Howden, Yorkshire, England. His parents were William Ketchison (1736-1763) and Sally Ayr. He emigrated in 1775 and settled in Virginia. He fought with the British in the American Revolution. He married Mary Rull (1761-1842) 16 March 1779 in Bedford, New York. They had ten children. They migrated to Canada in 1783 and settled first in Nova Scotia and then moved to Sidney, Ontario. William died in 1848 in Belleville, Ontario. Descendants and relatives lived throughout Ontario.
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Prior to 1862, when the Department of Agriculture was established, the report on agriculture was prepared and published by the Commissioner of Patents, and forms volume or part of volume, of his annual reports, the first being that of 1840. Cf. Checklist of public documents ... Washington, 1895, p. 148.