William married Cecilia Fletcher on 9 Jan 1838 in St Peter, Leeds. Cecilia (daughter of Thomas Fletcher and Hannah) was born in 1821 in Skip Bridge, nr Kirk Hammerton, West Yorkshire; died in 1856 in Horbury, Wakefield; was buried on 28 Dec 1857 in St Peter and St Leonard, Horbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Cardwell was born about Feb 1840 in Middlestown, nr Wakefield.
2. Thomas Cardwell was born in 1842 in Horbury Bridge, Wakefield; died before 1891.
3. John Fletcher Cardwell was born about Nov 1847 in Horbury, Wakefield; died about May 1890 in Caistor, Lincolnshire.
4. William Cardwell was born in 1850 in Horbury, Wakefield; died about Nov 1871 in Hull.

William married Mary Ann Tasker on 13 Oct 1858 in Christ Church, East Knottingley. Mary (daughter of John Tasker) was born in 1830 in Knottingley, nr Pontefract; died about Aug 1898 in Pontefract. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]