U-William Wellington wakwaGqoba wazalwa ngo-August ka-1840, ezalelwa eGaba kufuphi naseMpuma-Koloni (eEastern Cape). Uyise wayenguGqoba uCirha. Uyisemkhulu yena wayenguPeyi, indoda eyayingumlandeli nomhlobo omkhulu kaNtsikana. Uyakukhumbula kaloku okokuba uNtsikana wadlala indima enkulu nebonakalayo kwimbali yesiXhosa, nakudliwano-ndlebe olwalubanjwa rhoqo ngamaXhosa olwalungalunga nobuKristu.