Alpine History Mystery for November 2013: Cockney Bill’s Wife Alpine Ca 91901

Alpine History Mystery for November 2013: Cockney Bill’s Wife

Bill Williams grew up on the rough side of town –London town that is. He must have had a lot of spunk even as a lad, because when he was just 15 years old he signed on to be a cabin boy with a merchant sailing ship. It was then that he went forth from London and sailed around the world, stopping in many ports along the way. The sea-faring life toughens up a lad quickly and while some make it a life-long career, others eventually jump ship. And so it was in 1836, when Bill’s ship sailed into San…