In 1838, at the of aged 15, William Ronaldson, told his father he was going to be a seaman.
Trying to divert this idea, his father, John J Ronaldson, a wine merchant, suggested that if he was looking for adventure that he would arrange for William to travel to Sydney, Australia, and he could work there for his uncle.
So William sailed to Sydney, but when he arrived he dispensed with the letters of introductions and signed on the whaling ship “Elizabeth for an 18 month voyage.
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2022 - Freemasonry - FATHER AND SON – MASONIC PILLARS - About the Rev William Ronaldson and Charles John Ronaldson - Grant Watson.
