Adelaide Wagg (1860 to 1861) - The fourth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg

Adelaide Wagg was the fourth child of William and Sarah Wagg.  There's a possibility that Adelaide was named after one of Bill's sisters who was still living in Norfolk, England...more research required!

On 07 October 1860, Adelaide was born at Greenwich.  Adelaide's birth was registered by Sarah.  This is the first evidence that Sarah was not able to write as her signature is marked as "X".  The registration shows the father as William Wagg, ballast man from Yarmouth, and the mother as Sarah Turner, aged 28 from Sydney.  Interestingly, the registration shows "Mrs Trickett" was present at the birth - this is probably Jane Trickett (nee Turner), Sarah's sister.

William and Sarah and their three girls, Sarah Jane, Mary Ann and Adelaide, appear to have lived in the same area of the lower North Shore of Sydney during this time.

On 18 May 1861, Adelaide died from convulsions which she had suffered for 2 days.  Adelaide was just over 7 months old.  William is the informant on Adelaide's death registration and he records his name as "William Webb Wagg".  Adealide's name is recorded only as Wagg.  Adelaide is shown as dying at Blues Point St Leonards.  William records his occupation as a "boatman".

Adelaide was buried at St Leonards Burial Grounds on 20 May 1861.  As the Gore Hill Cemetery was not opened for another 5 years, I'm unsure of the exact location of Adelaide's burial.  

At the time of Adelaide's death, William and Sarah had two surviving daughters - Sarah Jane (who was just under 5) and Mary Ann (who was two years and 9 months).  Their only son, William George, had died on 31 December 1854 when he was just over 7 months old.  

Just over three months later, tragedy struck the family again when Mary Ann died on 21 August 1861 (the day before her third birthday).  

So by the end of 1861, William and Sarah's only surviving child was Sarah Jane and three children had died as infants/young children.  

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