Welcome Aboard the Australian!
Yes, that’s the name of the boat in the photo - Australian. Are you connected to any of the people onboard? This is a treasured family snapshot, and right there on the left is our patriarch, William Webb Wagg (6 Feb 1826 ro 8 Jan 1905).
Known affectionately as Bill Webb, Old Billy Webb or simply Grandpa Webb, he was 76 years old when this photo was taken.
On the boat…
…are his four sons who survived to adulthood — from left to right:
Charles “Charlie”
Albert Hayden “Hayden”
William John “Bill”
Christopher Henry “Chris”
Also on the boat is one of Grandpa Webb’s grandsons, William (son of William John).
On the pier…
Left to right are three more of Grandpa Webb’s grandchildren:
Hayden Albert (son of Albert Hayden)
Claude William (son of Charles)
Mabel Zoe Glencora “May” (daughter of Christopher Henry)
Joining them is Halway Harry Anderson, better known as Harry. He married Eva Theresa Clancy, one of the Clancy sisters. In fact, Charles and Albert Hayden both married Clancy sisters as well - Amy and Josephine, respectively.
A Treasured Keepsake
This photo was cherished by Jack Webb Wagg, son of Albert and Josephine. It was taken at the same time as another image published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser on Wednesday, 13 May 1903.
