William George Wagg (1854 to 1855) - The first child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg

Over the next few months, we'll be looking at the eleven children of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg.

William George Wagg was their first born child - named after his father and paternal grandfather (William) and maternal grandfather (George).  A transcript of William's baptism record shows he was born on 17 May 1854 to William Wagg, a mariner, and Sarah.  Their residence is recorded as "Kissing Point" which is now the suburb of Putney.  

On 03 September 1854, William was baptised by Reverend William Cowper at St Philips Church of England which stood on the current site of Lang Park in York Street, Sydney.

On 31 December 1855, aged 18 months, William died.  The burial registration records William's occupation as "son of a sailor" of Queens Place - where the statue of Queen Victoria currently stands off Macquarie Street, Sydney.  

William was buried on 02 January 1856 in the Church of England Cemetery Camperdown by Reverend Charles C Kemp.   The cemetery is on Church Street Newtown.  There's no record of the site of William's grave.

At the time of William's death, Sarah was pregnant with their second child, Sarah Jane, who was born on 11 July 1856.

Receipt for the Common Internment of William George Wagg at Camperdown Cemetery
Provided by Linda Webb from the papers of William and Sarah Wagg

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