The Webb Wagg Family in Australia

William John Wagg was born on 23 July 1864 - just over 10 years after the birth of William George, Bill and Sarah's first child, on 17 May 1854.  William George had died on 31 December 1855.   With the birth of William John, Bill and Sarah, had three surviving children - Sarah Jane (7) and Charles (2).  William's birth was registered at St Leonards.   On 11 October 1864, William was baptised at St Thomas' Church of England, North Sydney.  The family is shown as living at Oyster Bay and Bill's shown as a boatman. St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney - Baptism Register A little over two years later, on 17 October 1866, Henry Christopher (known as Chris) was born.    On 30 May 1868, William John died just before his fourth birthday.  By this time, three of Bill and Sarah's seven children survived.

In April 1862, after nine years of marriage, Sarah Jane was Bill and Sarah Wagg's only surviving child.  Their other three children, William George, Mary Ann and Adelaide, had died as infants.  On 23 June 1862, their second son Charles was born at Table Bay on the North Shore of Sydney - probably at the same location as Mary Ann and Adelaide.  We now know the area as Wollstonecraft Bay.   Charles was baptised on 21 September 1862 at St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney.   We've read about Charles in previous posts- The Webb's, the Foy's and the Sydney Flying Squadron Charles Webb-Wagg - 23 June 1862 to 08 May 1939 Charles worked for Sydney Ferries all his working life ending his career around the age of 70 as a master of the vehicular ferry service between Dawes Port and Blue's Point.  The service was discontinued when the Harbour Bridge opened in 1932. On 30 January 1893, Charles married Amy Agnes Clancy at St David's Church of Engl...