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Blog posts-

  1. Welcome aboard The Australian - first published 10 April 2017
  2. Where did that Webb Wagg name come from? - first published 10 April 2017
  3. William and Sarah Webb Wagg - first published 10 April 2017
  4. The Webb's, the Foy's and the Sydney Flying Squadron - first published 14 April 2017
  5. "Ma Webb" - Josephine Webb Wagg (nee Clancy)  - first published 14 April 2017
  6. March is a big month for the family of Hayden and Josephine Webb Wagg - first published 14 April 2017
  7. William John "Bill" Webb-Wagg (1873 to 1933) - The tenth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg- first published 14 April 2017
  8. Christopher Henry "Chris" Webb (1866 to 1948) - The seventh child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 14 April 2017
  9. 18 April 1853 - William Wagg and Sarah Turner are married - first published 17 April 2017
  10. The families of William and Sarah Webb Wagg and their children - 21 April 2017
  11. 25 April in the Webb Wagg Family - first published 24 April 2017
  12. Leslie Hayden "Les" Gillett (1889 to 28 April 1943) - first published 24 April 2017
  13. The Turners, The Tricketts and The Webb Waggs - first published 01 May 2017
  14. Edward "Ted" Trickett - 1876 World Skulling Champion - first published 02 May 2017
  15. Mother's Day special edition for the Webb Wagg family - first published 07 May 2017
  16. Charles "Charlie" Webb-Wagg (1862 to 1939) - The fifth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 07 May 2017
  17. The Wall of Webb Mothers 2017 - first published 13 May 2107
  18. Pearle Beatrice Wendes (nee Gillett) - 1887 to 15 May 1970 - first published 14 May 2017
  19. George Turner - Father of Sarah Wagg and Jane Trickett - first published 15 May 2017
  20. Sarah Webb Wagg's home - 247 West Street, Cammeray - first published 29 May 2017
  21. Sarah Jane Gillett (nee Wagg) and William John Neely - first published 09 June 2017
  22. William George Wagg (1854 to 1855 - The first child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 26 June 2017
  23. Sarah Jane Wagg (1856 to 1919) - The second child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 02 July 2017
  24. Mary Ann Wagg (1858 to 1861) - The third child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 11 July 2017
  25. Adelaide Wagg (1860 to 1861) - The fourth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first. published 24 July 2017
  26. Turner's, Webb Wagg's and Trickett's - Part 2 - first published 30 July 2017
  27. Charles "Charlie" Webb-Wagg (1862 to 1938) - The fifth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Turner - first published 07 August 2017
  28. William John Wagg - 1864 to 1868 - The sixth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 28 August 2017
  29. The Webb Wagg and Trickett connection is supported by DNA! - first published 12 September 2017
  30. On this day 99 years ago.... Sarah Wagg (nee Turner) - first published 20 September 2017
  31. A Webb Wagg family gathering - 100 years ago? - first published 02 October 2017
  32. Christopher Henry "Chris" Webb (1866 to 1948) - The seventh child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 17 February 2018
  33. Let's remember out Webb Wagg's on the centenary of Sarah's death - 21 September 2018 - first published 17 February 2018
  34. It's late but I couldn't let St Joseph's Day pass! - first published 19 March 2018
  35. The Webb Wagg's and Sydney Ferries - first published 24 March 2018
  36. Anzac Day 2018 - John Joseph (Jack) Webb-Wagg (1911 to 2005) - first published 24 April 2018
  37. The Golden State Killer and DNA - first published 05 May 2018
  38. 21 September 2018 - The centenary of the death of Sarah Webb Wagg (nee Turner) - first published 20 September 2018
  39. A coincidence of Trickett's or more? - first published 20 January 2019
  40. Henry Christopher Prince was born on this day 100 years ago! - first published 31 January 2019
  41. Reuniting the families of James Judkins Gillett (1848 to 1925) - first published 01 January 2020
  42. Are you a descendant of William John Webb-Wagg and Ethel Adeline Swanson? - 07 February 2020
  43. Colouring up our family - first published 14 February 2020
  44. Albert Hayden "Hayden" Webb Wagg (1870 to 1950) - The ninth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 01 July 2020
  45. Minnie Daisy Webb Wagg (1875 to 1911) - The eleventh and last child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 08 July 2021
  46. Chris Webb in 1940 - first published 04 August 2021
  47. "Ma Webb" - Josephine Webb Wagg (nee Clancy) - first published 05 September 2021
  48. 23 November 1831: George Turner and Mary Hand married on this day 190 years ago! - first published 23 November 2021

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Welcome aboard the Australian!

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Welcome aboard the Australian. Yes, that's the name of the boat in the photo. Are you related to the people on the boat? The chap on the left is the patriarch of our family, William Webb Wagg (abt 1826 to 8 Jan 1905). Known as Bill Webb, "old Billy Webb" or Grandpa Webb to his grandchildren, he was 76 when this photo was taken.  On the boat are his four sons who survived to adulthood - left to right - Charles "Charlie", Albert Hayden "Hayden", William John "Bill" and Christopher Henry "Chris".  Four of Grandpa Webb's grandchildren are in the photo - William (son of William John) on the boat and left to right on the pier are Hayden Albert (son of Albert Hayden), Claude William (son of Charles) and Mabel Zoe Glencora "May" (daughter of Christopher Henry).   The fellow on the pier is Halway Harry Anderson - known to all as Harry Anderson. Charles and Albert Hayden married two sisters, Amy and Josephine Clancy. Harry mar
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Reuniting the families of James Judkins Gillett (1848 to 1925)

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James Judkins Gillett (JJG) married my great-grandaunt, Sarah Jane Webb Wagg, on 29 October 1883 at St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney.  Here's a record of their marriage- You can read the earlier blog on JJG and Sarah  HERE.   That was in July 2017 when my interest in family history was growing and I recorded- "James Judkins was born in about January 1848 in Islington, England.  He was the second child and older son of the six children of James Elvin Gillett and Frances Jane Judkins." James Judkins and his brother, Charles Elvin Gillett (abt 1857 to 11 June 1937), came to NSW in the early 1880s.  It's probable that Charles Elvin arrived in early 1883 as an assisted immigrant but it's not clear if James Judkins travelled with him.  It seems that the rest of the family remained in England.  In 1886, Charles Elvin married Alice Louisa Bowling (1859 to 1929) in Glebe and settled in Auburn." I mainly research my direct family line,
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21 September 2018 - The centenary of the death of Sarah Webb Wagg (nee Turner)

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Today marks 100 years since our many times great-grandmother and great-aunt, Sarah, died at the home of her son, William - 247 West Street Cammeray. Sarah was born on 21 October 1832 in Sydney - the daughter of George Turner (a carpenter from York, England) and Mary Hand (a convict from Atholone, Ireland).  George and May had another daughter, Jane, but it's possible that there were more children - the search continues! You can read last year's post about Sarah here. Sarah married William Wagg (a seaman and convict from Norfolk, England) on 18 August 1853 at St James Church of England in Sydney.  They settled on the lower North Shore of Sydney and raised their large family. Here's the last photo that we have of Sarah with her extended family.  She's clearly visible as are some of her sons and their wives.  I doubt we'll ever identify everyone or know the reason for the gathering. Listening to my great-grandmother, Josephine Webb-Wagg (nee Clancy)
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