The Webb Wagg Family in Australia

Albert Hayden Webb Wagg was the ninth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg.  He was know as Hayden and is my maternal great-grandfather. It's taken me a long while to get to Bill and Sarah's ninth child.  It's over two years since I wrote about Chris Webb , their seventh child.  Alice was Bill and Sarah's eight child.  She was born on 30 March 1869 and died 3 months later on 30 June 1869.  A year later, on 1 July 1870, along came Hayden.  He was born at the family's home in Blues Point.  Sarah's sister Jane Trickett (nee Turner) was present at the birth. Only three of Bill and Sarah's children were still living when Hayden was born - Sarah Jane (11 days short of the 14th birthday), Charlie (8 years and 7 days) and Chris (3 years and 9 months).  William George died in 1855 aged 18 months.  Mary Ann died in 1861 one day short of her third birthday.  Adelaide died in 1861 at 8 months.  William John in 1868 at 3 years and 9 months...

A few days ago, I was listening to "Conversations with Richard Fidler" on Local ABC radio and I was back with our family!  Richard's interview with John Durroch was "The Story of Sydney's ferries".   Press this link to hear the episode. The conversation about early ferry travel in Sydney was fascinating.  Two of the sons of William and Sarah Webb Wagg worked for Sydney Ferries, Charles (1862 to 1932) and William John (1873 to 1933).   Captain Charles Webb-Wagg Photo kindly shared by Therese, his great-granddaughter Charles was the fifth child of William and Sarah.   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.     Press this link to read the earlier post about Charles and his family. Captain Charles Webb-Wagg's Sydney Ferry hat pin ...

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...

On this day in 1939, Charles Webb-Wagg died at his residence at 15 Johnson Street, Chatswood. Known as Charles  or Charlie, he is second on the left in this photo. Charles was born on 23 June 1862 at Table Bay, North Shore, St Leonards. On 30 January 1893, he married Amy Agnes Clancy at St Davids Church of England, Surry Hills.  There have been many references to Charles over the recent weeks - with the   two Clancy sisters marrying the two Webb Wagg brothers, Mary Foy going over on Charlie's houseboat (and discussing Chris Webb and Claude and Hazel Webb over in Adelaide) and his being an informant on many of the death registrations of both Webb Waggs and Tricketts. My mum always talked about "Uncle Charlie" with affections even though she was only eleven when he died.  The Sydney Morning Herald of 17 May 1939 records:- "Mr Charles Webb-Wagg, who died at his residence, Chatswood, at the age of 78, had lived in North Sydney nearly all his ...

I've previously written about our search for the birth family of our patriarch, William Webb Wagg.  As we approach Mother's Day, it's timely to look at the birth family of our matriarch, Sarah Turner. The first clue is in the 1853 marriage registration of William Wagg and Sarah Turner at St James, Sydney.  We see the witnesses named as George Fairfield of Sussex Street and Jane Turner of George Street. Sarah's 1918 death registration records the names of her parents as George Turner (a shipwright) and Sarah.  The witnesses to the death registration are Sarah's sons, William Webb Wagg and Charles Webb Wagg.  They record Sarah's age as 86 - birth around 1832 in Sydney. As Sarah's birth was so early in the colonies history, there are no birth registrations.  However, we've found a baptism transcript for Sarah Turner at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.  It records that Sarah was born on 21 October 1932 and baptised on 09 December 1832.  Her father...

Many of our men fought in World War 1 and World War 11.  Mercifully, it seems that none of "our boys" were lost but I know that, like me, you undoubtedly have relatives in the other branches of your family that were taken while on service or died after their return from injuries they sustained.  Then, there is the ongoing trauma for those that were involved in these or other conflicts.   Today, I'll be remembering all of them and reflecting on the threats we currently face.   Lest we forget! I've always thought about my Webb Wagg relatives on Anzac Day...... First, when I was young it was Uncle Bob's birthday.  Well, he was my great uncle but always a big presence in my life.  Bob was born Robert Webb-Wagg on 25 April 1907 - the fourth child of Hayden Webb Wagg and Josephine Clancy.  Bob married May Lillian Jessie Rodger in 1938.  May was literally "the girl across the road".  They'd known each other since the Webb Waggs mov...

Josephine Clancy, or "Ma Webb" to her very large family, was born on 19 March 1878 in Cumberland Street, Sydney.  The daughter of John Clancy and Catherine Flaven.  Ma died on 25 Apr 1974 at 96 years of age.  Here she is at the wedding of her great granddaughter, Suzanne. Josephine Webb Wagg On 26 March 1895, a 24 year old Hayden Webb Wagg (Pa Webb) married a 17 year old Josephine Clancy (Ma Webb) at St Thomas' Church of England, North Sydney. Ma and Pa Webb and "Little Jackie" Lutge This photo was probably taken in the mid 1920s as their grandson, "Little Jackie" Lutge, has sneaked in.  It looks like the island at Balmoral. Any thoughts? Finally, some details from the marriage registration- Albert Hayden Webb Wagg, bachelor of Blues Point Road North Sydney, records his occupation as a fireman and his father's occupation as a lighterman.  Parents are William Webb-Wagg and Sarah Turner. Josephine Clancy, spinster of 104 Princes Street ...