The Webb Wagg Family in Australia

We all know him as "Chris Webb" but Henry Christopher Wagg was born on 17 October 1866 at Blues Point, NSW.  While all the Webb Wagg and Trickett boys were great sailors, Chris was the greatest of them all! Thank you to "Arncliffejack" who s hared this on ancestry.com.au on  12 September 2015 Some details of Chris's family life will be followed by the words on his life and sailing achievements from  The Australian Dictionary of Biography. In 1892, Chris married Ellen Eliza (Nellie) Rogers at Redfern.  Nellie was born on 19 November 1873 in Redfern.  Her mother was Annie Eliza Rogers.  Her birth registration doesn't record the name of her father (NSW 5106/1873).  Thank you to "James Andrew Hudd"who shared this on ancestry.com.au on 04 June 2015 Chris and Nellie had 3 daughters- Violet Manning (Vi) was born in 1893 in Sydney and died on 31 January 1978 in Nort...

Thank you to Maureen, my 3rd cousin 1 x removed, for her latest discovery which again shows the family links between the Webb Wagg's and Trickett's.  We first looked at this  in a blog back in early May.    Maureen is the granddaughter of Edward George Trickett and Sabina (Bina) McManus.  You may recall that Edward's mother, Jane Trickett (nee Hand) and Sarah Wagg (nee Hand) were sisters.  Here's a chart that shows all the Wagg (or Webb or Webb-Wagg) and Trickett cousins.   Wagg and Trickett cousins Edward George Trickett was born on 12 September 1867 at "Kerosine Works, Oyster Bay, North Sydney".  Edward's birthplace is now very familiar from looking at the births of William and Sarah Wagg's children.   On 13 January 1906, Edward married Sabina (Bina) McManus at Christ Church North Sydney.  Edward was a 39 year old carpenter and Sabina was a 39 year old spinster at the time of the marriage.  Sabina was born in 1867...

This photo of Chris Webb has been provided by his great-grandson.  Chris was the seventh of Sarah and William Webb Wagg's children.  Chris was born Henry Christopher Wagg on 17 October 1866 at Blues Point, NSW.  He married Ellen Eliza Rogers in 1892 at Redfern, NSW.  He was known as Chris Webb and she was known as Nellie.  They went on to have three girls - Violet Manning "Vi" Webb in 1893, Mabel Zie Glencora "May" Webb in 1895 and Elsie Christine Webb in 1902.  Chris is on the right the Australia and his daughter, May,  is standing on the pier. Chris featured in our earlier blog- http://webbwagg.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/the-webbs-foys-and-sydney-flying.html This photo shows Chris on the right at the home of his brother Hayden, 14 Bray Street Mosman.  From right to left are Beryl Woodlands (nee Lutge), Josephine Webb Wagg (nee Clancy), Hayden Webb Wagg, Ann Webb-Wagg (...

So much of the Webb Wagg story is set around the waters of Sydney Harbour and Middle Harbour.  The Sydney Flying Squadron at Kirribilli is a central part of that story.  Here's a few extracts from their website to set the scene- "The 1890’s sailing environment was the pinnacle of conservatism. Then along came this upstart called Mark Foy. He had made his fortune in retailing and had one of the biggest department stores in Sydney. He wanted to upend tradition and do things like have colours on sails so spectators could easily identify boats. Mary Foy The first race that Sydney Flying Squadron took part in was on 24 October 1891. Mark Foy’s 20 footer “Kannanook” and champion sailor, Chris Webb’s “Mantura” took part in the race. Mark Foy was a successful businessman known for the department store “Mark Foys” Mark Foy's Kannanook in the foreground Chris Webb's Manuta "The Squadron men had little money, few free days, enthusiasm and skill. They were ...