Where did that Webb Wagg name come from?
We've all asked where did "Webb Wagg" come from and why are there all the variations. Recently, I met a third cousin who is descended from William Webb-Wagg (1873 to 1974) - son of William and Sarah. She had two documents that had come down through "the Williams" (as I now call them) which supports and answers many of our questions. The mystery is not fully solved yet.... First, we have William Webb's discharge from the Gwalior (sic) on 4 March 1853. This was a ship that sailed around Australia and the Pacific in the 1850s. So we see that William was working under the name of Webb not Wagg. He continued to do so for all his working life being referred to as "old Billy Webb" I've read. Next, we have the original registration of the marriage between William Wagg and Sarah Turner at the Parish of St James, Sydney on 18 April 1853 - just six weeks later. You'll spot that one of the witnesses is Jane Turner, Sarah's sister, who went on to...