The Webb Wagg Family in Australia

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 ...

Yes, that’s the name of the boat in the photo -  Australian . Are you connected to any of the people onboard? This is a treasured family snapshot, and right there on the left is our patriarch,  William Webb Wagg  (6 Feb 1826 ro 8 Jan 1905). Known affectionately as  Bill Webb ,  Old Billy Webb  or simply  Grandpa Webb , he was 76 years old when this photo was taken. On the boat… …are his four sons who survived to adulthood — from left to right: Charles “Charlie” Albert Hayden “Hayden” William John “Bill” Christopher Henry “Chris” Also on the boat is one of Grandpa Webb’s grandsons,  William  (son of William John). On the pier… Left to right are three more of Grandpa Webb’s grandchildren: Hayden Albert  (son of Albert Hayden) Claude William  (son of Charles) Mabel Zoe Glencora “May”  (daughter of Christopher Henry) Joining them is  Halway  Harry Anderson , better known as  Harry . He married  Eva Theresa Clan...