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George Bagg by Marion Cull 2009 October EPG Gazette
| Name | BAGG – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Woolwich Division 76th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6917 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1839 / Not yet known Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration
| Afloat 4 years 1 month 23 days Ashore 3 years 5 months 24 days Served on following ships: Stromboli – 1840-1841 Cambridge – 1841-1842 Alecto – 1842-1842 Monarch – 1842-1842 Locust – 1842-1844 |
| Length of Service | 7 years 7 months 17 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th November 1846 / Woolwich England |
| Campaign Medals | Naval General Service Medal clasp: Syria Royal Marine Stromboli |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not known |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Bristol 1857 Wales East (Cardiff) 1850-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £6/0/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Wedmore Axbridge Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 27th January 1819 Wedmore Somerset |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BAGG/S Matthew B c 1796 |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SWEET Sarah B c 1786 22nd February 1814 Wedmore Somerset |
| Siblings | BAGG Samuel b1816 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LEWIS Catherine B c1822 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19th September 1847 Tredegar Abergavenny Monmouth Wales |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Ann B 30th April 1845-1848 Bp 11th November 1849 Tredegar St. George Monmouthshire M CULL Mathew Lewis 10th June 1869 Albany Western Australia D 31st October 1925 Albany Western Australia Stillborn Male B 4th May 1850 aboard ship Pyrenees Jane B 1851 York Western Australia M MEYERS James 1917 Albany WA D 13th May 1930 Albany WA Samuel B 1853 York Western Australia M ROBINSON Elizabeth 28th January 1868 Kojonup WA daughter of EPG John Robinson D June 1921 Katanning WA Bur 8th June 1921 Katanning WA Matilda 1855 York Western Australia D 1st August 1856 York Western Australia George Morris B 1858 York Western Australia M McHUGH Margaret Jane 1889 Albany Western Australia D 25th May 1937 Plantagenet Western Australia Charles b 1860 York WA D 10/11th February 1934 Katanning WA Buried Broomhill WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LEWIS John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 20th November 1853 Granted Location P3 4 acres York Western Australia |
| Occupation after Arrival | Mason |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 5th April 1865 page 2 Death of Catherine Bagg Mount Barker and Denmark Record Friday 16th May 1930 page 2 Obituary Jane Meyers |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd January 1872 Kojonup Western Australia York Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | March 1865 York Western Australia York Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Served in the operations off the coast of Syria and was present at the assault on Sidon and bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre. Discharge due to a fracture sustained during service Catherine Bagg (31) Pensioner’s wife delivered of still born male child on May 4th after a heavy fall while walking on the deck of the Pyrenees – she recovered. After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation. Private George Bagg, Farm Labourer, £6, 17th January, married 1 child Offer to purchase Suburban Location S2 York of 5 acres @ £3 per acre In the 1859 census of York WA George Bagg a married man age 41 is living with his family. He recorded he was a protestant, occupation mason, born Somerset England and married in Wales UK His wife Catherine was aged 42 born Wales UK as was daughter Sarah age 12 – the other children Jane 9, Samuel 7 and George 2 were all born at York WA. He has 4 acres of hay and owns 1 cow. |