Dear Listers, I'm working on the family of Christian Henry & Laura Hannah (nee Hawke - spelling varies) Wagner. His obituary notes that he "reared a family of 19"... but I have only found and documented the following 14 (I have posted all to Ancestry.com): Frederick William Wagner 1871 – 1932 Christian Henry "Harry" Wagner 1872 – 1906 William Thomas Wagner 1874 – 1903 John Arthur Wagner 1875 – 1893 Grace Emily Wagner 1877 – 1943 Alfred Albert Wagner 1878 – 1971 Frances "Frank" Ernest Wagner 1879 – 1936 Walter Ernest Wagner 1881 – 1978 Laura Henrietta Wagner 1883 – 1968 Clara Theresa Wagner 1885 – 1956 Ada Blanche Wagner 1887 – 1954 Albert Valentine Wagner 1889 – 1983 Edward Phillip Wagner 1889 – 1956 George Clarence Wagner 1893 – 1939 Seems that I might be missing 5 children....and if SKS can help me to identify them, I would be very grateful! cheers, Elaine TAS Descendant in Reno, Nevada

> Seems that I might be missing 5 children....and if SKS can help me to > identify > them, I would be very grateful! Hi Elaine, there are 11 children registered to Chris* Wagner & Laura Hannah in the TPI .The 3 girls Clara, Ada, & Laura not being registered, which makes the 14 you mentioned. > Laura Henrietta Wagner 1883 – 1968 - at 13 yrs old she wrote to Flamingo in the Examiner saying she has - 9 bros & 3 sisters in 1896 -and six cows. This ties in with the known facts, one brother having died in 1893. His wife Laura Hannah or Hannah Laura appears to have died 10/5/1917, aged 68? but his will states he left his estate to 4 sons & his widow - named as Laura Hannah- written I think in 1909 I cannot find the obit for him you mention- apart from various reports on his death which state that a family member accidently gave him poison. Perhaps these 5 children could have been born to another woman after Laura Hannah's death.? or As I can't find the obit you mention perhaps there is an error in this or the transcription of it? cheers Sally PS All but 1 registration has him as Christopher or Christy Henry, one son was named Christian. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Elaine Hanford via" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 2:27 AM To: "AUS-Tasmania Roots web" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> Subject: [AUS-Tas] Help finding some missing Wagner children > Dear Listers, > > I'm working on the family of Christian Henry & Laura Hannah (nee Hawke - > spelling varies) Wagner. > > His obituary notes that he "reared a family of 19"... but I have only > found and documented the following 14 (I have posted all to Ancestry.com):

Hello Elaine I am inclined to think that the 19 children cited in the Obituary is an error. The book "Wagner - 130 Years in Tasmania" by Alma Ranson only records fourteen children too. Cheers On 1 October 2014 09:20, narnty via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Seems that I might be missing 5 children....and if SKS can help me to > > identify > > them, I would be very grateful! > > Hi Elaine, > there are 11 children registered to Chris* Wagner & Laura Hannah in the > TPI > .The 3 girls Clara, Ada, & Laura not being registered, which makes the 14 > you mentioned. > > Laura Henrietta Wagner 1883 – 1968 > - at 13 yrs old she wrote to Flamingo in the Examiner saying she has - 9 > bros & 3 sisters in 1896 -and six cows. This ties in with the known facts, > one brother having died in 1893. > > His wife Laura Hannah or Hannah Laura appears to have died 10/5/1917, aged > 68? > but his will states he left his estate to 4 sons & his widow - named as > Laura Hannah- written I think in 1909 > I cannot find the obit for him you mention- apart from various reports on > his death which state that a family member accidently gave him poison. > > Perhaps these 5 children could have been born to another woman after Laura > Hannah's death.? > > or As I can't find the obit you mention perhaps there is an error in this > or > the transcription of it? > cheers > Sally > PS All but 1 registration has him as Christopher or Christy Henry, one son > was named Christian. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Elaine Hanford via" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 2:27 AM > To: "AUS-Tasmania Roots web" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [AUS-Tas] Help finding some missing Wagner children > > > Dear Listers, > > > > I'm working on the family of Christian Henry & Laura Hannah (nee Hawke - > > spelling varies) Wagner. > > > > His obituary notes that he "reared a family of 19"... but I have only > > found and documented the following 14 (I have posted all to > Ancestry.com): > > > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Anthony J M Fletcher 27 Seabrook Street, SEVEN MILE BEACH 7170 Tasmania Mobile: 0421 055 976 Email: anthonyjm.fletcher@gmail.com P Please consider the environment before you print this e-mail or any attachments.

Hi Elaine, it is not strictly an obit. A Notice of Condolence was made by the Council and at the following meeting the remark referring to the "19" children was made by a Councillor Ryan. Perhaps the book Anthony referred to would clear up who raised his son's children. Emma Jane remarried a few years later. cheers Sally From: Elaine Hanford Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 12:13 PM To: Anthony Fletcher ; narnty Cc: AUS-Tasmania Roots web Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] Help finding some missing Wagner children The obit clearly says he reared a family of 19....but then, this is a politician speaking and they traditionally do not let facts get in the way of a good emotional speech!! the obit is at: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/151328319