Born 03 November 1837 in Pembroke. Died 12 May 1918.
Married Sarah Amelia WEBSTER.
WHO WAS WHO, 1916 - 1928
WAGSTAFF, William George, C.M.G. 1898;
b. Pembroke, 3rd November 1837; e.s. of late William Wagstaff and Elizabeth d. of John Vaughn; m. 1st 1874, Marie Louise (d. 1883) d. of George Nein of Fribourg, Switzerland; 2nd. Sarah Amelia, w. of William Brenan of Odessa, e.d. of Richard Webster of Jersey, formerly of Leeds, Yorks, 1886; three daughters. Educ: Greenwich Hospital School. Was present first bombardment of Sebastopol, 17th October 1854 (Crimean Medal and clasp, and Turkish medal); appointed clerk to Consulate, Berdiansk, 1861; Vice-Consul, 1874; Vice-Consul Nicolaieff, 1876; Consul at Taganrog for provinces of Ekaterinoslav, 1884, and ports of the Sea of Azoff; Consul for Governments of Voronetz, Saratof, Samara, Ufa, Orenburg, Astrakhan, Stavropol, the Don Cossack country, and the Kuban and Ter districts, 1887; Consul at Riga for provinces of Livonia and Courland, 1889; Consul-General at Rio de Janeiro, 1895; received the Jubilee medal, 1897; Consul-General for the States of Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Ceraes and Matto Grosso, 1889; retired on a pension, August 1900.
Address: Belmont, De Roos Road, Eastbourne.
Died 12th May 1918
Decorations:
In the photograph below:
Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George
Turkish Medal
Crimean Medal and Clasp (Sebastopol)
Jubilee Medal 1897
