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hagger, haggar, hager and hagar surname
Thomas Hagger Preacher
Thomas
Hagger
was
a
famous
Australian
preacher
and
a
booklet
was
published
by
the
Committee
of
Churches of Christ in Australia in 1956, fortunately we hold a copy of the text of this booklet.
Thomas was born at Nunhead Green in Surrey, England in 1874, his parents were Abel Jesse Hagger born
at Great Chesterford, Essex and Sarah Ann born in Thatcham, Berkshire. Abel was a Master Baker in
Camberwell, Surrey at the time of the 1881 census. We can trace this family back to Jeremiah born about
1789 at Great Chesterford in Essex he was a Wheelwright and Carpenter and Thomas’s Great Grandfather.
Although Thomas has been a focus for studying this family, but in addition to him being shown as an
evangelist, preacher and priest the family has a wide variety of occupations and I am sure many of these
would have great stories to tell. The occupations found in this family include: builder, butcher, Captain Army,
carpenter, cheesemonger, decorator, farmer, gentleman, headmaster, insurance agent, leather case maker,
licensed victualler, plumber, postmaster, silk weaver, Surgeon Commander Royal Navy, surveyor, tailor,
teacher, undertaker, wheelwright. So I am sure there are lots more interesting people in this family.
GCH001
Quote from - A Brief Outline and Commentary upon the Life and Work of Thomas Hagger –
Being asked to take the place of the preacher planned, he preached his first Gospel sermon at Williamstown on March 18, 1893 at the age of 19. His text was
Mark 16:16. "He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be condemned." But within two months the family moved to
South Yarra and for a short time he was active in the work at Prahran. In the beginning of 1894 he, with others, commenced the church at South Yarra. His
smouldering zeal had burst into flame. Other members of the family had united with the church.
People who remembered him in that day told of his cheery voice and whistle as he delivered bread and pastries from his father's ovens. He was secretary of
the church, a worker in the Bible School, and a teacher in the Chinese Mission. His services were constantly in demand as a speaker in the Melbourne and
suburban churches; and, as a result of his preaching, many hundreds were turned to Christ.
This picture from South Yarra dates from the 1920s so about
25 years after Thomas arrived there.
