Descendants of William Brinkworth Pride Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM BRINKWORTH1 PRIDE was born 30 November 1800 in England. Child of WILLIAM BRINKWORTH PRIDE is: 2. i. WILLIAM MARSH HENRY2 PRIDE, b. 1840, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; d. 6 October 1895, Geelong, VIC. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM MARSH HENRY2 PRIDE (WILLIAM BRINKWORTH1) was born 1840 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, and died 6 October 1895 in Geelong, VIC. He married MARTHA SHECKEL in Geelong, Australia?. She was born 1848, and died 28 May 1914. Notes for WILLIAM MARSH HENRY PRIDE: THE SCAMMELL William was the original owner of "the Scammell", having built it from the deckhouse of the wrecked ship of that name, to become one of the very few (10?) buildings in Torquay at the time. He passed the Scammell to his wife, thence to the unmarried sisters of William Herbert (Uncle Bill), thence to Bill [WHP], perhaps as the more interested/capable of the children and the one who paid the rates & upkeep as the only one with employment. Thence, after passing to Ag, it was given to Margaret Rosalie (Marj - MRB), his surrogate daughter, who loved the Scammell like he did, and loved him as her surrogate father. Bill had given explicit instructions for this in the face of various circling nephews. Marj was 37 when Bill died. There is considerable debate about exactly where the wrecked Scammell lay, how, and by which path the deckhouse was brought up from the shore. Probably the wreck lay exactly where Peter Naylor (diver, WDHVC, 2000-04-00) recovered artefacts from the ocean bed in the 1960s. And, probably it was dragged up by a team of horses. Others say bullocks were used, but as Wm had a saddlery business and ready access to horses, this is the more likely. Whatever the case, it was too difficult to drag the deckhouse up the cliff in winter, so it lay on the beach until spring. As everything about the wreck had been heavily scavenged, it is remarkable that the deckhouse survived this period. When the deckhouse was finally installed on land ready for use, it was found after a week or more to be on the wrong block and to had to be moved again. Perhaps the horse team had to come from the Geelong saddler's connections again? A carpenter from Geelong was engaged to build the top storey and shore up the damaged sections, taking about 6 weeks. The present Scammell is substantially as it was created then. Minor changes have been made to enclose balcony, move stairs, windows, and later (1970s) to add, unfortunately, new brick-veneer living quarters. In the 1939 heatwave & devastating bushfires Marj & Bill fought together to save the Scammell. The Coffee Palace was not as lucky. A substantial section of the ribs of the Scammell were washed ashore at Spring Creak after a large storm in the 1970's. This is NOT EVIDENCE OF THE WRECK HAVING OCCURRED NEAR THERE. The wreck was reliably remembered as being at POINT DANGER, and some poor photos showing foreground rocks testify to this. Notes for MARTHA SHECKEL: DOB changed from prev. 1868 as she would have been less than 5yo for some children. Confirmed 000506, MRB. MLG 000507: POB Somerset. Arrived Aus 1854, 6yo, with parents & family, in cabins - not steerage. Anglican. More About MARTHA SHECKEL: Occupation: housewife Child of WILLIAM PRIDE and MARTHA SHECKEL is: 3. i. NELLIE OLIVE3 PRIDE, b. 28 September 1885, Geelong; d. 12 January 1983, Geelong, VIC. Generation No. 3 3. NELLIE OLIVE3 PRIDE (WILLIAM MARSH HENRY2, WILLIAM BRINKWORTH1) was born 28 September 1885 in Geelong, and died 12 January 1983 in Geelong, VIC. She married NORMAN BURN 18 August 1913 in Geelong, VIC, son of GEORGE BURN and MARGARET HEDY. He was born 1886 in Geelong, VIC, and died 1 February 1917 in Somme fighting, France, WW1. Notes for NELLIE OLIVE PRIDE: "Pace" as she became known due to her grand-daughter Marg's inability to say "place" when she was being taken to see her, was born twelfth of a family of 13 children. Some might say that she only just made it, but Pace would have made sure all was fully organised. She was schooled to year 8 at Flinders State. Her achievements were in handwriting - and "fancy work". After school she worked in a crockery shop (tbc) and was proud of her acquired knowledge, "I can tell good china." She also helped keep books at the family saddlery shop (tbc). Other than this, she never held any othe paid jobs - strange in view of later circumstances. She lived at ..... but also spent much time at the Dornoch farm, near Anakie, for the fun of the farm and earning a little spending money. She met Norman who lived in Autumn St, where his family had timber yard (tbc) ... and had a whirlwind courtship lasting 8 years (tbc). He started appearing at Torquay - the Scammell. And he would ride his bicycle out from Geelong to see Nellie at Dornoch. No wonder 8 years - he was exhausted! Nellie was 28 when they married. She was anxious. She and Norman lived in .... until, after 3 years of marriage Norman enlisted and went off to WW1 where he was killed fighting in the Somme (details tbc), in 1917. Devastated, Nellie, Marj & Harold, lived with Bill & Ag at Aberdeen St, Geelong. She was there for ... years until she .... house in ... At war's end when bells were ringing and people were celebrating in the streets, Pace closed the curtains and wept. The vicar came around to console her, telling her it was God's will. Pace shouted at him and didn't speak to God for years. She never entirely got over the loss of Norman. He came back to her in her dreams for years afterwards. She went to every Anzac day dawn service in Johnston Park. She bought a burial plot with a view over Geelong bay - and next to the returned soldiers section - Anglican of course. Later, Nellie received financial help from an unclear source/ chain of events. Some money had been pooled for the help of war widows but it was insufficient to be divided up to buy land for all the widows, so some were chosen in a ballot of some kind (what happened to the losers?). Nellie had builder brothers-in-law who built a house labour free for her in Villamanta St in 1924 (sold before her death when she was at Grace McKellar Homes) and she paid them the OOP costs over many years. She had financial difficulty raising her 2 children. And Harold was a difficult child, in the company of like cousins, Ross, Colin & Ewen, who egged each other on. Harold lost his new bike after one day (tbc). She therefore arranged that Marj spend many holidays & other times away from home (mother & Harold), including at Dornoch (Nellie's older sister Rosina McDonald) and Drumcondra, Bill & Ag's home then. Roma, Lorrie, Nan, Noel Ewen, Ross, Colin & Jock, and others, also often holidayed together with Marj at Bill & Ag's Scammell. Nell's family often visited the Scammell, Torquay, probably living when they could with Bill & Ag as an economy measure. Margaret was her favourite grand-daughter, spending a lot of time in her company with her own mother, Marj, out at work during Marg's first 5 years. Marg would sleep in Harold's old bed & room. It was crammed full of Harold's books and other posessions - which, of course, is why Marg would hop out of bed at night and creep into Pace's bed - not to hear the songs and stories each morning. Marg would watch Mac the dog being bathed by Pace in the same backyard at Vilamanta St where at other times, not being afraid of trees, she would help Pace burn the piles of autumn leaves - and set fire to the house. Lucky there were outdoor dunnies then! Nell liked the horses. She gambled regularly in later life, keeping separate purses for gas, electricity, general housekeeping - and gambling. She was a one-eyed Geelong Cats supporter. She stood at the Kardinia Park oval players' race at game's end with Mrs Mercer and opposition players and umpires often ran the gamut of the sharp end of a tongue or umbrella (tbc). She like to play cards and did so often. Her boast was that there was no game of cards she couldn't play. She was one of the few entitled to "pass Rickety". At Brian's meeting with Pace, she was lying on a chaise-longue like an 87 year old version of Daisy in The Great Gatsby. Nell was proud of her sharp eyes. Not much missed her gaze - or comment. She would lie there in the Scammell house and say she could see the rocks where her father had carried her on his shoulders as a 6 year old to see the Scammel ship when it was lying there as a wreck. The tale was told as often as nephew Cliff (HCQ) tells his. More About NELLIE OLIVE PRIDE: Burial: Geelong, VIC Occupation: housewife Notes for NORMAN BURN: Killed in Somme, France, WW1: D More About NORMAN BURN: Military service: 1917, France 14th Battalion Child of NELLIE PRIDE and NORMAN BURN is: 4. i. MARGARET ROSALIE4 BURN, b. 7 July 1915, Geelong, VIC. Generation No. 4 4. MARGARET ROSALIE4 BURN (NELLIE OLIVE3 PRIDE, WILLIAM MARSH HENRY2, WILLIAM BRINKWORTH1) was born 7 July 1915 in Geelong, VIC. She married JOHN ARTHUR GANLY 2 May 1939 in Geelong, VIC, son of ARTHUR GANLY and ADA GRAY. He was born 26 December 1911 in Geelong, VIC. Notes for MARGARET ROSALIE BURN: Brought up by sole parent, Nellie (Pace) after death of father, Norman, in WW1, with financial help of a Geelong charitable group (why/ how was she selected from the many?). Marj took in a border in 1943(tbc) during Jack's absence at WW2, at Fairview Ave (44). More About MARGARET ROSALIE BURN: Occupation: Secretary Notes for JOHN ARTHUR GANLY: Father died when JAG was 38. Mother died when JAG was 53. Jack went to fight in WW2 in 1943. He was posted to Darwin (nearby) and travelled there overland on a devious route by train and truck convoy. He was a private when WW2 but achieved seargent rank before discharge by staying on 6 weeks to help tidy up military things. More About JOHN ARTHUR GANLY: Occupation: Accountant Child of MARGARET BURN and JOHN GANLY is: i. MARGARET LORRAINE5 GANLY, b. 17 October 1940, Geelong, Vic, Aus - Bellaria Hospital. More About MARGARET LORRAINE GANLY: Occupation: teacher