150 Years in Australia
Descendants of Caroline Cakebread 

Caroline Rumbelow was born at Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK, on 20th December 1843 and was christened on 5th May 1844.

She accompanied her family to Port Adelaide on the Pestonjee Bomanjee and arrived with them at Encounter Bay on 5th January 1855 aged eleven.

Caroline grew up among the aborigines and knew several of them well, especially ‘King Pole’, who was to help end local tribal warfare.

Caroline married John Rymill Cakebread at the Tabernacle at Encounter Bay on 7th January 1861. John was born in Banbury, Oxford, England on 5th March 1839. John emigrated from Banbury, arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia on, 22nd October 1849 aboard the “Abberton”.

In February of 1859, just before his 20th birthday, John Cakebread left South Australia for the Victorian goldfields. John returned to Encounter Bay in late 1860 and after their marriage John and Caroline together with Alice and Cain Jelliff returned to the Bendigo diggings. The Cakebreads returned with half a sovereign, 6 chairs and a gold brooch.

When Caroline was 82 years old she gave an interview to “The Mail”, an Adelaide newspaper, and the following information is taken from the article printed on 4th December 1926.

Where the township of Victor Harbor now stands was a sandy waste when her family arrived from Port Adelaide in 1855, with only one house occupied by the Trooper. This house was on the point where the present causeway commences and was known as Policeman’s Point.

Encounter Bay, however, was quickly settled with many houses being established. Malen 1st and 2nd, according to Caroline, inaugurated tourism by inducing the first visitors from the city to spend a holiday at Encounter Bay.

Caroline recalled an encounter a family member had with “Swell Face Jack”, a huge aborigine who demanded flour. When told there was no flour he noticed a small quantity in the corner of the kitchen so he took it despite being threatened with a shotgun.

As he ran off she peppered him with shot. This also happened on another occasion in much the same way and the victim came back and asked for a pin to pick out the shot.

As a girl, Caroline worked in a shop at Pt Elliott, which because of the railway line from Goolwa and the percieved sheltered harbour of Horseshoe Bay was established before Victor Harbor. She travelled to and from work along the beach, a walk of quite a few miles and as she walked she would crochet – she was well known for her beautiful lace work.

Caroline was famous far and wide as the heroine in the book “Paving the Way” by Simpson Newland. The hero of the book was Simpson Newland himself. They were reputed to be youthful sweethearts and the book is based on their friendship with many things in the book being true, but equally many things being “mere romance”

In 1865 John joined the Government Roads Board, holding that position until 1910. In 1890 he supervised the strengthening of the Hindmarsh and Inman Bridges. John was one of the earliest district cricket players. He owned a large acreage at Waitpinga and in 1903 John & Caroline moved to Walkerville to retire. 

After a few years they returned to Victor Harbor, building “Banbury” in Torrens Street. John & Caroline lived there for the rest of their lives. John died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 8th August 1914, at the age of 75, and is buried in the Victor Harbor Cemetery.

Caroline continued to reside in Victor Harbor until the time of her death on 10th September 1935, at the age of 92. She is also buried in the Victor Harbor Cemetery.

John and Caroline had ten children; Martha, Albert, Charles, Percival, Edgar, Caroline, John, Sydney, James and Harold.

[3] Martha Fanny Cakebread (1st child) was born at Encounter Bay on 9th January 1863 and married James Reid, a draper, on 8th March 1881. They had five children; Horace, John, James, Rymill and Leonard.

[4] Horace William Reid was born at Victor Harbor on 23rd February 1882 and married Louisa Schonfelder on 29th November 1902.

They married in Footscray, where their children were born and Horace received a Bronze Award from the Royal Humane Society with the following citation:

“Horace William Reid, Coronation Street, West Footscray, Ice Vendor, aged 34, who risked his life in stopping a bolting horse at Footscray on August 18th 1916. The horse, attached to a lorry on which were three small children, was galloping furiously when Reid ran out on the roadway, and, running beside the horse, managed to grasp the reins. He fell, but recovered his feet, and, after guiding the horse clear of the traffic, pulled it up in time to prevent it dashing into a verandah”.

Horace and Louisa had four children; August, Horace, Leslie and Leonard.

[5] August William Reid (Gus) was born at Footscray on 22nd August 1903 and married Martha Ivy Schonfelder on 29th January 1927. Gus was short and quick as a footballer in country Victoria. 

He enjoyed taking his family on drives through the bush and bred prize-winning budgerigars. Gus worked at a Glass factory and then on the family farm at Truganina. Gus enlisted in the RAAF in 1942 and, when discharged in 1945, was a Leading Aircraftsman attached to the 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit. 

After the war Gus worked for the State Electricity Commission at Yallourn as a rigger until his death on 2nd September 1966. Gus and Martha had six children.

A special mention should be made of Gus and Martha’s youngest daughter, [6] Evelyn Mary Reid (Mary), who was born in 1935. She married Bernard Williams in 1954 and had three children. She then married Lindsay Norman George in 1973 and they had two children. Mary has devoted an enormous amount of time, energy and expense towards researching the families descended from Malen and Alice Rumbelow. She has compiled an amazing record in copies of documents, newspaper clippings, photographs and records of conversations on each of the families involved, and without her effort this book would not have been possible.

[5] Horace Rymill Reid (Rym) was born at Footscray on 12th March 1908 and married Clarice Taylor in 1932. On leaving school Rym worked at Pridhams, Footscray, making sausage casings. He then farmed near Yarragon, moved into the township of Yarragon and then joined the State Electricity Commission of Victoria at Yallourn on the North Weighbridge Control Board until his death in 1960. Rym and Clarice had two children.

Louisa Reid died on 23rd April 1926 and Horace married Florence Mary Chappell in 1930. Horace died in 1957.

[5] Leslie James Reid (Les) was born at Footscray on 24th May 1914 and married Myra Olive Pinna on 7th May 1941. Les moved to Queensland and was a cane cutter and carpenter. He did very intricate woodturning and was also a top sporting shooter. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941 and when discharged in 1942 he was attached to 51 Battalion.

Les and Myra had three children and it is of interest to note that their son, Leonard Jeffrey (Jeff) and his wife, Cheryl, run “Reidy’s Fishing Lure Factory” at Humpty Doo, Darwin.

[5] Leonard Christopher Reid was born at Footscray on 17th June 1916 and married Vera Ellen Keilbach on 27th March 1948. Len enlisted in the Australian Army on 13th March 1941, and when discharged to cut cane on 3rd June 1942, was a Gunner attached to 41 Battery, 11 Field Regiment, RAA (M). After the cane was cut he enlisted again in the Civil Constructional Corps on 29th January 1943 and was posted to Horn Island. He was discharged on 15th October 1945. Len and Vera had two children.

[4] John Scarth Reid (Jack) was born at Victor Harbor on 28th July 1883 and married Rosina Guerin in 1914.

Jack was a butcher. Jack and Rosina had four children; Lorna, Doris, Rosie and Frank.

[5] Lorna Fanny Reid was born in New Zealand on 11th August 1916 and married Colin William Thomas Viant on 23rd March 1940. Colin joined the Australian Army in 1943 and when discharged in 1946 was a Craftsman attached to 2/121 Brigade Workshop. Lorna and Colin had four children.

[5] Doris May Reid was born in New Zealand on 24th February 1917 and married Ronald Stewart McCallum, a butcher, on 24th February 1941. Ron joined the Australian Army in 1940 and was discharged the next year and almost immediately joined the RAAF. When discharged in 1946 he was a Leading Aircraftsman attached to 1 Engineering School. Doris and Ron had four children.

[5] Leonard Christopher Reid was born at Footscray on 17th June 1916 and married Vera Ellen Keilbach on 27th March 1948. Len enlisted in the Australian Army on 13th March 1941, and when discharged to cut cane on 3rd June 1942, was a Gunner attached to 41 Battery, 11 Field Regiment, RAA (M). After the cane was cut he enlisted again in the Civil Constructional Corps on 29th January 1943 and was posted to Horn Island. He was discharged on 15th October 1945. Len and Vera had two children.

[4] John Scarth Reid (Jack) was born at Victor Harbor on 28th July 1883 and married Rosina Guerin in 1914. Jack was a butcher. Jack and Rosina had four children; Lorna, Doris, Rosie and Frank.

[5] Lorna Fanny Reid was born in New Zealand on 11th August 1916 and married Colin William Thomas Viant on 23rd March 1940. Colin joined the Australian Army in 1943 and when discharged in 1946 was a Craftsman attached to 2/121 Brigade Workshop. Lorna and Colin had four children.

[5] Doris May Reid was born in New Zealand on 24th February 1917 and married Ronald Stewart McCallum, a butcher, on 24th February 1941. Ron joined the Australian Army in 1940 and was discharged the next year and almost immediately joined the RAAF. When discharged in 1946 he was a Leading Aircraftsman attached to 1 Engineering School. Doris and Ron had four children.

[5] Leonard Christopher Reid was born at Footscray on 17th June 1916 and married Vera Ellen Keilbach on 27th March 1948. Len enlisted in the Australian Army on 13th March 1941, and when discharged to cut cane on 3rd June 1942, was a Gunner attached to 41 Battery, 11 Field Regiment, RAA (M). After the cane was cut he enlisted again in the Civil Constructional Corps on 29th January 1943 and was posted to Horn Island. He was discharged on 15th October 1945. Len and Vera had two children.

[5] Lorna Fanny Reid was born in New Zealand on 11th August 1916 and married Colin William Thomas Viant on 23rd March 1940. Colin joined the Australian Army in 1943 and when discharged in 1946 was a Craftsman attached to 2/121 Brigade Workshop. Lorna and Colin had four children.

[5] Doris May Reid was born in New Zealand on 24th February 1917 and married Ronald Stewart McCallum, a butcher, on 24th February 1941. Ron joined the Australian Army in 1940 and was discharged the next year and almost immediately joined the RAAF. When discharged in 1946 he was a Leading Aircraftsman attached to 1 Engineering School. Doris and Ron had four children.

[5] Rosie Jean Reid was born in New Zealand on 25th August 1918 and married Ronald Harold Appelt on 12th June 1946. Ron joined the Australian Army in 1942 and was discharged in 1946 as a driver attached to the 121 General Transport Company. Rosie and Ron had one son.

[5] Frank Scarth Reid was born at Victor Harbor on 10th July 1921 and married Catherine May Williamson, a Western Australian, on 4th August 1948. Frank joined the Australian Army in 1941, was discharged in 1944 attached to 10 Battalion and the next day joined the RAAF. When discharged in 1946 he was a Leading Aircraftsman attached to 8 Transport and Movement Office. They lived in Western Australia and had two children.

[4] James Alexander Reid (Jim) was born at Victor Harbor on 17th June 1885. He went to Broken Hill at the age of 20 where he was a trucker on the Silver Mine. He died of pneumonia at the age of 21 after three days in hospital.

[4] Rymill Stevenson Reid was born at Middleton on 4th October 1887 and married Jane Denholm on 19th June 1912. Rymill died on 6th August 1943. Rymill and Jane had two children; Ronald and Rymill.

[5] Ronald Stevenson Reid was born at Bendigo, Vic, on 17th August 1917 and died at seven days of age.

[5] Rymill Mavis Reid (Mavis) was born at Castlemaine, Vic, on 18th March 1920 and married Eric Charles Hall on 7th June 1941. Eric joined the RAAF in 1940 and when discharged in 1947 was a corporal attached to 1 Personnel Depot. Mavis and Eric had three children.

Jane Reid died in 1924 at the age of 37 and Rymill married Florence Evelyne Parry in 1927. They had two children.

[5] John Stevenson Reid was born at Dingee, Vic, on 18th May 1930 and married his second cousin, Betty May Cakebread, on 27th October 1956. They had three daughters.

[4] Leonard Victor Reid was born at Encounter Bay on 28th September 1889. Len enlisted in the army in 1915 and received training in Victoria. He went overseas as a Sergeant of the 13th Light Horse, A Squadron, on the SS Persic as part of the 6th Australian convoy to the Great War. He disembarked in Egypt where the regiment was transferred to the 2nd Australian Division. They soon embarked from Alexandria for Gallipoli and a letter to his grandmother; Caroline, indicated that he spent his 26th birthday in the trenches at Lone Pine.

In December 1915 Len was wounded and sailed back to Egypt where he defended the Canal Zone. He then sailed for France and landed in Marseilles where he joined the 1st A&NZ Mounted Regiment, France. He was soon transferred to the 1st Anzac Army Corps and moved north to Flanders.

He received rapid promotion in the field through the noncommissioned ranks until he became a WO1 – Regimental Sergeant Major. He was then promoted to officer status in November 1917 and fought in the trenches around Villers Brettoneux for some time. On 1st January 1919 Len was awarded the Military Cross and his citation is stated below;

“For excellent and continuous good service. On 24th April,1918, Lieut. Reid with his Troop was attached to the 15th Australian Infantry Brigade, and by his example and skilful handling of his troop obtained the most valuable information.

When the enemy were in occupation of Villers Brettoneux, Lt. Reid and his men were instrumental in clearing up the obscurity of the position, and after our counter-attack on the night of the 24th/25th April, assisted in obtaining information of the flanks of the two Brigades to effect their junction.

Since August 8th, Lt Reid has done valuable work with mounted patrols, keeping in touch with enemy rearguards and maintaining communication with flanks. His work throughout has been of a conspicuously high order.”

In March 1919 Len embarked on the H.T. Karoa for return to Australia. Len married Elsie May Wilton on 10th June 1922. Len owned a Butcher Shop at Victor Harbor for many years. Len and Elsie had two children; Ron and Helen.

[5] Ron Wilton Reid was born at Victor Harbor on 19th May 1924 and married Grace Hilton Partridge on 7th April 1962. Ron enlisted in the RAAF in 1943 and, when discharged in 1946, he held the rank of Warrant Officer attached to 84 GPC.

Ron was a very tall ruckman who played for Victor Harbor with great distinction. As almost all other males in the family played for Encounter Bay, much Reid blood was embedded in Rumbelow knuckles from time to time and vice-versa.

Grace was a nurse in Adelaide and Victor Harbor and, with two friends, won the South Australian Lawn Bowling State Triples Championship. Ron and Grace had two sons. Ron died in 1998.

[5] Helen Grace Reid was born at Victor Harbor on 6th April 1926 and married Peter John Wells, later the Surveyor-General of the Northern Territory, on 14th May 1955. Helen was a Pre-School Teacher and she and Peter had three children. Helen died on 1st April 1990.

[3] Albert Rymill Cakebread (2nd child) was born at Encounter Bay on 27th May 1865 and married Martha Battye on 24th July 1889. Albert and Martha moved to Footscray, Vic, where he opened a fruit shop but his main interest in life was horse dealing and he owned large stables in Gordon Street, Footscray, with CAKEBREAD in large letters on the gable end of the loft. This signage remained there until well into the 1970s.

His son Norm took over the stables when Albert relinquished control. Albert was affectionately known as “Pop” and passed away on 10th April 1940 and Martha on 13th January 1943. Albert and Martha had eight children; Martha, Ivy, Albert, Lawrence, Norman, Reginald, Irene and Linda.

[4] Martha May Cakebread was born at Footscray on 9th May 1890 and married Arthur James Rayner in 1910. Martha inherited her father’s love of horses and drove trotters in her younger days.Martha and Arthur had six children; Olive, Phyllis, Norman, Jack, Reginald and June.

[5] Olive May Rayner was born at Footscray on 21st May 1911 and married Robert Ernest Boadle on 8th April 1933. Olive and Robert had two children.

[5] Phyllis Battye Rayner was born at Footscray on 18th March 1914 and married John Thomas Webb on 30th April 1934.

[5] Norman James Rayner was born at Footscray on 24th March 1916 and married Stella May Patricia Egan on 2nd September 1933. Norman and Stella had two children.

[5] Jack Rymill Charles Rayner was born at Footscray on 10th October 1918 and married Kathleen Isabella Ivory. Jack was the Victorian breeder of Andalusian horses and a very wealthy man. He was involved in the public enquiry into the Footscray City Council with Norman Cakebread. Jack enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 and when discharged was a sapper attached to 64 Anti Aircraft Company. Jack and Kathleen had two children. Jack then had a daughter with his partner, Dawn Foletti. He then married Shirley Grey, with whom he had another three children and then married Margaret West. Jack died of a heart attack in 1979.

[5] Reginald Arthur Rayner was born at Footscray on 23rd June 1923 and married Inez Freda Angwin on 22nd November 1943. Reginald was the Mayor of Broadmeadows at one stage. Reg enlisted in the RAAF in 1942 and when discharged was a leading aircraftsman attached to 1 Stores Depot. Reg and Inez had two children.

[5] June Martha Rayner was born at Footscray on 30th April 1925 and married Norman Clifford Thompson on 31st March 1945. They had three children.

[4] Ivy Alberta Cakebread was born at Footscray on 17th December 1892 and married William Abell, a farmer, on 4th October 1915. William served in the army in WW1 but the detail of his service is unclear as there are two William Abells listed. He later joined the Australian Army in 1942 and when discharged was attached to 11 Battalion Voluntary Defence Corps. Ivy and William had three children; William, Rymill and Marie.

[5] William Laughton Abell was born at Footscray on 10th June 1921 and married Carol Joy Fouracre on 9th March 1946. William joined the Australian Army in 1941 and when discharged was a corporal attached to A/A & Fortress Sigs NG. William was an accountant and he and Carol had three children.

[5] Rymill Battye Abell was born at Footscray on 23rd May 1926 and married Judith Ann Dalton on 28th February 1958. Rymill was a senior technical officer at CSIRO and Judith a medical secretary.

[5] Marie Lynda Abell was born on 3rd February 1930 and married Douglas Arthur Gardiner Wells. Marie and Douglas had two children.

[4] Albert William Cakebread was born at Footscray on 23rd February 1893 and married Lillian Agnes Greenham in 1914. Albert was a farmer in New South Wales and he and Lillian had two children; Joyce and William.

[5] Joyce Alberta Cakebread was born at Maidstone Victoria on 29th April 1916 and died aged 18.

[5] William Albert Cakebread (Albert) was born at Sunshine Victoria on 18th December 1919 and married Eileen Betty Brownfield on 1st March 1941. He joined the Australian Army in 1939 and when discharged in 1940, he was attached to 3 District Remount Depot. He was a farmer at Moama, NSW, and they had two children.

Albert and Lillian divorced, and Albert married Jessie Lewis Driver in 1933. Jessie died in 1955, and in 1957 he then married Lorne Heywood Warland, the daughter of Caroline Lottie Cakebread (who was a daughter of Caroline Cakebread nee Rumbelow).

[4] Lawrence Rymill Cakebread (3rd child) was born at Footscray on 2nd June 1895 and died at the age of six months.

[4] Norman Leslie Cakebread (4th child) was born at Footscray on 27th May 1898 and married Mary Alice Isobel Clark in 1928. Norm was well known for running the horse stables in Footscray, the business his father founded. He bred horses for most of Melbourne’s carriers, as well as the Police, the Army, trainers, the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories at Royal Park and Indian polo teams. He also supplied the horses for Stanley Kramer’s film “On the Beach”. He later had a team of buck-jumpers, including the legendary “Eldorado”. Norm took great delight in watching rider after aspiring rider bite the dust yet this fierce competitor (Eldorado) always sought Norm out for an affectionate pat afterwards.

Norm was also known as an intelligent and deeply caring man who loved a good yarn and helped out many during the depression years. Norm and Mary had four children; Graham, Norma, Judith and Ian.

[5] Graham Leslie Cakebread was born at Footscray on 25th February 1929 and married Patricia Henry. They had three children.

[5] Norman Battye Cakebread was born at Footscray on 3rd September 1930 and married Marlene Vera Fullarton. They had two children.

[5] Judith Clark Cakebread was born at Footscray on 10th January 1942 and married Donald William Marsh. They had two children.

[5] Ian Albert Rymill Cakebread was born at Footscray on 31st January 1944 and married Barbara Gaye Savage. They had three children. He later married Heather Lynn Bryson and they had two children.

[4] Reginald Victor Cakebread was born at Footscray on 15th January 1901 and married Ruby Pearl Rayner in 1928. Reg was the Australian Buck-Jump Champion and he and Ruby had two children; Ronald and Betty.

[5] Ronald William Cakebread was born at Footscray on 13th February 1930 and married Joyce Elsa Ashmore. They had four children. A newspaper clipping indicated that Ron was the chairman of the Mornington Racing Club for 20 years until he stood down for health reasons. He was succeeded by former tennis champion Frank Sedgeman.

[5] Betty May Cakebread was born on 8th August 1935 and married John Stevenson Reid, her second cousin, on 27th October 1956. They had three children.

[4] Irene Elizabeth Caroline Cakebread was born at Footscray on 15th March 1904 and married James George Gamble in 1934. They had no children and Irene died in 1992.

[4] Linda Ruby Cakebread was born at Footscray on 20th December 1905 and married Charles Edward Ashby on 31st March 1931. In 1995, at the age of 90, Linda still played the piano for community singing at Windermere Lodge in Essendon. In 2000, Linda celebrated her 95th birthday with friends and relatives at the Keilor Retirement Village. Linda and Charles had two children; John and Joan.

[5] John Rymill Ashby was born at Footscray on 28th October 1932 and married Myra Sharp on 27th September 1958. They had two children. In 1981 John married Betty Lynette Rowbotham. John was a schoolteacher and farmed after retiring.

[5] Joan Lesley Ashby was born in Melbourne on 17th July 1936 and married Graeme McGregor Robinson, a scientific instrument maker. They had three children

[3] Charles Jelliff Cakebread (3rd child) was born at Encounter Bay on 28th April1867 and married Lucy Crossman on 23rd September 1896. Charles and Lucy had four children; Lance, Hazel, Una and ...

[4] Lance Rymill Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 9th May 1897 and married Ivy Alison Sarah Loud on 20th August 1925. They had no children. Lance enlisted in the 1st AIF on 5th October 1915 after three years in the Senior Cadets and six months in the Light Horse. In January 1916 he sailed overseas on the HMAT A30 Borda and joined the 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment at Heliopolis. He was hospitalized with firstly influenza and then mumps before returning to duty at Tel el Kebir. He was appointed to the rank of Shoeing Smith and served at Kezar, Marakeb and Ayan Kara. He then had a series of bad malaria attacks and was hospitalized in Cairo, Kantara and Port Said while serving at Moascar. In May 1919 Lance returned to Australia on the HT Orari and was discharged on 19th August 1919. Lance was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Star and he donated a periscope, used at Gallipoli, to the South Australian Regiment Museum.

[4] Hazel Frampton Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 6th October 1902 and married George Herriot on 4th August 1923. They had a son, [5] Graham Herriot. Hazel later married Montague Cedric Sands.

[4] Una Crossman Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 11th October 1905 and married a South African farmer, Thomas Reginald Pexton on 22nd May 1929. They had a daughter; Barbara.

[5] Barbara Mary Pexton was born at Adelaide and married John Richard Lemmey on 4th October 1952 at Woodville SA before moving to Queensland. They had two children.

[4] Roma Lucy Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 13th December 1913 and married Ronald Herbert Lindo. Ron joined the Australian Army on 3rd March 1942 and was killed in action on 18th January 1943 at the age of 23. He is remembered with honour in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery on a memorial which commemorates the members of the Australian Army who lost their lives in the operations in Papua during the 1939-1945 war, and have no known grave.

[3] Percival Pullinger Cakebread (4th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 25th February 1870 and married Elizabeth Jane Schonfelder on 12th June 1895. They had two children; Ivy and Percival.

[4] Ivy Gladys Cakebread was born at Carlton, Victoria, in 1896 and died on 7th April 1938.

[4] Percival John Henry Cakebread was born at Carlton in 1897 and married Eleanor Riley in 1925. They had a daughter [5] Eleanor Betty Cakebread was born in 1929 and married Mr F. N. Elsdon. They had two children.

[3] Edgar John Cakebread (5th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 16th August 1873 and married Annie Rosa Mary Maud Woodard on 10th January 1899. Edgar was a blacksmith and he and Annie had seven children; Caroline, Edgar, Mavis, Isabel, Geoffrey, Martha and Keith.

[4] Caroline Agnes Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 17th October 1899 and married Alfred Lyall Sedunary (Lyall), a baker, on 17th October 1921. Lyall joined the Australian Army in 1940 and when discharged in 1942 was attached to Area Staff. Lyall and Caroline had two sons; Alan and Geoff.

[5] Alan Joseph Lyall Sedunary was born at Victor Harbor on 23rd December 1922. He enlisted in the RAAF on 21st July 1941 and achieved the rank of Pilot Officer. He was killed in an air battle on 24th August 1943 while flying with 75 (NZ) SQDN RAF and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

[5] Edgar Geoffrey Sedunary was born at Victor Harbor on 13th December 1924 and married Margaret Joyce Wallage on 5th November 1949. Geoff joined the Royal Australian Navy on 5th January 1943 and when discharged on 11th July 1946 was a telegraphist on HMAS Torrens. Geoff was a new and used car dealer at Victor Harbor, and for many years, lived in a house on the corner of Crozier Road and Acramen Street which was previously the home and surgery of Dr Shipway. Geoff and Joyce had three children.

[4] Edgar Ralph Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 21st January 1902 and married Doris Ethel Blackeby on 4th July 1928. Edgar and Doris had three children; Brian, Ivan and Trevor.

[5] Brian Edgar Cakebread was born at Adelaide on 18th July 1930, and married Royce Elizabeth Grenfell on 1st May 1954. Brian was an electrical engineering superintendent who lived at Mount Gambier. Brian and Royce had a daughter. Brian died on 6th April 1988.

[5] Ivan William Cakebread was born at Adelaide on 7th December 1933 and married Colleen Janet Elliott on 22nd March 1958. Ivan was an air conditioning engineer who lived at Reynella and passed away on 8th June 2002. Ivan and Colleen had six children.

[5] Trevor John Cakebread was born at Hindmarsh, South Australia on 26th May 1940 and married Lorraine Gwendolyne Doherty on 14th July 1962. Trevor is an Architectural Draftsman who lived at Clovelly Park and Aldgate. Trevor and Lorraine had three children. After divorcing, Trevor married Barbara Ann Horsnell on 27th March 2004.

[4] Mavis Doreen Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 18th February 1905 and married Leslie Thomas Hutton on 23rd April 1927. Les Hutton was a farmer and he and Mavis had two children; Leon and Rosemary.

[5] Leon Kingsley Hutton was born at Victor Harbor on 20th April 1936 and married Beverley Dawn Dixon in 1963. Leon died on 13th May 2000. Leon and Beverley had four children.

[5] Rosemary Anna Hutton was born at Victor Harbor on 2nd October 1943 and married Kevin Lloyd Fisher on 2nd December 1967. They have two children.

[4] Isabel Fanny Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 17th March 1908 and married Sydney Alfred Davis on 5th August 1933. Syd was a mechanic and he and Isabel had two sons; Sydney and Geoffrey,

[5] Sydney Bevan Davis was born at Victor Harbor on 4th March 1934 and married Joyce Winifred Helbig on 16th May 1964. Bevan was a Branch Manager of the Savings Bank of South Australia before becoming involved in the ownership of a vehicle wrecking business in Maud Street, Encounter Bay. Bevan and Joyce had two children.

[5] Geoffrey Dean Davis was born at Victor Harbor on 22nd November 1937 and married Geraldine Rose Rigney on 21st December 1956. Dean was a motor mechanic and was also involved in the ownership of the vehicle wrecking business in Maud Street, Encounter Bay. Dean and Geraldine had fourteen children.

[4] Geoffrey George Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 15th November 1910 and died of tetanus at 13 years of age.

[4] Martha Annie Cakebread (Mat) was born at Encounter Bay on 15th August 1913 and married Ronald Herbert Boyce, a baker, on 28th February 1937. Mat and Ron had two children; Marlene and Elaine.

[5] Marlene Anne Boyce was born at Victor Harbor on 23rd August 1937 and married Donald Hewett on 30th November 1957. Don played league football in South Australia and his son followed in his footsteps. Marlene and Don had three children.

[5] Elaine Dawn Boyce was born at Whyalla on 13th October 1943 and married Peter John Krome. They live at Mt Compass and raise alpacas and sheep. Elaine and Peter had three children.

[4] Keith Grantley Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 9th May 1922 and married Yvonne Mary Cooper on 14th March 1941. Keith was a carpenter/builder who died in 1992 and Yvonne was a librarian at Victor Harbor and a volunteer for the Victor Harbor Tourist Bureau for a number of years. They have three children; Brenda, Sandra and Veronica.

[5] Brenda Mary Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 24th May 1942, married Mervyn Paul White on 20th January 1962 and had two children. After divorcing, she married Ralph Dunstan Pomery on 29th December 1988.

[5] Sandra Anne Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 4th June 1944 and married Robert Wellesley Walker, a motor mechanic, retailer, farmer and grape grower on 2nd January 1965. After Sandra retired from teaching they operated a B&B at McLaren Flat, SA, for a time and now have a vineyard in the same locality. They had two children.

[5] Veronica Susan Cakebread was born at Victor Harbor on 16th April 1950 and married Richard Harry Teague, an American computer salesman, on 4th July 1977. They have two children.

[3] Caroline Lottie Cakebread (6th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 15th January 1875 and married Albert Howard Warland on 26th September 1900. Bert Warland was somewhat of a legend around Encounter Bay. Those of us who remember him as an older man when we were young, liken him to “Rumpole of the Bailey”. History shows him as a hard worker with an enormous sense of community. The information following is based on notes made by Archibald McLean, a relative of Bert’s mother, Harriet Warland nee McLean. 

Bert was born at Strathalbyn and grew to be a tall, broad shouldered man with strong features and thick black hair and moustache. In 1900, when Bert and Caroline were married, they were Sunday School teachers at the Congregational Church at Victor Harbor. He had a deep bass voice and sang at concerts, sometimes duets with Caroline, who was a soprano. They moved from a cottage in Victoria Street to the family home on Mill Road, Encounter Bay.

When 26, Bert followed O.B. Hutchinson as District Clerk of the Encounter Bay Council and bought out his partner in a property at Back Valley. He split his time between Council duties and clearing the land, which included fertile swamps and grew high quality vegetables. A small dwelling was erected on the land and Edward, Bert’s father, spent a lot of time there doing odd jobs. Bert donated land for a school at Back Valley and also for St Francis Church, which opened in 1947. The family retained the property until 1969.

Bert and Caroline had six children, three of which died at the age of 23, a strange coincidence, and another died aged 5. 

• Lonnen died on 17th July 1917 (5)

• Howard died on 8th January 1925 (23)

• Jean died on 28th July 1927 (23)

• Blythe died on 22nd May 1933 (23)

These tragic events greatly affected the family and Bert threw himself into civic matters. He became Town Clerk as well as District Clerk in 1914, and was Secretary of the New Year’s Sports Committee. His efforts saw the opening of the South Coast District Hospital in 1929, the Soldier’s Gardens after WW1 and the sea-wall along the sea-side of the Soldier’s Gardens. The local oval, the Victor Harbor High School and many other civic improvements were due to him including his untiring promotion of tourism.

His manner was brusque but he had a kind and generous heart. For 51 years he was Clerk of the District Council and he was a familiar figure in his horse and sulky. In 1923 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace and was awarded an MBE in 1943 for outstanding service to the district. He is remembered by Warland Avenue, Warland Reserve and Warland House at the Victor Harbor High School. Caroline supported him in all he did, though ever sad at the loss of her children and the fact that her two remaining daughters left the district when they married. She was organist at the Church, which opened at Encounter Bay in 1918. 

Caroline died in 1945 at the age of 71. Bert retired in 1950 and passed in 1960 at the age of 86. 

Bert and Caroline had six children; Howard, Jean, Lorne, Edna, Blythe and Lonnen.

[4] Howard Haddon Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 16th October 1901 and died of appendicitis on 8th January 1925 at the age of 23 years.

[4] Jean Viola Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 22nd September 1903 and also died of appendicitis at the age of 23 on 28th July 1927.

[4] Lorne Heywood Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 5th June 1905 and married Kenneth Norman Clarke on 14th June 1930. Lorne and Ken returned from the North of SA to care for her father, Bert, after Caroline died. They managed the Back Valley property, Pondyong. There were no children and Ken died in 1953.

Lorne then married Albert William Cakebread, her cousin who died in 1979. She then married her childhood sweetheart, Oscar Tooley Mayfield, in 1980. Oscar joined the Australian Army in 1942 and when discharged was attached to the Volunteer Defence Corps, 9 Battalion. He died in 1981 while on holiday in Norway and Lorne died on 23rd June 1997 at 92 years of age. For many years Lorne sang in the Newland Memorial Church Choir as a contralto.

[4] Edna Lillian Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 1st July 1907 and married John Thomas Summers, a farmer at Back Valley, on 23rd July 1930. John joined the Australian Army on 30th April 1942 while living at Keith SA and when discharged in 1945 was attached to 8 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. Edna and John had three children; Janet, John and Michael.

[5] Janet Sylvia Summers was born at Victor Harbor on 9th October 1933 and married Albert Charles Taylor. They had two children.

[5] John Warland Summers was born at Victor Harbor on 31st May 1935 and married Naomi Jacobs. They had two children.

[5] Michael Summers was born at Bordertown SA on 10th November 1942.

[4] Blythe Halley Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 10th April 1910 and married Elsie Alma Bolt on 4th January 1932. Before Blythe died on 22nd May 1933 at the age of 23 they had a son, Gordon.

[5] Gordon Leo Warland was born at Victor Harbor on 3rd March 1933 and married Nellie Pain. They had four children.

[4] Lonnen Trevor Warland was born at Encounter Bay on 5th July 1912 and tragically died at the age of five on 17th July 1917 when he fell into a copper of boiling water while holidaying at Mt Barker.

[3] John Rymill Cakebread (7th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 10th May 1878 and married Ellen Mary Coleman on 10th September 1900. John moved to Footscray Vic in about 1898 and married Ellen at the Gordon Street Baptist Church, Footscray. Ellen made her own beautiful wedding dress. For a time they had a fruit shop in Buckley Street Footscray and their first two children, George and Donald, were born there.

The family then moved to Broken Hill in about 1904 where John worked in the mines as a mill-hand. Ellen returned to Footscray for the birth of May in 1906 then three more sons were born at Broken Hill. John continued to work in the mines on day, night and afternoon shifts until ill-health forced him to retire in 1944. John died in 1949 and Ellen in 1963 and both are buried in the Broken Hill Cemetery, NSW. John and Ellen had six children; George, Donald, May, Jack, Fred and Ross.

[4] George Rymill Cakebread was born at Footscray on 28th July 1901 and married Grace Lillian Roper on 9th April 1924. George, known as “Rym” was about two years old when his family moved to Broken Hill and he grew up in the bush hunting birds and rabbits for food. On one such excursion he was shot in the leg and brought into town in a horse drawn ambulance. On another trip Rym and his brothers “pinched” some fowls and were cooking them on an open fire in a kerosene tin. The Police arrived so Rym, quick as a flash, threw his singlet over the chooks and convinced the Police that he was doing his washing. They enjoyed their meal when the policemen left.

After working for a while at Broken Hill Rym went to Red Cliffs picking grapes, then worked as a carpenter for the Pumping Station. He met and married Lillian and lived in a bag humpy on the “Common” near a pumping station. Rym then built a bigger and better home on Lillian’s brother’s land.

Nevertheless, it only had hessian walls, as money was tight. Rym saved a man from being sucked into the intake pipe of the pump and drowning by jumping in and pulling him out while working at the pumping station. He went back to Broken Hill where he worked as a carpenter in the mines. After about five years Rym was maliciously “sacked” under dubious circumstances and moved to South Melbourne where he worked for the local council and then Morrison Bros. where he helped rebuild the “Capitol Theatre”. After Lillian died in 1967, Rym moved to Benalla to his son’s home where he died in 1975. Rym and Lillian had two children; Beatrice and Keith.

[5] Beatrice Elizabeth Cakebread (Betty) was born at Red Cliffs on 1st February 1925 and married Clarence Arthur Martin on 19th August 1944. They had four children.

[5] Keith Rymill Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 20th September 1926 and married Mary Orrock Baillie at Deepdene on 18th July 1953. Keith moved with his family to Melbourne while at school and became totally engrossed in all aspects of radio. He joined the RAAF in 1944 and when discharged in 1946 was a Leading Aircraftsman (Wireless Maintenance Mechanic), posted to 1 Aircraft Performance Unit. After the war he owned a radio and electrical business at Benalla for a time, then he gained a Cinematographic Licence and was operator at the Regal Cinema, Benalla and then the Drive-In. At the same time he ran a radio servicing business from home, and extended to TV. In 1972 Keith joined the Forests Commission of Victoria as a Radio Technician. Keith and Mary had three daughters.

[4] Donald Roy Cakebread was born at Footscray on 24th December 1902 and married Eileen (Biddy) O’Connell in 1930. Don also moved to Broken Hill as an infant and enjoyed the outback with Rym. He started as a Winding Engine Cleaner at the South Mine and Power House before becoming a fitter and turner. To gain experience on motor vehicles he worked at Sydney and Newcastle before the Lead Bonus drew him back to the mines at Broken Hill as a fitter and turner.

At 19, Don opened a shop repairing dolls and gramophones. This developed and grew into a Radio and Electrical shop and his brother Jack worked with him. Don joined the Australian Army on 14th April 1942 and when discharged on 17th October 1945 was a corporal attached to BH Det Coy 6 Battalion. Biddy died giving birth to their first child as did the baby. After several years Don courted and then married Biddy’s friend, Doris Rosalie Butcher nee Milbourne (known as Rosalie) who had been a bridesmaid at their wedding. Her husband had been killed in a workplace accident. Don and Rosalie had a child and there was also a daughter, Gloria, from Rosalie’s first marriage.

[5] Lorna May Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 20th September 1938 and married Bryan Sherlock. They had three children.

[4] May Beryl Cakebread was born at Footscray on 8th May 1906, her mother coming from Broken Hill for the birth. She married Walter Franklin Beck on 29th March 1926. When May was 5 years old, Turks fired on a train taking a picnic party to Silverton. Rose Milbourne, who later became May’s sister-in-law, was on the train. Three people were killed and several hurt. Cadets and police from Broken Hill killed the Turks.

At 17, May went to Adelaide to work but got homesick and returned after six months. The family left Broken Hill in 1960 and lived in Windang, NSW for 13 years. In 1973 they moved to Para Hills SA, where Walter died in 1975. May and Walter had three children; [5] Joan Lorraine, Norma Ellen and Donald Kevin Beck.

[4] Jack Noel Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 15th December 1910 and married Ellen Irene Godfrey on 7th October 1933. Jack was a good sportsman with running and cycling being his specialties. When 17 years old he was accidentally shot in the leg in the outback. It was 2 or 3 days before he was brought to town and by that time gangrene had set in and his leg was amputated. He stayed with relatives in Sydney to have an artificial leg fitted and their daughter, Ellen, later became his wife.

In 1945 Jack took over the Radio and Electrical business from his brother Don and continued the tradition including selling radios and TVs in the outback and erecting antennas. In 1975 Jack sold his business to his nephew Roger Collins and unfortunately suffered ill health in retirement and died on 26th November 1980. Jack and Ellen had two sons, one of whom was stillborn.

[5] Ronald Jack Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 8th August 1935 and married Joycelyn Ann Lehman on 27th September 1958. Ron worked underground as a miner, and then became a train driver before working on the surface as a mill hand and crane driver at Broken Hill. Ron loved the outback and was a keen fisherman and shooter, winning many prizes in competition. They had two children.

[4] Frederick Cakebread was stillborn on 4th February 1919.

[4] Ross McLaren Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 24th April 1922 and married Joyce Elaine Arnold on 13 February 1946. Ross worked for his brother, Don, in the Radio and Electrical business after leaving school and then enlisted in the Australian Army at 19 years of age. After just over a year as a Corporal Clerk with 43 Battalion, A Company in Darwin, he transferred to the RAAF and returned south to train as a Wireless Operator – Air Gunner.

He sailed to America on a Liberty Ship, crossed the country by train and then sailed to England on the Queen Elizabeth where he joined 10 Squadron RAAF and flew in Sunderland Flying Boats as a Warrant Officer. Upon returning to Australia on 1st February 1946 he married and commenced work on the North Mine as an underground labourer and later as a miner. In 1956 he became an Underground Supervisor. He then retired and moved to Para Hills South Australia. Ross and Joyce had four daughters; Cheryl, Judith, Debbie and Susanne.

[5] Cheryl Joy Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 29th March 1947 and married William Walden, a diamond driller in the mines and then a 4x4 outback tour operator, on 10th December 1968. They had three children.

[5] Judith Faye Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 10th September 1951 and married Jeffrey Khan on 24th April 1971. Jeffrey was killed in a car accident five months later and Judith married Edward Werner Gordie on 1st September 1972. They had two children. After divorcing, Judith married John Pullin on 8th April 1995.

[5] Debbie June Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 18th February 1955 and married Kimberly Williams on 8th July 1972. They were both bankers and had three children.

[5] Susanne Jayne Cakebread was born at Broken Hill on 16th May 1963 and married Carl Asker on 7th November 1981. They had two children. After her divorce Susanne and her partner, Geoffrey Allen Warner had three children.

[3] Sydney Lawrence Cakebread (8th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 7th June 1880 and married Annie Rosa Weymouth on 26th October 1904. Sydney was listed as a landowner and sheep farmer and after Annie died on 2nd July 1918 he married Blanche Eva Maud Bonney on 2nd August 1922. He died on 14th October 1960 and Blanche on 9th March 1973. Sydney and Annie had four children; Laurence, Stella, Gwenyth and Rosa.

[4] Laurence George Cakebread, a motor mechanic, was born at Victor Harbor on 10th July 1905 and married Irene Laurel May Mangelsdorf on 26th January 1933. They had two children; Deirdre and John.

[5] Deirdre Ann Cakebread, a schoolteacher, was born in Adelaide and married David Gray. They had two children.

[5] John Rymill Cakebread, a sales representative, was born at Adelaide and married Janice Ann Robinson. They had two children.

[4] Stella May Cakebread, a secretary, teacher and singer, was born at Victor Harbor on 3rd December 1907 and married John Drinkwater Iliffe, a manager, on 20th June 1931. John joined the RAAF on 29th July 1941 and was discharged with the rank of Warrant Officer posted at SPU WA. They had two children; Rosa and Beverley.

[5] Rosa Lorene Iliffe was born at Adelaide on 16th October 1933, and married Jack Jordan AM, on 19th July 1954. Jack became the Principal of Regency Park TAFE College and Rosa was an Inspector of Schools. They had three children.

[5] Beverley Anne Iliffe was born at Adelaide on 6th October 1936. She was a registered nurse, midwife and matron of a hospital.

[4] Gwenyth Violet Cakebread, a dressmaker, was born at Victor Harbor on 21st October 1911, and married Clinton Lawton Farr, a planning officer, on 7th August 1937. They had two children; Natalie and Robert.

[5] Natalie Farr, a colour consultant, was born at Adelaide in 1938, and married A.E. Hulbert.

[5] Robert L Farr was born at Adelaide in 1943, and married Janice Marie Wall on 29th December 1965. Robert was a cabinetmaker before becoming an instrument maker in the RAAF. They had three children.

[4] Rosa Beryl Cakebread was born at Encounter Bay on 28th June 1914 and married Frederick George Hughes on 23rd February 1946. They had a daughter, [5] Roslyn Hughes.

[3] James Stanley Cakebread (9th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 6th November 1882 and married Winifred Mary Adele Jacobi on 25th April 1906. They had three children; Unice, Lorna and Iris.

[4] Unice Edna Cakebread (or Eunice), an office worker, was born at Footscray, Vic, on 26th August 1907 and married Charles Stanley Hey on 21st April 1930. Charles was born in Buenos Aires. They had two children; Lucy and Peter.

[5] Lucy Pauline W Hey, a teacher, was born at Burwood, Victoria, on 19th July 1938, and married Robert William Cook on 7th March 1959. They have two children.

[5] Peter Stanley Hey, a maintenance worker, was born at Burwood, Victoria, on 2nd September 1942, and married Joy Nicholls on 25th September 1965. They had two children and after the marriage was dissolved Peter married Joan Ruby Sims and they also had two children.

[4] Lorna Ruby Cakebread, a dressmaker, was born at Footscray on 23rd September 1910 and married George Dare Chambers, a moulder, on 29th March 1934. They had two children; Lorna and Sandra.

[5] Lorna Maureen Chambers, a dressmaker, was born at Melbourne on 13th September 1937 and married Kenneth Maxwell Richards, a podiatrist, on 9th April 1960. They had four children.

[5] Sandra Winifred Prudence Chambers was born at Melbourne on 12th June 1941 and married David Michael Wells, a motor mechanic, in 1965. They had two children.

[4] Iris Winifred Cakebread was born at Footscray on 7th May 1912 and married Leslie

Richard Livett in 1937. Their daughter [5] Barbara Lesley Livett was born on 21st September 1944.

[3] Harold Malen Cakebread (10th child) was born at Encounter Bay on 5th January 1888 and married Muriel Euphemia Leonora Dall on 30th June 1915. Muriel died on 2nd August 1952 and Harold on 19th April 1966. They had two children; Robert and Leslie.

[4] Robert Harold Cakebread was born at Henley Beach on 2nd April 1916 and married Mildred (Millie) Gladys Burdett on 4th March 1943. Robert was a projectionist at the Regent Theatre in Rundle Street and Millie was an usherette and then a booking clerk at the Metro Theatre in Hindley Street. Robert and Millie had two children; Helen and Brian.

[5] Helen Ann Cakebread, a customer services agent with United Airlines, was born at Henley Beach on 30th December 1945 and married Grant William Dawkins, an Ansett Airlines employee.

[5] Brian Robert Malen Cakebread, a schoolteacher at Whitefriars, was born at Henley Beach on 6th September 1948, and married Julie Meredith Rankine on 11th February 1977. Brian spent about ten years in America and on his return to SA played baseball locally and represented South Australia. They have two children.

[4] Leslie Cakebread was born at Henley Beach on 2nd April 1920 and married Catherine Ellen Williams in 1943. Les was a builder at Richmond, South Australia, and enlisted in the RAAF on 29th April 1940, and when discharged in 1945, held the rank of sergeant posted at 5 Aircraft Depot. Les and Catherine had three children; Ronald, Marilyn and Gregory

[5] Ronald Leslie Cakebread, a carpenter, builder and concrete cutter, was born at Henley Beach on 7th June 1946 and married Joy Marie Kirkland on 23rd November 1968. They had two children.

[5] Marilyn Patricia Cakebread married John David Freeborn and they had four children.

[5] Gregory William Cakebread, an industrial painter, was born at Adelaide on 6th April 1950, and married Heather Kaye Broadstock, a secretary, on 20th February 1971. They had two children.