Name: SCOTT CORAL CLIFTON

Date of Birth: 14 December 1887

Birth Location: Doungup. Minninup Western Australia

Maiden Name: Rose

Age at Burial: 63 years

Date of Death: 2 June 1950

Death Location: ‘Quambi’ Elgin Western Australia

Date of Burial: 3 June 1950

Denomination: Anglican B

Row/Grave: Row 1 Grave #8

Grave Transcription:

In loving memory of Coral Clifton Scott.

Dearly loved wife of Cecil.

Loving mother of Cliff & Cecilie.

Died 2nd June 1950.

Aged 63 years.

Peacefully sleeping.

Father: Samuel Clifton Rose. Born 16 July 1863 at Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 3 January 1938 at ‘Quambi’, Elgin, Western Australia

Mother: Susanna Maria Higgins. Born c1860 at ‘Springfield’ Minninup, Western Australia. Died 21 January 1935 at Capel, Western Australia

Grandparents (father):

William Clifton Rose. Born 4 March 1842 at Bunbury Western Australia. Died 1874 at Bunbury, Western Australia. Aged 32 years

Mary-Ann Alice Delaporte. Born 12 February 1848 at Australind, Western Australia. Died 29 July 1929 at Astley, Bridgetown, Western Australia

Grandparents (mother):

Henry William Higgins.

Born 24 July 1823 at Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. Died 4 December 1880 at Bunbury, Western Australia.

Lavinia Susanna Gardiner. Born 15 April 1837 at Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. Died 1 June 1891 at Bunbury, Western Australia

Siblings:

Minna Clifton Rose, born 19 October 1888 Minninup Western Australia. Died 8 October 1890. Aged 2 years

Lavinia Gardiner Clifton Rose, born 17 March 1890 Minninup Western Australia. Died 22 June 1956 Perth Western Australia.

Winifred Constance Clifton Rose, born 11 April 1892 Minninup Western Australia. Died 20 May 1947 Capel Western Australia.

Robert William Clifton Rose, born 23 August 1893 Minninup Western Australia. Died 31 March 1915 at sea en route to Gallipoli.

Charlie Clifton Rose, born 12 August 1895 Minninup Western Australia. Died 6 January 1964 Perth Western Australia.

Samuel Clifton Rose, born 7 July 1898 Stratham Western Australia. Died 2 June 1960 Claremont Western Australia.

Alan Clifton Rose, born 10 October 1899 Stratham Western Australia. Died 11 February 1964 Ravensthorpe Western Australia.

John Lytton Clifton Rose, born 6 June 1903 Bunbury Western Australia. Died 11 June 1964 Sussex District Western Australia.

Spouse: Cecil Mervyn Scott Born 3 March 1814 at ‘Toledo’ North Boyanup, Western Australia. Died 12 April 1965 at St John of God Hospital, Bunbury, Western Australia.

Children:

Clifton Montague Scott. Born 16 October 1909 at Zoe Street, Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 3 August 1991 at Shenton Park Rehabilitation Hospital, Western Australia

Cecilie Rose Scott. Born 20 June 1917 at St Roch’s Hospital, Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 6 July 2000 at Bunbury, Western Australia

Occupation:

Farmer

Their Story

Coral Clifton Rose was born to Samuel Clifton Rose and Susanna Maria Rose nee Higgins at ‘Doungup’, Minninup, Western Australia. She was the eldest of nine children. Her parents as her grandparents before, were early settlers of this area.

Coral together with her husband Cecil were the original settlers of ‘Quambi’ Elgin where they were very successful dairy farmers. Although it was Coral in the early days that dairying interested. This farm ‘Quambi’ being 600 acres in total joined her grandmother Mary Alice Rose’s farm to the north of the ‘Quambi’ farm. Coral had been given 50 acres of this land as a wedding present from Grandmother Rose, and this was then willed to her son Cliff and formed part of the 350 acres known as ‘Quambi’ Elgin. This piece of land was coloquelly know as Nannie’s paddock by the family. Upon Coral’s death in 1950 ‘Quambi’ was split into two farms, with 300 acres going to Cecilie to farm with her husband Hurtle Merritt. The ‘Quambi’ name was retained by Cliff.

Coral was the mother of Clifton Montague Scott and Cecilie Rose Scott.

Coral was a loving and an over generous proud woman. She owned a Studebaker car with the number plate CP72, which is still in the family today. She was an organiser and respected woman of the Elgin district especially with the Red Cross.

Red Cross Dance. Elgin Hall 27 November 1944

Coral and Cecil were foundation committee members of the Elgin Hall. Coral initiated proceedings to have major extensions done to the Elgin Hall in the mid-thirties and along with others, guaranteed money for the project.

A story from the memoirs (unpublished) of William Clifton Scott, her eldest grandson, mentions the purchasing of the first tractor and his grandmother objecting to this purchase and thinking everyone to be mad buying this big machine, an American built International A Farnall M. It was about 60hp crop row tractor with two wheels close together in the front and it ran on power kerosene.

Sadly in 1950, Coral was diagnosed with cancer and within a few months, she died aged 63.

The West Australian newspaper reported on Saturday 3 June 1950 of her death and subsequent funeral that day. It was a great shock to all the family and especially Cecil. Her sickness was swift and she requested that she die peacefully at ‘Quambi’ Elgin as her father Sam Rose had done in 1938.

Death and funeral notice Saturday 3 June 1950

Death of Samuel Clifton Rose father of Coral Clifton Scott

Obituary notice for Sussanah Maria Rose nee Higgins mother of Coral Clifton Scott

Sources:

Jennifer Scott. Great Grandaughter. Compiler of family stories and photos.

William Clifton Scott. Eldest Grandson. Unpublished memoirs.

William Clifton Scott. The Elgin Hall 1938 1998. 60 years of Memories

Wesgarth Jilley Jnr. Compiler Our Elgin Hall 1933 – 1999.

Story compiled by Jennifer Scott Great Granddaughter. For the CDCP website.

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