Their son Walter Ingelram Balfour Ogilvy 1843-1882 Captain RN, married Amy Maria Caroline Dakyns, daughter of the 10th child of Bishop Mansel, Bishop of Bristol. The captain was 35 when he died and his wife later married Francis Saville Wyllie.
In 1891, after reading the Chaffey Brothers "Red Book", they immigrated
to Australia settling at Paringa three kilometres east of Renmark. Accompanying
them were their five sons: Walter ( Tuppy) Mansel Balfour Ogilvy, Harry
(Penny) Lort Spencer Balfour Ogilvy, Graham (Gam) Balfour Ogilvy, Ingleram
(Jack) Balfour Ogilvy and Francis Alan Percy (Bunty) Wyllie. F S
Wyllie’s brothers Revd. H.H. (Parson) Wyllie and William Valentine Wyllie
(Uncle Bill) also immigrated to Renmark in the late 1800’s.
(The names bracketed were their short names accepted by the Renmark
community).
Harry, 1876-1945 MBE, DCM Major AMF married Jane Keys and produced five children: Audrey, Spencer, Grizelda, Elaine and Douglas.
Spencer 1910-1996. MBE Flt.Lt. RAAF married Margaret Dorothy Johnson and produced three children: Ian Lort Balfour Ogilvy, Diana Mary Napier and Eleanor Frances Brechin. (Married names inserted for identification)
I being Ian, was born 1938 and have served in the RAAF, the AIRTC and the Naval Reserve Cadets. I married Christine Caris and we have two children being Catherine Anne born 1971 and Andrew John born 1974.
My father purchased Tannadice in 1948 and following his death, I became the third generation owner in 1998.
The family has a very strong military influence dating well back past the names noted on this page. Worthy of mention are the two facts:
( Walter and Harry were, at the time of enlistment, partners in managing a 5600 acre property in Paringa and Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant worked for them with the three enlisting together. )I believe the late Captain Walter I Balfour Ogilvy was one of the youngest in the Royal Navy to be promoted to that rank, and
All five brothers served in the Boer War. Harry being recognised as the most decorated South Australian soldier serving in that theatre.Walter stayed on after the war and returned with a Kings Medal (SA) and 2 bars and a Queens Medal (SA) and four bars.
Walter, it is said, was present at Morant’s court martial and witnessed the execution - he said that turned him against the Boer War.
It is also believed that a cousin of Harry and Walter was Clementine, who later married Winston Churchill.
The military influence also extends to the Wyllie family with Francis and Bill being the sons of Colonel Wyllie and the grandsons of General Sir William Wyllie, Governor of Bengal.
Jane Keys brother, Herbert J. Keys, became the Public Librarian in Adelaide.
It is generally recognised that Renmark had the highest per-capita enlistment in WW1 and the second highest in WW2.
Viewing recent history of my line, I marvel on the life and times of the late Harry, his wife and their five children.
Audrey married TT Reed, who later became the first Australian born Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide. Dr. Reed M.A., D.Litt. saw active service as a chaplain with the AIF in New Guinea. Spencer became the most qualified Local Government auditor resident in country South Australia and his service was with 455 Squadron in the UK as a Beaufighter navigator retiring as a Flt Lt.. Grizelda married John Guinand who later became Managing Director of Emu Wines, served as the Chairman of the Australian Wine Board and was a Sqdn. Ldr. in the RAAF. Elaine was one of the Army Nursing Sisters who lost her life in the Banka massacre and Douglas, after working in the family business in Renmark, became the Valuer General for New Guinea. He was a Major in the AMF serving in the 2/10th Battalion AIF in the Middle East.
Considering Imperial awards, Harry and his sons Spencer and Douglas were each awarded MBEs for various achievements and his son in-law, Dr. T.T Reed, the CBE for services to his church and the community.
After the Boer War, Walter and Harry served in New Guinea bringing home collections of artifacts from that area. Part of Harry’s collection remains housed in "Tannadice" and the rest in the South Australian Museum whilst Walter’s is held by the Victorian Museum.
The family home "Tannadice" is named after Tannadice House in Tannadice, Scotland and is situated approximately three kms from Renmark.
Harry
purchased the land on which Tannadice is built in 1906 and built
the existing "small cottage" in 1907. The cottage is now part of the larger
residence with the adjacent substantive structure being built between 1910
and 1912.( The picture shows Tannadice in December 1998)
It is late Victorian, in style, with a small battlement tower accepted as the signature of the architect John Quinton-Bruce. By the standards of today, it has large rooms with the master bedroom 4.3 x 4.9 metres. The ‘Nursery’ measures 4 x 10 metres and features a pressed copper ceiling whilst the other ceilings are pressed iron except for that of the original dining room which is baltic pine. Two of the bedrooms and the ‘Den’ feature leadlighted bay windows and the main entrance hall is lined with New Guinea artifacts. One acre of land remains with the home, with the balance of the original holding sold to adjoining neighbours.
Most of the family, except for official purposes, use only the last part of the surname Ogilvy.
Should you wish to know more about any of the descendants of any name on this page, please email me and I will be happy to give you a contact. I would also be grateful to receive any further information for inclusion on this page which may be of public interest.