Shylie Katharine BLUE

1882 - 1959  (76 years)

• Name	Shylie Katharine BLUE
  Born	16 May 1882	Strathalbyn, SA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	Education : * Hahndorf:- - In the 1890s Kitty taught singing and pianoforte in return, it appears, for her the sons' education at Hahndorf. (p137). - Shylie was taught by her mother in 'Mrs Blue's small school' (ref : 'A College in the Wattles - Hahndorf and its Academy' by Reg Butler, p 99). - "Senior boys challenged Shylie Blue and May Byard at jumping poddy calves over panel gates of secluded paddocks." (p 99) * Dryburgh House Ladies School, in Palm, Hackney, Adelaide - teacher was Mrs Kelsey (ref : Butler p476)
  Achievements & main events	Achievements :- * Article in the Australian Dictionary of Bibliography * "A vivacious and beautiful debutante and became a fun-loving member of society and a successful charity worker." * Golf :- > SA women's golf championship in 1913 > Associate captain of Royal Adelaide Golf Club in 1915 and 1923 and 1933 to 1934 > Founding president of SA Ladies Golf Union 1925 to 1930 > Ladies' captain at Kooyonga Golf Club 1924 to 1928 and 1932 > Women's champion at Kooyonga Golf Club * Guides :- > President of the local committee of the Richmond company in 1927. > Commissioner of Western Metropolitan Division in 1931. > State Commissioner of Girl Guides of South Australia from 1938 to 1950 (at the same time as her son was the Scouts Chief Commissioner) > Involved in organising the Girl Guides' Thrift Campaign - raising money for charities during World War II. > Awarded Guides Silver Fish Award in 1948 > Life member of the State Council * Awarded OBE in 1942
  Notes for biography	Feature named after her:- * Shylie Rymill Street in Bonython.
  Notes for biography	Relationship with Samuel:- * Shylie was about 16 years old at the time Kitty and Samuel. So she would have become part of the Montefiore household for a few years. She was married 8 years later. * Samuel Way?s will : How names have appeared in Samuel's will have given clues about his relationship with them. I notice Kitty's children are treated differently with both Shylie & Archibald being left 2000 pounds, William 'just' 500 pounds and Sinclair did not get a mention. Shylie had probably been close to Kitty and undoubtedly shared much of Kitty's and Samuel's inter-family life as well as their lives in the high-society of Adelaide.
  Notes for biography	Sources : * Australian Dictionary of Biography : entries for Shylie & Rymill * Wikipedia
  Biography	Shylie was named after one of her father's race horses. "Many of the horses which have won fame on the tracks elsewhere have been bred in or near Strathalbyn, the late Dr Blue's stud ...... have reared animals whose renown was not confined to this state only, the progeny of Shylie Bawn" (From JW Elliott's Jottings in Southern Argus on 26th March 1914, p3). Shylie Bawn ran at the Onkaparinga races (SA Register, 3rd April 1877, p6) and SAJC Spring Meeting (SA Advertiser, 5th Oct 1878, p13). There was another horse with the same name in 1909-1911. Shylie Baum is an Irish melody.
  Died	3 Apr 1959	Thorngate   [1]
  	Peter Rymill has date of death as 3rd April 1959, whereas another source (which one?) has it as 13th of the same month and year.
  Buried	Enfield, SA
  	Rather than Enfield, she might have been buried at North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth
  Person ID	I26	Samuel WAY
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	William Archibald Sinclair ('Billy') BLUE,   b. 10 Jan 1846, Poplar, London, UK ,   d. 18 Sep 1896, Hahndorf, SA, Australia  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Catherine Gillon ('Kitty') GORDON,   b. 8 Apr 1854, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland, UK ,   d. 4 May 1914, 'Montefiore', North Adelaide, SA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1872	Residence of Donald Gollan in Point Sturt, SA
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herbert Lockett (Cargie) RYMILL,   b. 19 Aug 1870, Adelaide, SA ,   d. 27 Mar 1951, Medindie  (Age 80 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1906	Christ Church, North Adelaide, SA, Australia   [1]
  Wedding	Wedding : * Cargie was 36 years old and Shylie was 24 years old (12 years difference) * The wedding party was photographed in Montefiore. (ref : Tim Rymill) The wedding reception was probably held there. * Sidney was present at that occasion. He was a 1st cousin and close friend of Cargie's. Also present as Miss Ella Gardiner who later married Sidney. (ref : Tim Rymill) * The organist was the noted EHW Packer who had taught music at Hahndorf College (after Shylie had left Hahndorf). (ref : Butler p495).
  Children	+ 1. Henry Way RYMILL,   b. 9 Oct 1907, North Adelaide, SA ,   d. 8 Jan 1971, Sydney, NSW  (Age 63 years) + 2. William Seaton RYMILL,   b. 12 Apr 1909, North Adelaide, SA ,   d. 12 Aug 1987  (Age 78 years) + 3. Edward Gordon ('Tom') RYMILL,   b. 11 Nov 1910, North Adelaide, SA ,   d. 16 Feb 1989  (Age 78 years)   4. Katharine Lucy RYMILL,   b. 24 May 1913, Grange ,   d. 22 Oct 2008, Launceston, Tasmania  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  W - Who was 'Miss Katherine Gordon' at Shylie Blue's wedding? Comments by Don Gordon - 24th Sept 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 'The Rymill Roll-Call' by Peter Rymill, Peter Rymill, ISBN 978.0.9943720.0.0., page 166.