FatherJames Phillips b. 26 Nov 1904, d. 11 Aug 1985
MotherCerise de Pagny b. 1902, d. 22 Nov 1954
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Beverley Jean Phillips was born on 15 April 1934 in Mooroopna, Victoria.1 
She married Robert Francis (Frank) Scott on 15 September 1956 in Warragul, Victoria.2,3,4 
She died on 4 January 2021 in St Albans, Victoria, at age 86.5,6 

Family

Robert Francis (Frank) Scott b. 25 Nov 1924, d. 14 May 1985
Children
ChartsO'Loughlin, Michael, descendant chart
Phillips, James, descendant chart

Story

Beverley Jean was born at Mooroopna hospital on 15 April 1934. She was the only child of Cerise ('Reece') and Jim. She was known as Bev.1
 
Her father worked for the railways and when Bev was born he was stationed at Murchison.7
 
I stayed with them [Jim and Reece] in Murchison for a day or two when Jim was stationed there. I remember pushing Beverley in a pram up the street to get a few things for them. Bev's age will tell you what year that was. Jim would let me ride in the guards van with him and all the goods, crates of chooks, cats, dogs, birds, anything the rail used to carry those days which was nearly anything. Wouldn't happen today, those were the days. [Laurie Phillips]8
 
The family had short stays in Seymour and Ultima before moving to Warragul.

Bev went to primary and secondary school at Notre Dame de Sion in Warragul.3,9
 
Visiting Grandma Phillips 
Grandchildren loved visiting their Grandma Phillips in Bacchus Marsh, either at the House on the Hill, Lerderderg St or Millbank St. They would also get to play with their Bacchus Marsh cousins, Roylyn and Joy Phillips. At different times, their Auntie Mary and Auntie Eilie were also living with Ellen.

They would visit for two to three weeks during school holidays. The older grandchildren stayed at the House on the Hill.
The house had a cow. Grandma would squirt them [Jack, Reg and Laurie] in the face. Also chooks. The water tank had 'wrigglers' [mosquito larvae]. Grandma said 'They won't hurt you'. [Laurie Phillips]

At the House on the Hill, the nearby railway embankment was a popular play area.
After they [Dot, Beryl and Marge] had - again - been sliding down the railway embankment, Grandma told them that this time she was not going to patch the seats of their pants again. Marge remembers hearing from Auntie Eilie something like 'Why do we have to look after those b__y kids again?' [Marge Deveney (O'Loughlin)]

At Bacchus Marsh, they [Jack, Reg and Laurie] visited Gran up on the hill. They had good times. At the railway embankment they'd shout 'Paper! Paper!' as the train went by and people would throw out newspapers. They'd flatten pennies or halfpennies on the railway line or roll rocks down the embankment. They'd also try to trap rabbits by blocking some of the exits with rocks. [Jack Phillips]

When Grandma and Auntie Mary lived up on the hill near the railway line, Jack, Reg and myself used to wait by the line as the train went by calling out 'Paper! Paper!' and the people would throw out papers, minties, different goodies they didn't want, we used to reckon it was as good as Xmas. Many trains went by on that line so we had a ball. Those were the days. [Laurie Phillips]

When Jack, Reg and Laurie stayed with their grandma during school holidays, they would bring their blue school shirts to wear. These got grubby and needed changing every day, and Eilie remembers 'an endless stream of those damn blue shirts to clean and iron'. [Eileen Redden]

The children would get to ride on the horse and jinker to get to church.

The younger grandchildren visited their Grandma at Lerderderg St or Millbank St and would make their own fun.

At the Millbank St house, when Don and I used to visit, there was an ant track along the back of the house. We'd put sticks in the way so the ants had to go over hurdles. [Rene Barnes]

When Brian spoke of visiting Grandma, he said it was at the Lerderderg St house, and Auntie Mary and the cockie quickly came to mind.10,11,12,13,14,15,16
 
Catching Up with Cousins
There were a few cousins around Bacchus Marsh, and they often met with others from further afield. They also played with the Hardys, including writer Frank Hardy, and television and radio personality, Mary Hardy.17
Back: Pat Simmons (headless), Roylyn Phillips, Rene Phillips, Maureen O'Loughlin; Middle: Joy Phillips, Marg Simmons; front: Bill Simmons, c. 1940
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Roylyn Phillips, Terry Redden, Joy Phillips, John Redden
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Back: John Redden, Bev Phillips, Terry Redden; front: Joy Phillips, Pat Redden, Roylyn Phillips
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Bev made her debut in Warragul in May 1951.

Fifth Warragul Catholic Ball
Nineteen debutantes made their debut at the annual Catholic ball held at the RSL Hall, Warragul, on Friday, May 4.18,19

Beverley Phillips (front, left), Catholic ball, RSL hall, Warragul, May 1951
Image: Advocate
When Bev was twenty, her mum Reece died aged 52.20
 
Marriage and Family
Beverley Jean Phillips and Robert Francis Scott were married in Warragul on 15 September 1956. They had four children.2,3,4
Bev (Phillips) & Frank Scott
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Bev & Roylyn Phillips
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Bev and Frank had met in Warragul and lived there for a few years before moving to Ararat for four years.3,21
 
By 1967, they were living at Woolley St in Essendon West.

When the four children were older, Bev did her teacher training.22,23,24,3,25
 
Jim and Frank were car enthusiasts and sometimes went to the Bathurst car races together. Frank was also a mororbike racing enthusiast and had raced motorbikes when he was young. He went to the Bathurst car races every year.1
 
Jim and Frank were petrol heads. Each year they'd round up the local parish priest who was also a petrol head, and head to Bathurst for the car races. On Sunday, the priest would say mass for the Paddys. [Laurie Phillips]26
 
Death of Frank 
Robert Francis Scott died on 14 May 1985, aged 61.2
 
Cousins Roylyn and Bev began travelling together after Frank died. Visits included their only remaining Phillips uncle or auntie, Eilie, when she lived about 30 km south-east of Perth. And their Phillips cousins and their families throughout Victoria.27,28,29
Roylyn Phillips, Bev Scott (Phillips) and Eileen Redden (Phillips), river boat cruise in Perth
Image: Eileen Redden
Roylyn Phillips & Bev Scott (Phillips), Jan 2019
Image: Carmel Lawrence, Facebook
Roylyn Phillips, Laurie Phillips, Bev Scott(Phillips), Jan 2018
Image: Carmel Lawrence, Facebook
Bev developed Parkinson's disease, and went into a nursing home in May 2020 as her health deteriorated.1,30
 
Beverley Jean Scott died on 4 January 2021, aged 86.5
Bev Scott; 'Rest In Peace our beautiful, generous, incredibly kind Mum. 15/4/1934 - 4/1/2021'
Image: Carmel Lawrence, Facebook
SCOTT, Beverley Jean (née Phillips)
15.04.1934 - 04.01.2021
Passed away peacefully at Sunshine Hospital aged 86 years.

Beloved Wife of Frank (dec).
Loving Mother of Peter, Carmel, Bernie and Terry.
Also dearly loved Mother-in-law of Robbie, Sue, Johnnie, Helen and Carolyn.
Adored Nana of Tess, Louis, Nina, Tom, Ben, Sophie, Frank, Rob, Zac, Jie, Julian, Jesse and Fletcher.
Great-Grandmother of Frankie, Lola, Eli, Olivia and Easton.

Your memories and stories will be with all of us forever.6
 

Citations

  1. [S615] Carmel Lawrence, personal communication, 14 August 2020.
  2. [S61] Beverley Scott, personal communication, 12 July 1996.
  3. [S61] Beverley Scott, personal communication, 14 July 1996.
  4. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Robert Francis Scott and Beverley Jean Phillips entry, marriage registration no. 13479, 1956.
  5. [S294] 'Carmel Lawrence', Facebook, social network, 6 January 2021, viewed 6 January 2021.
  6. [S271] Herald Sun, 1990-, newspaper, Herald & Weekly Times, 'Tributes', Scott, Beverley Jean (nee Phillips), 6 January 2021, https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/…
  7. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Echuca, subdivision of Rushworth, 1934.
  8. [S281] 'Phillips Family', Facebook, webpage, Facebook Inc, group created 25 June 2011, comment by Laurie Phillips in response to 11 January 2012 post by Irene Barnes.
  9. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Deakin, subdivision of Seymour, 1943.
  10. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 26 May 2014.
  11. [S37] Margaret Deveney, personal communication, 11 March 1996.
  12. [S102] Jack Phillips, personal communication, 30 November 1996.
  13. [S281] 'Phillips Family', Facebook, webpage, Facebook Inc, group created 25 June 2011, 9 January 2012 post by Laurie Phillips.
  14. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 4 December 2013.
  15. [S31] Eileen Redden, personal communication, 25 February 1996.
  16. [S408] Brian Phillips, personal communication, 2 June 2015.
  17. [S45] Joy Prouse, personal communication, 13 March 1996.
  18. [S235] 'Warragul's Catholic ball', Advocate, 1868-1954, newspaper, 7 June 1951, p. 22, viewed 9 January 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172519185
  19. [S235] 'Fifth Warragul Catholic ball', Advocate, 1868-1954, newspaper, 17 May 1951, p. 20, viewed 9 January 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172518783
  20. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Cerise Phillips entry, death registration no. 1525, 1955.
  21. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Corangamite, subdivision of Ararat, 1963.
  22. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Maribyrnong, subdivision of Essendon West, 1967.
  23. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Maribyrnong, subdivision of Essendon West, 1968.
  24. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Maribyrnong, subdivision of Essendon West, 1972.
  25. [S44] Roylyn Phillips, personal communication, 8 June 2021.
  26. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 10 August 2020.
  27. [S44] Roylyn Phillips, personal communication, 9 December 1998.
  28. [S294] 'Carmel Lawrence', Facebook, social network, 6 Jan 2018.
  29. [S294] 'Carmel Lawrence', Facebook, social network, 7 Jan 2019.
  30. [S44] Roylyn Phillips, personal communication, 6 January 2020.