Name (FAMILY NAME, Other Names)	OATES,  Stanley Albert Brewer  (the name was registered as OATS)
Date of Birth	25 June 1881
Place of Birth	Iron Mine,  District of Burra
Date of Death	12 October 1968
Place of Death	“Rosemont” 106 Prospect Road, Prospect
Place of Burial	Centennial Park Cemetery
Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)
Addresses/Dates in Prospect Council Area	106 Prospect Road (from at least Dec 1923)
Addresses/Dates outside Prospect Council Area	Iron Mine (at Leighton, halfway between Burra and Booboorowie), Woodville.
Names of houses (if any)	The attached shop at 106 (106a) Prospect Road has “Rosemont 1924” on the facade. From the death notice it seems the name Rosemont was given to the house.
Parents - names; DOBs etc (if known)	Father - Phillip OATES  born 1835 Penzance, Cornwall – Arrived in Australia in the ship David Malcolm aged 14 years.   Died 26 July 1931 at “Rosemont”, 106 Prospect Road, Prospect.  Buried at West Terrace Cemetery Mother - Adelaide Louisa BREWER born c1840, died 19 April 1905 aged 65 years. Buried West Terrace Cemetery. Parents married 23 Dec 1858 at Spring Farm (residence of Thomas Ninnes, Clare), both of Upper Wakefield, Dist Clare. Phillip listed as occupation farmer.
Spouse(s) - including maiden name; DOBs etc. (if known)	Not married
Date(s) of Marriage(s)	-
Place(s) of Marriage(s)	-
Children - names and dates of birth/death if known	-
Education	Took External Practical examinations in Singing and Piano through Trinity College, London (1903, 1904)  (also refer notes)
Occupation(s)	Joined the GPO in 1896 and retired after 50 years in 1946
Interests/Activities	Stanley was conductor and pianist of the “Rosemont Concert Party”.  The concert party travelled extensively around the state giving Elocution, Humorous, Recitals, Piano, Violin and Musical Monologues in country halls. Mabel Oats daughter of his brother John was also part of the concert party
Religion/Churches
Notes (points of interest etc.)	Extract from Chronicle 13 June 1946 – 50 years in the GPO Mr. Oates started as a telegraph messenger in 1896, and soon became a clerk in the telegraph branch. For 50 years he has worked in the central office, and has served under Sir Charles Todd and all his successors. Last week his colleagues gave him a warm send-off, and the Deputy Director (Mr. F. W. Arnold), on their behalf, handed him a beautiful travelling rug. Mr. Oates is fond of art, which he studied under the late Arthur Milbanke. He learnt the piano from Mr. E E. Mitchell, and singing from Mr. Edward Howard. He was widely known as conductor and pianist of the Rosemont Orchestra and Concert Party for 15 years.
Cross-references eg to siblings, parents, children	Siblings of Stanley Albert Brewer Oates  -  John George Oates (b1859), Phillip Oates Jnr.(b1861), George Oates (b1862), Elizabeth Mary  (b1865), George Wakefield Oates (b1867), Amelia Ann (b1876) Mabel Florence OATES who was also part of the concert Party was the daughter of John George Oates. A nephew Clifford Nicholas Oates (son of Phillip Oates Jnr) was killed in action in WW1
Local Government experience (if any)
Sources of information	Trove newspapers, BMD records, land titles
Principal Researcher(s)	Lesley Attema