THE PROWD FAMILY This plaque marks the place where William Prowd decided to settle. William (1817 - 1901). A gentleman farmer from Armagh, Northern Ireland and his wife Mary (nee Doolan 1818 - 1897) arrived in Victoria in 1851. William purchased land in the Parish of Mulgrave north of Ferntree Gully Road from the crown in 1853. His family consisted of five sons and a daughter, the sons assisting on the farm. William, a devout Anglican, helped to initiate a Sunday School at the Oakleigh Church of England and petitioned for the establishment of the Oakleigh State School. Charles, (fourth son) and his wife Elizabeth (nee Christie) opened up a gravel pit and continued to farm their portion of the property. After the sale of several acres, they donated land for a private road known as Stanley Avenue to provide access to new residents. For over a century 65 acres remained in the ownership of the Prowd family. Placed by the City of Waverley on 25 November 1990. Cr. T. M. Heffernan JP. Mayor.