Frederick, son of Francis and Ann (née Orris) Challis, was born in Suffolk England in 1849. On 13 July 1874 he married Elizabeth Amelia Melhuish, daughter of John Southwood and Elizabeth Fry (née Mitchell) Melhuish. She was born on 16 October 1848. The couple had two children:
Elizabeth Ann — born on 9 September 1874, married Arthur Burvill in 1896, died on 27 June 1950 at Ballarat
​Charlotte Amelia (Lottie) — Born in 1883 at Mount Duneed, married Frank Joseph Hopgood in 1912, died on 3 April 1976 aged 93 years, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery

Frederick purchased about five acres of land on the corner of Flinders Parade, Bridge Road and Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads from John Middlemiss on 13 January, 1876. He also acquired six acres on the south side of Bridge Road — the site where the Barwon Heads Hotel was later built. He farmed this land until about 1890.

Elizabeth died on 14 May 1908 at Barwon Heads and was buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery.

Frederick Married Louisa (née Davey) Brockley in 1911. The couple had no children. When she died on 22 September 1921 she was buried with Frederick's first wife. Frederick's parents Francis and Ann are also buried here. 

In 1922 Frederick married Hannah Mary Preston, daughter of Thomas and Matilda (née Browne) Preston. Frederick died on 26 January 1926 and was buried in the Methodist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Hannah died on 4 October 1959 aged 90 years
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​Harry, son of  Francis and Ann (née Orris) Challis (1851 - 1937), was baptised 4 May 1851 at Ousden in Suffolk. He emigrated with his parents and 3 year old brother, Frederick, arriving in Tasmania on the ship Louisa on 10 January 1853. The family stayed in Tasmania for four years, arriving in Victoria in 1857 and settling near Barwon Heads. 

Harry married Sarah Jane, daughter of James and Hannah (née Davis) Porter in 1874. They had the following children, three of whom died during the course of World War 1:
Henry  — born in May 1875, suffocated in 1875 by lying on his face, buried in an unknown location at Mount Duneed Cemetery
James Francis — born on 11 May 1876 at Barwon Heads, married Doris Jean Walls on 26 April 1924, died 16 April 1943 at Melbourne. 
Private Charles Henry — born in 1878 at Mount Duneed, died in Bendigo Hospital of Meningitis at the age of 38 years while at the Bendigo Army Camp, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery 
Louisa Ethel — born on 5 May 1880 at Connewarre East, married William Cameron on 31 January 1900 at Connewarre East, died on 18 August 1945 at Connewarre East
Private Edwin — born in 1882 at Connewarre, ​died on 18 December 1918 in France, memorial at Maubeuge Centre Cemetery 
Esther Hannah — Born in 1884 at Mount Duneed, married Alexander Tait Blyth in 1910 ​at Connewarre East, died on 16 January 1961, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery
Lewis John — born in 1886 at Mount Duneed, married Elsie Gordon Scott in 1914, died on 6 July 1961
Mary Letitia — born in 1890 at Mount Duneed, married Daniel Slade, died on 12 August 1964 aged 74 years, buried in the Methodist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Private Sydney Gordon — born in 1896 at Mount Duneed, missing in action on 11 April 1917 in France 
George Frederick — born in 1899 at Mount Duneed

In September 1882 Harry was appointed as a trustee of the land temporarily reserved as a site for a Wesleyan church at Connewarre. In 1892  he stated that he owned 30 acres near Barwon Heads which was mainly used for market gardening. He harvested 4 tons of vegetables a week from this land for three or four months of the year. He had improved this land by taking the shell and pipe-clay from the swamp and dressing it with bone dust. He had 17 acres of the land under garden staff, four acres in their natural state and he had other parts under hay cultivation. Harry and Sarah Jane moved to 19 Verner Street, South Geelong on retiring about 1910.

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William Charles, son of Francis and Frances (née Littlewood) Cutts was born in 1893. He married Sarah Chandler Currie in 1885. They had the following children:
Mary Daphne — born 1899 at Warracknabeal, married Robert Charles Ritchie, died 1962 at Camberwell aged 73
​Tessa Chandler — born 1891 at Warracknabeal, married Robert Howard on 21 January 1914, died 13 March 1986 at Leopold aged 95, buried in the Methodist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
William Charles — born 1893 at Warracknabeal, married Winnie Brown, died 1971 at Geelong aged 78, buried in the Methodist section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. He was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1922 until 1926 and 1940 until 1951
Myrtle Irene — born 1895 at Ballarat, married Leslie Desterre Noble in 1922, died 1958 at Geelong aged 62
Eric Vincent — born 1897 at Ballarat, died 24 January 1915, aged 17, as a result of drowning at Barwon Heads
Vera Alexandra — born 1902 at Warracknabeal, married Alex Wynnam
​Howard Gilroy — born 1909 at Geelong, married Ethel Maud Stanning in 1921, died 1966 at Belgrave Heights aged 57

​Cutts had been a well known store keeper at Warracknabeal before arriving in the Geelong.
In 1907 he had purchased 470 acres of the Grassdale estate at Freshwater Creek from George Meredith, who had purchased it from Samuel Seward the previous year. He owned Monomeith at Barwon Heads, a property he had purchased from George Hague in August 1910. It was reputed as being the largest holiday house on the Victorian coast. He died in 1971 in Geelong.

In August 1915 Monomeith was sold to Mrs Harriett Maria (née Blake) Garlick of Dennistoun, South Yarra who ran it as a guest house. It contained about 20 rooms. On 26 December 1922 Monomeith was subdivided and sold in 11 allotments. Mrs Garlick died on 19 January 1930 at her home Warrawee, Barwon Heads. She was the widow of Edward Charles Garlick and mother of Edward Thomas Mervyn Garlick.

For sale on 26 December 1922 — 11 building lots
Lot 2 together with building
​A was to be sold as one lot.
​B  Magnificent dining room
​C  WB Kitchen and 4 rooms with stoves and hot water service
D  WB Building containing 2 rooms
​E  WB Building containing 2 rooms
​F  Garage (36' x 20') with 1 rooms for chauffeurs
G  Stables
H  Coal Shed
​J  Windmill (by Bryan Bros) 8' diameter 3' high, tank 3000 gal capacity, tank stand 22' high

​On 16 January, 1930, Margaret Elizabeth (née Mill) Quinlivan, aged 50, who married James (Jim) Leo Quinlivan in 1907, died suddenly at her home near Barwon Heads. The Quinlivans had come to live at Connewarre East about 1922 when Jim took a job collecting fees from the campers at Barwon Heads. 

Dr J E Piper, who made a  post mortem examination of the body, saw signs which indicated that death was due to poisoning. The stomach was forwarded to the government analyst, who reported that death was due to poisoning.

Margaret and James lived at Connewarre East with their three children, James Alexander (Jim), Mary and Jane. She had not told anyone she was feeling unwell. James was out for some time on the night of 15 January, and on his return home he saw that his wife had had a hot drink. He made a drink for himself, using the same cup. Early in the morning he heard his wife making a noise as if in her sleep. As this continued for some time he struck a match and saw that his wife was ill. She died before a doctor could be summoned.

Margaret had three brothers, George, William and Alexander Mill. She was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. James, who died on 28 July 1961 at the age of 83 was buried with her.

A decision was made by Mr Justice Lowe in the First Civil Court on 20 July 1933 that permits granted by the Geelong Harbor Trust for the erection of boathouses on the beach at the Barwon River at Barwon Heads were illegal, also an injunction to restrain the trust from issueing further permits and a mandatory injunction for the removal of existing boathouses. However, he ordered that the buildings should be allowed to remain until January 14, 1933. He did this to avoid hardship to the owners of the buildings. The trust took prompt steps to have its wrong-doing condoned by taking action. 

​It was amazing that the government announced on 10 January 1933 that the boathouses could remain for another year.

Licences renewed for 1933:
​Barwon Rowing Club
Mrs G Brownlee, Marnock Vale
CN Brown, Geelong
TS Barnfather, Newtown
A Bell, Geelong
CR Bernard, Geelong
Miss A Blakiston, Geelong
​W Carr, Colac
Church of England Grammar School, Corio
KJ Coughlan, Ballarat
DT Casey, Geelong
Captain Cumming, Geelong
Dr Crawford, Ballarat
Miss EN Clarke, Ballarat
Miss EJ Cathcart, Newtown
A Davies, Ballarat
BW Douglass, Geelong
Mrs L Flockhart, Melbourne
Mrs P Fraser, Geelong
TJ Fowler, Geelong
Mrs N Francis, Melbourne
​JS Gray, Geelong
Dr AS Grimwade, Geelong
Miss Goodwin, Geelong
HC Giles, Geelong
J Hancock, Geelong West
EJ Heywood, Geelong
​Mrs H Hitchcock, Geelong
PH Holden, Geelong
Mrs May Hoban, Melbourne
​Rev AT Holden, Kew
​Mrs FE Humble, Geelong
P Hoskin, Geelong
​Mrs Helen Hodges, Geelong
EF Holden, Geelong
​M J Illingworth, Geelong
WJ Jarman, Barwon Heads
EL Julien, Geelong
Mrs OA James, Geelong
WC Kernot, Geelong
TJ Kerley, Geelong
Mrs M Langhorne, Barwon Heads
Mrs AM Little, Geelong
TF Murray;, Geelong
Miss L Millett, Ballarat
Rev John Nall, Geelong
ECE Opie, Geelong
Miss AW & Mrs AL Storrer, Geelong
​JFS Shannon, Geelong
PH Spargo, Geelong
SH Thompson, Geelong
JMcN Turnbull, Camberwell
RJ Thomas, Melbourne
CH Tutton, Melbourne
Mrs AR Thear, Geelong
​Mrs Thiemeyer & Mrs F Evans, Melbourne
​Mrs MH Williams, Geelong