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The couple had long moved from Kalk Bay by that time and had sold the property for £2,000
to Edmund Bourdillon in 1903. Despite extensive research absolutely no trace of this man has
been found. There was a well-known family in Rhodesia with this name and Edmund may
well have been an ancestor. There were later Rhodesian connections to this house as we will
see.
In 1917 Bourdillon had plans drawn by architect R P Milne for the addition of a bathroom at
the back of the house and this is the only record of the early house that has been found. (Fig.
3.25.) The house name Quinte Favilla is a mystery – its source has not been found. Also
unusual is that the plan is in the name of the South African Association although this name
does not appear in the deeds records. This was the South African Association for the
Administration and Settlement of Estates. It had among its directors many prominent lawyers
of the time and was regulated by Act of Parliament.
In 1921 Bourdillon sold to Joseph Clerc Sheridan and his widowed sister Teresa Claire
Atkinson (born Sheridan) for £2,100. This Irish family was from County Clare and this was
reflected in the name Kilfenora by which the house would be known for many years to come.
Joseph died in 1935 and the house was sold in March 1936. Teresa died in December of the
same year aged only 54. The new owner also had a connection with Southern Rhodesia – she
was Sophia Mary McIlwane the wife of the newly knighted (1936) Sir Robert McIlwane,
Solicitor General and High Court Judge in Southern Rhodesia. It was a holiday home and was
sold to Mrs E M Bertram in 1940 and changed hands several times before being bought in
1978 by Pauline Hope McFarland who had been married in Rhodesia to Kenneth Adair
McFarland. (Fig. 3.26.)
Before moving on to the specifics of the remainder of this area we need to introduce the
extended family that were major property owners and had a significant influence on the
development of the Quarterdeck area over many years.
