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| - Birth certificate — [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) (Barvas, 1880) | |
| - Birth certificate — [Christine Frances "Teena" Whillas](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947) (Maylands, 1947) | |
| - Birth-certificate extract — [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) (Barvas, 1873) | |
| - | - Birth certificate — [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) (Glasgow, 1921) |
| + | - Birth certificate — [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) (Glasgow, 1921) |
| - Birth certificate — [Frances Louise (Fran) Whillas](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) (Woodville, 1915) | |
| - Birth certificate — [Richard Johnstone Whillas](/people/richard-johnstone-whillas-b1945) (East Brunswick, 1945) | |
| - Birth certificate — [Mark Campbell Whillas](/people/mark-campbell-whillas-b1955) (Camperdown, 1955) | |
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| - *Orvieto* passenger list & SA assisted-immigrant records — [1927 immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927) | |
| - AIF enlistment & discharge papers, and 1939 medal-replacement Statutory Declaration — [Norman MacLeod's WW1 service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service) | |
| - Australian Archives (SA) lighthouse log extracts (faxed to Robert Whillas, 19 Mar 1997) — [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) | |
| - | - Woodville District High School records — [Cath's schooling](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) (researched by Erika, Aug 2024) |
| + | - Woodville District High School records — [Cath's schooling](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) (researched by Erika, Aug 2024) |
| ## Sources | |
| documents/interview-teena-mclean-2026.md .. | |
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| - **Format:** Interview transcript, with time codes removed | |
| - **Source:** Supplied transcript, archived unchanged in `source/_ingested/` after ingestion. The wiki copy uses the corrected spelling **Teena** for the interviewee. | |
| - | This interview covers Teena's childhood in [Bray/Robe](/places/bray-robe-south-australia), [Cobden](/places/cobden-victoria), and [Invergordon](/places/invergordon-victoria); her parents [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920); siblings [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944), [Richard](/people/richard-johnstone-whillas-b1945), [Andrew](/people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949), and [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951); travel in Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines; her marriage to John in [Shepparton](/places/shepparton-victoria); and the couple's newsagency in [Alstonville](/places/alstonville-new-south-wales). She also shares recollections of her aunt [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915). |
| + | This interview covers Teena's childhood in [Bray/Robe](/places/bray-robe-south-australia), [Cobden](/places/cobden-victoria), and [Invergordon](/places/invergordon-victoria); her parents [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921); siblings [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944), [Richard](/people/richard-johnstone-whillas-b1945), [Andrew](/people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949), and [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951); travel in Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines; her marriage to John in [Shepparton](/places/shepparton-victoria); and the couple's newsagency in [Alstonville](/places/alstonville-new-south-wales). She also shares recollections of her aunt [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915). |
| ## Selected excerpts | |
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| > “Mum became a wool classer's cook as well, so she could earn some money.” | |
| > | |
| - | > — Teena on [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) during the family's time at Bray/Robe. |
| + | > — Teena on [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) during the family's time at Bray/Robe. |
| > “I travelled to Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines.” | |
| > | |
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| ## Related pages | |
| - [Teena's life and family](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947) | |
| - | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) · [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) |
| + | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) · [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) |
| - Siblings mentioned: [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944) · [Richard](/people/richard-johnstone-whillas-b1945) · [Andrew](/people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949) · [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951) | |
| - [Marriage to John McLean (1968)](/events/marriage-teena-whillas-to-john-mclean-1968) | |
| - [Hopetoun truck accident (1970)](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970) | |
| events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927.md .. | |
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| - **Arrived:** [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia), 7 October 1927 | |
| - **Vessel:** *Orvieto*, from Tilbury | |
| - | - **Travellers:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) (aged 6) and her mother [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) |
| + | - **Travellers:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) (aged 6) and her mother [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) |
| Cath and her mother emigrated from Scotland as nominated assisted immigrants to South Australia (SA records GRG7/10, unit 39c, File 3798). The passenger list is held. [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) had already returned to Australia (reportedly ~2 years earlier) and had begun his lighthouse career at [Cape Jaffa](/places/cape-jaffa-lighthouse) in February 1927. | |
| events/marriage-norman-macleod-to-catherine-gunn-1916.md .. | |
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| - **Couple:** [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) & [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) | |
| - **Marriage certificate:** held | |
| - | The couple married in Glasgow during Norman's WW1 service (see [his war service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service)), weeks after he was hospitalised for shell-shock at Pozières. Their daughter [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) was born in Glasgow in 1921; mother and daughter emigrated to Australia in 1927 (see [the immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927)). |
| + | The couple married in Glasgow during Norman's WW1 service (see [his war service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service)), weeks after he was hospitalised for shell-shock at Pozières. Their daughter [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) was born in Glasgow in 1921; mother and daughter emigrated to Australia in 1927 (see [the immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927)). |
| ## Related pages | |
| events/marriage-richard-whillas-to-catherine-mcleod-1943.md .. | |
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| - **Date:** 25 February 1943 | |
| - **Place:** Semaphore, [South Australia](/places/adelaide-south-australia) | |
| - | - **Couple:** [Richard Charles (Dick) Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) & [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Couple:** [Richard Charles (Dick) Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) & [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Record:** a copy is held | |
| The wedding took place during Dick's RAAF service in WW2, shortly after his promotion to Warrant Officer. The couple's eldest child, [Nan](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939), had been born in 1939; after the marriage her birth certificate was rewritten/"legitimised". Together Dick and Cath had 14 children (see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920)). | |
| family-tree.md .. | |
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| # Whillas / McLeod Family Tree | |
| - | A visual and outline family tree centred on [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920), the parents of the modern Whillas clan. The tree will be extended as more of the family is documented. |
| + | A visual and outline family tree centred on [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921), the parents of the modern Whillas clan. The tree will be extended as more of the family is documented. |
| ## Core lineage (diagram) | |
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| - **[Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880)** (1880–1955) + **[Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873)** (1873–1950) | |
| *(Norman's brothers: [Donald](/people/donald-macleod-b1881) b. 1881, [Neil](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884) 1884–1941)* | |
| - | - **[Catherine "Cath" McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920)** (b. 1921) — *see the union below* |
| + | - **[Catherine "Cath" McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921)** (b. 1921) — *see the union below* |
| ### The union: Dick & Cath | |
| - | **[Richard Charles "Dick" Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920)** (1920–1980) + **[Catherine "Cath" McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920)** (b. 1921), married 1943. Their 14 children: |
| + | **[Richard Charles "Dick" Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920)** (1920–1980) + **[Catherine "Cath" McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921)** (b. 1921), married 1943. Their 14 children: |
| 1. [Catherine Normandy "Nan"](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) (b. 1939) | |
| 2. [Robert Alexander](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944) (b. 1944) | |
| index.md .. | |
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| - [Catherine Gunn MacLeod](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) (1873–1950) | |
| - [Donald MacLeod](/people/donald-macleod-b1881) (b. 1881) | |
| - [Neil McLeod](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884) (1884–1941) — lost at sea, *MV Michael E* | |
| - | - [Catherine "Cath" McLeod Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) (b. 1921) — **family matriarch** |
| + | - [Catherine "Cath" McLeod Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) (b. 1921) — **family matriarch** |
| ### Children of Dick & Cath (14) | |
| - [Catherine Normandy "Nan"](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) (1939) · | |
| log.md .. | |
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| **Created:** | |
| - **12 timeline pages** — one per decade, [1860s](/timeline/1860s) through [1970s](/timeline/1970s). | |
| - | - **39 people pages** — the full Whillas and McLeod/Gunn lines from the 1846-born [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) down to the 14 children of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | - **39 people pages** — the full Whillas and McLeod/Gunn lines from the 1846-born [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) down to the 14 children of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| - **19 place pages** — Scotland/Ireland origins, South Australian towns and lighthouses, and the family's Victorian and WA homes. | |
| - **9 event pages** — emigrations, marriages, [Norman MacLeod's WW1 service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service), and the [1970 Hopetoun truck accident](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970). | |
| - **3 document pages** + index, including a scan of the [Catherine Gunn death certificate (1950)](/documents/catherine-gunn-death-certificate-1950). | |
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| ## [2026-09-30] ingest | Interview with Teena McLean (16 Aug 2026) | |
| - | Ingested the oral-history interview conducted by Erika Whillas. Added a high-level life timeline and cited recollections to [Teena's page](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947), created the [interview source page](/documents/interview-teena-mclean-2026) and [1968 marriage event](/events/marriage-teena-whillas-to-john-mclean-1968), and linked interview quotations from pages for [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920), [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920), [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915), and [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944), plus the [1970 accident](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970). |
| + | Ingested the oral-history interview conducted by Erika Whillas. Added a high-level life timeline and cited recollections to [Teena's page](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947), created the [interview source page](/documents/interview-teena-mclean-2026) and [1968 marriage event](/events/marriage-teena-whillas-to-john-mclean-1968), and linked interview quotations from pages for [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920), [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921), [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915), and [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944), plus the [1970 accident](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970). |
| Added place pages for [Cobden](/places/cobden-victoria), [Tandarook South](/places/tandarook-south-victoria), [Shepparton](/places/shepparton-victoria), and [Alstonville](/places/alstonville-new-south-wales); added the 1968 marriage to the [1960s timeline](/timeline/1960s) and the 2004 newsagency sale to the [2000s timeline](/timeline/2000s). Updated the [index](/index), [documents index](/documents/index), [home](/home), and [open questions](/open-questions) with conflicts or unresolved details from the interview. The supplied transcript was moved unchanged to `source/_ingested/`. | |
| + | |
| + | ## [2026-09-30] correction | Catherine "Cath" McLeod Whillas's birth year |
| + | |
| + | Confirmed Cath's birth year as **1921** (28 September, per her birth certificate). Removed the birth-year item from [open questions](/open-questions), renamed her page to [`catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921.md`](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921), and updated all wiki links. The earlier ingestion note records that some source records gave 1920; that historical note is superseded by this correction. |
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| ## Norman MacLeod's records | |
| - **Which British Army regiment did [Norman](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) serve in?** He gave the 1st Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (1914) but later the 3rd Seaforth Highlanders, service no. 8393 (1939). Complicated by *another* Norman McLeod, also from [Barvas](/places/barvas-isle-of-lewis), in the same units. See [Norman's WW1 service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service). | |
| - | - **When did Norman return to Australia in the 1920s?** Notes say ~2 years before [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) and her mother arrived in 1927 — not confirmed. |
| - | - **Norman's lighthouse postings after March 1936** ([Althorpe Island](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse), [Cape du Couedic](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse)) rest only on [Cath's](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) recollection; the SA Archives hold no record after [Cape Northumberland](/places/cape-northumberland-lighthouse). |
| + | - **When did Norman return to Australia in the 1920s?** Notes say ~2 years before [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) and her mother arrived in 1927 — not confirmed. |
| + | - **Norman's lighthouse postings after March 1936** ([Althorpe Island](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse), [Cape du Couedic](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse)) rest only on [Cath's](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) recollection; the SA Archives hold no record after [Cape Northumberland](/places/cape-northumberland-lighthouse). |
| - **When did Norman marry Lileen Kallady?** Date unknown (shortly before his death in Jan 1955). | |
| - **Where are Norman's ashes?** He was cremated in Melbourne; the location of the ashes is unknown. | |
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| ## Records & certificates to find | |
| - | - **[Cath's](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) birth year** — 1921 on her certificate, but some family records say 1920. |
| - **[Nan's](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) original birth certificate** — the pre-1943 (un-"legitimised") version, which would show residence and marital status at birth, is not available. | |
| - **Missing birth certificates** — noted as not held for several people, including [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872), [John Henry Whillas](/people/john-henry-whillas-b1909), [Charlotte Sloggett](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879), [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920), [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944) (missing), [Andrew John](/people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949), [Norman Vincent](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952), [Stuart James](/people/stuart-james-whillas-b1954), [Fiona](/people/fiona-victoria-whillas-b1956), [Susan](/people/susan-catrina-whillas-b1958), [Craig](/people/craig-douglas-whillas-b1959) and [Greg](/people/greg-stephen-whillas-b1960). See the [documents index](/documents/index). | |
| ## Curiosities from the source | |
| - | - **Why did C & D drive ~400 km from [Bray](/places/bray-robe-south-australia) to Adelaide on bad roads in a small Morris truck when [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) was nine months pregnant with [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951)?** (A question posed by the family historian.) |
| + | - **Why did C & D drive ~400 km from [Bray](/places/bray-robe-south-australia) to Adelaide on bad roads in a small Morris truck when [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) was nine months pregnant with [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951)?** (A question posed by the family historian.) |
| ## Teena birth, residence, and chronology questions | |
| people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949.md .. | |
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| # Andrew John Whillas (b. 1949) | |
| - | Fifth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Fifth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 20 Oct 1949, [Angaston](/places/angaston-south-australia), SA (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
| people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873.md .. | |
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| - **Born:** 18 Aug 1873, [Barvas](/places/barvas-isle-of-lewis), Isle of Lewis, Scotland (birth-certificate extract held) | |
| - **Died:** 27 Aug 1950 (age 77), [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia); buried 29 Aug at Dudley Park Methodist Cemetery | |
| - **Married:** [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880), 28 Aug 1916, [Glasgow](/places/glasgow-scotland) | |
| - | - **Children:** [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Children:** [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
| - | Catherine Gunn was the 4th of 5 sisters. Her parents married in Barvas in January 1870. She married [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) in Glasgow in 1916 (see [the marriage](/events/marriage-norman-macleod-to-catherine-gunn-1916)). In October 1927 she and her daughter [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) emigrated to Adelaide on the *Orvieto* (see [the immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927)). She died in Adelaide in 1950; her [death certificate](/documents/catherine-gunn-death-certificate-1950) survives. |
| + | Catherine Gunn was the 4th of 5 sisters. Her parents married in Barvas in January 1870. She married [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) in Glasgow in 1916 (see [the marriage](/events/marriage-norman-macleod-to-catherine-gunn-1916)). In October 1927 she and her daughter [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) emigrated to Adelaide on the *Orvieto* (see [the immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927)). She died in Adelaide in 1950; her [death certificate](/documents/catherine-gunn-death-certificate-1950) survives. |
| ## Family | |
| - **Husband:** [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) | |
| - | - **Daughter:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Daughter:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Sisters** (Cath's aunts on her mother's side, from Mormon records, all born Barvas): Ann (b. 3 Oct 1867), Jessie (b. 5 Nov 1868), Margaret (b. 9 Aug 1870), Mary (b. 28 Jul 1874). | |
| ## Sources | |
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| - **Children:** 14 (see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920)) | |
| - **Parents:** [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) · [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) | |
| - | > Note: her birth certificate records 1921, though some family records give her birth year as 1920. |
| - | |
| ## Early life | |
| Cath was born in Glasgow, where her father [Norman](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) was working as an electrician. She spent some time on the Isle of Lewis in childhood. On 7 October 1927 she and her mother [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) arrived in Adelaide on the *Orvieto* as nominated assisted immigrants (see [the immigration](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927)). | |
| people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939.md .. | |
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| # Catherine Normandy "Nan" Whillas (b. 1939) | |
| - | Eldest child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Eldest child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 26 May 1939, Kangaroo Island (near [Cape du Couedic](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse)). The birth certificate was later rewritten/legitimised after her parents married in 1943. | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
| people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947.md .. | |
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| # Christine Frances "Teena" Whillas (b. 1947) | |
| - | Known as **Teena McLean** after her marriage to John. Fourth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). Her 2026 oral-history interview records her childhood across South Australia and Victoria, her travels, marriage, and later newsagency business in Alstonville. |
| + | Known as **Teena McLean** after her marriage to John. Fourth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). Her 2026 oral-history interview records her childhood across South Australia and Victoria, her travels, marriage, and later newsagency business in Alstonville. |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 28 Mar 1947, Maylands, [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia) (birth certificate held; home address 15 Salter St, Kensington) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Husband:** John McLean | |
| - **Married:** 28 Sep 1968, Presbyterian Church, [Shepparton](/places/shepparton-victoria) (see [marriage event](/events/marriage-teena-whillas-to-john-mclean-1968)) | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Husband:** John McLean | |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14; the interview specifically recalls [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944), [Richard](/people/richard-johnstone-whillas-b1945), [Andrew](/people/andrew-john-whillas-b1949), and [Janet](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951). | |
| - **Aunt:** [Frances Louise "Fran" Whillas](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) | |
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| # Craig Douglas Whillas (b. 1959) | |
| - | Thirteenth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Thirteenth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 22 Aug 1959, [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria), Victoria (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Fiona Victoria "Fi" Whillas (b. 1956) | |
| - | Eleventh child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Eleventh child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 29 Sep 1956, [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria), Victoria (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Greg Stephen Whillas (b. 1960) | |
| - | Fourteenth and youngest child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Fourteenth and youngest child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 1 Nov 1960, Numurkah, Victoria (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Janet Barbara Whillas (b. 1951) | |
| - | Sixth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Sixth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 1 May 1951, Murray Bridge, SA (birth certificate gives Robe as home address; Dick's occupation "Grazier") | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Lea Graham Whillas (b. 1953) | |
| - | Eighth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Eighth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 24 Apr 1953, [Millicent](/places/millicent-south-australia)(?), SA | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Mark Campbell Whillas (b. 1955) | |
| - | Tenth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Tenth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 14 Apr 1955, [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria), Victoria (birth certificate held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| - **Born:** 15 Mar 1880, [Barvas](/places/barvas-isle-of-lewis), Isle of Lewis, Scotland (birth certificate held — spelt "MacLeod") | |
| - **Died:** 31 Jan 1955, Melbourne (cremated; location of ashes unknown) | |
| - **Married:** (1) [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873), 28 Aug 1916, [Glasgow](/places/glasgow-scotland); (2) Lileen Kallady, shortly before his death (date unknown) | |
| - | - **Children:** [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Children:** [Catherine (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Brothers:** [Donald](/people/donald-macleod-b1881), [Neil](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884) | |
| ## Early life & British Army | |
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| ## Family | |
| - **Wives:** [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873); later Lileen Kallady | |
| - | - **Daughter:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Daughter:** [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Brothers:** [Donald MacLeod](/people/donald-macleod-b1881), [Neil McLeod](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884) | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Norman Vincent Whillas (b. 1952) | |
| - | Seventh child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Seventh child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 24 Apr 1952, [Millicent](/places/millicent-south-australia), SA (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Richard Charles "Dick / Lex" Whillas (1920–1980) | |
| - | Patriarch of the modern Whillas family; RAAF veteran, and with his wife [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) the father of 14 children. |
| + | Patriarch of the modern Whillas family; RAAF veteran, and with his wife [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) the father of 14 children. |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 31 Jul 1920, Woodville, [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia) (no birth certificate) | |
| - **Died:** 2 Aug 1980 | |
| - | - **Married:** [Catherine McLeod (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920), 25 Feb 1943, Semaphore, SA |
| + | - **Married:** [Catherine McLeod (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921), 25 Feb 1943, Semaphore, SA |
| - **Children:** 14 (see below) | |
| - **Parents:** [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) · [Charlotte Sloggett](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879) | |
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| ## Marriage & family life | |
| - | Dick married [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) at Semaphore, SA on 25 February 1943 (see [the marriage](/events/marriage-richard-whillas-to-catherine-mcleod-1943)). After the war the family moved often, following Dick's work: |
| + | Dick married [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) at Semaphore, SA on 25 February 1943 (see [the marriage](/events/marriage-richard-whillas-to-catherine-mcleod-1943)). After the war the family moved often, following Dick's work: |
| - **c. 1948** — manager of a dried fruit company (Angas Park?) at [Angaston](/places/angaston-south-australia) | |
| - **c. 1951–52** — leased Crown Land at [Bray, near Robe](/places/bray-robe-south-australia), building a house while working as a wool classer and grazier | |
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| ## Children (14) | |
| - | With [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920): |
| + | With [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921): |
| 1. [Catherine Normandy (Nan)](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) — b. 1939 | |
| 2. [Robert Alexander](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944) — b. 1944 | |
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| # Richard Johnstone Whillas (b. 1945) | |
| - | Third child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920); a structural engineer. |
| + | Third child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921); a structural engineer. |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 24 Dec 1945, East Brunswick, Melbourne (birth certificate held; home address 129 Mitchell St, East Brunswick) | |
| - **Married:** Irine | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Wife:** Irine | |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
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| # Robert Alexander Whillas (b. 1944) | |
| - | Second child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). Compiler of much of the family's archival research. |
| + | Second child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). Compiler of much of the family's archival research. |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 29 Jan 1944, Kensington, [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia) (birth certificate missing) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Stuart James "Jim" Whillas (b. 1954) | |
| - | Ninth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Ninth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 12 May 1954, [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria), Victoria (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| # Susan Catrina Whillas (b. 1958) | |
| - | Twelfth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920). |
| + | Twelfth child of [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Cath Whillas](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921). |
| ## Key facts | |
| - **Born:** 21 Aug 1958, [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria), Victoria (birth certificate not held) | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| ## Life | |
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| ## Family | |
| - | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) |
| + | - **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) |
| - **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14 | |
| ## Sources | |
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| - Arrival point for the emigrant Whillas, Johnston and Sloggett ancestors from the 1860s; [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) arrived at Port Adelaide on 1 Dec 1868. | |
| - Birthplace of [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) (1872, Adelaide), [John Henry](/people/john-henry-whillas-b1909) (1909, Finsbury Park), [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) (1915, Woodville), [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) (1920, Woodville), [Robert](/people/robert-alexander-whillas-b1944) (1944, Kensington) and [Christine/Teena](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947) (1947, Maylands). | |
| - | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) joined the RAAF here in 1940; [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) joined the WAAF at Keswick Barracks. |
| + | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) joined the RAAF here in 1940; [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) joined the WAAF at Keswick Barracks. |
| - Marriages: [Charles & Charlotte](/events/marriage-charles-whillas-to-charlotte-sloggett-1906) (1906, North Adelaide); [Dick & Cath](/events/marriage-richard-whillas-to-catherine-mcleod-1943) (1943, Semaphore); [Fran & Reg Hall](/events/marriage-frances-whillas-to-reg-hall-1953) (1953, Woodville). | |
| - Deaths of [Charles J. Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) (1944), [Charlotte](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879) (1952), [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) (1950, buried Dudley Park), [Frances Johnston](/people/frances-johnston-whillas-b1849) (1936, Blackwood) and [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) (1897, Blackwood). | |
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| ## Connection to the family | |
| - | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) places her father [Norman](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) here from about 1936–40 (after Cape Northumberland), though the SA Archives hold no record of him after 1936. |
| + | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) places her father [Norman](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) here from about 1936–40 (after Cape Northumberland), though the SA Archives hold no record of him after 1936. |
| - [Nan](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) was born on Kangaroo Island on 26 May 1939, which ties in with a Cape du Couedic posting. | |
| ## Related | |
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| - [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) was appointed here by the SA Lighthouse Service on **11 Feb 1927**. | |
| - Accommodation comprised onshore houses (25 km from Kingston) and flats on the lighthouse itself, 8 km offshore. | |
| - | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) spent part of her childhood here, boarding in Kingston for the last 6 months. |
| + | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) spent part of her childhood here, boarding in Kingston for the last 6 months. |
| ## Related | |
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| ## Connection to the family | |
| - [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) appointed lightkeeper on **11 May 1933**, remaining until 29 Mar 1936 — the last posting recorded in the Australian Archives. | |
| - | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) lived here with her parents and started school at Pt MacDonald PS (3 km away) on 23 May 1933. Watercolours painted by another lighthouse keeper survive. |
| + | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) lived here with her parents and started school at Pt MacDonald PS (3 km away) on 23 May 1933. Watercolours painted by another lighthouse keeper survive. |
| ## Related | |
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| ## Connection to the family | |
| - Following the [Hopetoun truck accident](/events/hopetoun-truck-accident-1970) (1970) and Dick's bankruptcy, the family (from [Norman](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952) down) moved to **27 Malcolm Street, East Fremantle**. | |
| - | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Jim](/people/stuart-james-whillas-b1954) got jobs mowing lawns with the local council; [Norman](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952) and [Lea](/people/lea-graham-whillas-b1953) worked as trades assistants in refinery fitouts; [Mark](/people/mark-campbell-whillas-b1955), [Fi](/people/fiona-victoria-whillas-b1956) and [Susan](/people/susan-catrina-whillas-b1958) started at John Curtin HS. [Greg](/people/greg-stephen-whillas-b1960) and [Craig](/people/craig-douglas-whillas-b1959) moved to WA later. [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) worked at Wigmores. |
| + | - [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) and [Jim](/people/stuart-james-whillas-b1954) got jobs mowing lawns with the local council; [Norman](/people/norman-vincent-whillas-b1952) and [Lea](/people/lea-graham-whillas-b1953) worked as trades assistants in refinery fitouts; [Mark](/people/mark-campbell-whillas-b1955), [Fi](/people/fiona-victoria-whillas-b1956) and [Susan](/people/susan-catrina-whillas-b1958) started at John Curtin HS. [Greg](/people/greg-stephen-whillas-b1960) and [Craig](/people/craig-douglas-whillas-b1959) moved to WA later. [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) worked at Wigmores. |
| ## Sources | |
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| - [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) gained an electrician's qualification at the Royal Technical College here and worked for Campbell & Isherwood after WW1. | |
| - [Norman](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) married [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) in Glasgow on 28 Aug 1916. | |
| - | - [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) was born here at **10 Grove St, St George's Cross** on 28 Sep 1921. This address recurs in Norman's AIF papers and Cath's birth certificate. |
| + | - [Catherine (Cath) McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) was born here at **10 Grove St, St George's Cross** on 28 Sep 1921. This address recurs in Norman's AIF papers and Cath's birth certificate. |
| ## Sources | |
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| ## Connection to the family | |
| - [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) bought **28 Cameron St, Kingston** on 25 Sep 1931 (sold 26 Aug 1946). | |
| - | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) boarded in Kingston with Jim "Wag" Winter for the last 6 months of Norman's posting to Cape Jaffa. The onshore lighthouse-keeper houses were about 25 km from Kingston. |
| + | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) boarded in Kingston with Jim "Wag" Winter for the last 6 months of Norman's posting to Cape Jaffa. The onshore lighthouse-keeper houses were about 25 km from Kingston. |
| ## Sources | |
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| - [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) appointed lightkeeper on **7 May 1930**; his family arrived with him. | |
| - [J.H. Whillas](/people/john-henry-whillas-b1909) appointed temporary lightkeeper on 16 Oct 1931, staying ~12 months due to a staff shortage; he left on the MV *Yandra* in Aug 1932. | |
| - | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) arrived on the MV *Yandra* on 10 Jan 1932 and left for Port Adelaide on the MV *Lady Loch* on 14 Feb 1932. |
| + | - [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) arrived on the MV *Yandra* on 10 Jan 1932 and left for Port Adelaide on the MV *Lady Loch* on 14 Feb 1932. |
| ## Related | |
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| ## Events | |
| - **31 Jul 1920** — [Richard Charles (Lex/Dick) Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) born, Woodville, Adelaide. No birth certificate. | |
| - | - **28 Sep 1921** — [Catherine McLeod (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) born at 10 Grove St, [Glasgow](/places/glasgow-scotland) (birth certificate held). |
| + | - **28 Sep 1921** — [Catherine McLeod (Cath)](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) born at 10 Grove St, [Glasgow](/places/glasgow-scotland) (birth certificate held). |
| - **24 Jun 1925** — [John H. Whillas (JH)](/people/john-henry-whillas-b1909) commences work with the PMG; except for a stint on Sth Neptune lighthouse in 1931–32, he remains with the PMG all his working life. | |
| - **11 Feb 1927** — [Norman McLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) appointed to the SA Lighthouse Service at [Cape Jaffa light](/places/cape-jaffa-lighthouse). | |
| - **Jun 1927** — JH passes the exam for Junior Mechanic with the PMG. | |
| - | - **7 Oct 1927** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920), with her mother [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873), arrives in Adelaide on the *Orvieto* from Tilbury (passenger list held). They were nominated as assisted immigrants to SA. See [immigration event](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927). |
| + | - **7 Oct 1927** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921), with her mother [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873), arrives in Adelaide on the *Orvieto* from Tilbury (passenger list held). They were nominated as assisted immigrants to SA. See [immigration event](/events/immigration-catherine-mcleod-orvieto-1927). |
| - **Oct 1928** — "Uncle Joe" working for the PMG, probably at Bordertown. | |
| ## Notes & uncertainties | |
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| - **Jul 1931** — [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) starts work at aunts [Nell](/people/helen-mary-whillas-b1876) and [Min's](/people/minnie-constance-whillas-b1889) shop in Rundle St. | |
| - **25 Sep 1931** — Norman McLeod buys 28 Cameron St, [Kingston](/places/kingston-south-australia). | |
| - **16 Oct 1931** — [J.H. Whillas](/people/john-henry-whillas-b1909) appointed temporary lightkeeper on Neptune Island; stays ~12 months due to staff shortage. | |
| - | - **10 Jan 1932** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) arrives on Neptune Is from Port Adelaide on MV *Yandra*. |
| + | - **10 Jan 1932** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) arrives on Neptune Is from Port Adelaide on MV *Yandra*. |
| - **14 Feb 1932** — Cath leaves Neptune Is for Port Adelaide on MV *Lady Loch*. | |
| - **Aug 1932** — JH leaves Neptune on MV *Yandra*. | |
| - **11 May 1933** — Norman appointed lightkeeper on [Cape Northumberland](/places/cape-northumberland-lighthouse). **23 May** — Cath starts school at Pt MacDonald PS. | |
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| - **Jan 1940** — [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) applies to join the RAAF, using 22 Stanley St as home address. | |
| - **19 Feb 1940** — Dick joins the RAAF in Adelaide; posted to Laverton. | |
| - | - **Mar 1940** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920) joins the WAAF, working at Keswick Barracks, Adelaide (HQ of 4th Military District). |
| + | - **Mar 1940** — [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) joins the WAAF, working at Keswick Barracks, Adelaide (HQ of 4th Military District). |
| - **10 Jun 1940** — Dick posted to Adelaide. | |
| - **25 Sep 1940** — Dick posted to Ascot Vale. | |
| - **1 Apr 1941** — Dick promoted to Sergeant. | |