# Catherine Normandy "Nan" Whillas (b. 1939)

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-b1921)

## Life

Nan started school in Glenelg in February 1947. During the family's years at Robe she attended Milicent HS, and later when at [Sth Purrumbete](/places/south-purrumbete-victoria) she bussed to [Camperdown](/places/camperdown-victoria) HS, where she met John Walsh (who used the same bus).

## Family

- **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

- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1930s*, *1940s* and *1950s* sheets.