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Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# John Foggo Whillas (1846–1897)
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Dick's paternal grandfather and the founder of the Australian Whillas line.
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## Key facts
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- **Born:** 21 May 1846, [Edinburgh](/places/edinburgh-scotland), Scotland
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- **Died:** March 1897 (age 50), Blackwood, South Australia
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- **Emigrated:** Left London for [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia) on the sailing vessel *St Vincent*, Sep 1868; arrived Port Adelaide 1 Dec 1868
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- **Married:** [Frances "Fannie" Johnston](/people/frances-johnston-whillas-b1849), 13 Sep 1871, Norwood, SA
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- **Children:** 8 — see below
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## Life
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John Foggo Whillas emigrated from Scotland as a young man, sailing on the *St Vincent* and arriving at Port Adelaide on 1 December 1868. He kept a diary of the voyage, which survives in the family (held by Janet Wilkin) — see [John Foggo Whillas voyage diary](/documents/john-foggo-whillas-voyage-diary).
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He married [Frances Johnston](/people/frances-johnston-whillas-b1849) in Norwood in 1871 — see [the marriage](/events/marriage-john-foggo-whillas-to-frances-johnston-1871). The couple's children were born in Melbourne and Adelaide before the family settled in South Australia.
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## Family
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- **Wife:** [Frances Johnston](/people/frances-johnston-whillas-b1849) (1849–1936)
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- **Brothers who also emigrated / visited:**
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- [Charles Bailie Whillas](/people/charles-bailie-whillas-b1848) (b. 1848) — teacher and school inspector
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- [Thomas Foggo Whillas](/people/thomas-foggo-whillas-minister-b1848) (b. 1848) — Free Church minister, Motherwell
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- [James Andrew Whillas](/people/james-andrew-whillas) — arrived Adelaide 1878
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- **Children:**
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1. [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) (1872–1944) — Dick's father
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2. [Helen Mary "Nell" Whillas](/people/helen-mary-whillas-b1876) (1876–1939)
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3. [John David Whillas](/people/john-david-whillas-b1878) (1878–1948)
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4. [Frances Anne Whillas](/people/frances-anne-whillas-b1880) (1880–1959)
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5. [James Mawhinney Whillas](/people/james-mawhinney-whillas-b1881) (b. 1881)
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6. [Lily Johnston Whillas](/people/lily-johnston-whillas-b1882) (1882–1949)
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7. [Thomas (Tom) Foggo Whillas](/people/thomas-foggo-whillas-b1884) (1884–1972)
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8. [Minnie Constance Whillas](/people/minnie-constance-whillas-b1889) (1889–1971)
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1860s*, *1870s* and *1890s* sheets.
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- Voyage diary of the *St Vincent* (family collection, held by Janet Wilkin).