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67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
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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# Robert Alexander Whillas (b. 1944)
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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.
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## Key facts
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- **Born:** 29 Jan 1944, Kensington, [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia) (birth certificate missing)
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- **Parents:** [Dick Whillas](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath McLeod](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920)
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## Life
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Robert started school in Glenelg in February 1949. Much of the documented family research — including the Australian Archives lighthouse log extracts (faxed to him 19 Mar 1997) — is associated with Robert's genealogical database.
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## Family
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- **Parents:** [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) · [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1920)
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- **Siblings:** see [Dick's page](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) for all 14
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1940s* sheet.