# Adelaide, South Australia The capital of South Australia and the hub of the Whillas family for generations. Many family events occurred in its suburbs — Woodville, Norwood, Finsbury Park, North Adelaide, Kensington, Maylands, Blackwood, Semaphore, Glenelg and Brighton. ## Key addresses - **22 Stanley St, Woodville** — purchased by [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) on 22 Oct 1912; the long-standing family home. Sold by [Charlotte](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879) on 3 Jul 1945. - **15 & 17/19 Salter St, Kensington** — houses bought by [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) in 1945–46. - **22 Gulf Pde, Brighton** — bought by [Lotte](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879) and [Fran](/people/frances-louise-whillas-b1915) in Feb 1946. ## Connection to the family - 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-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). ## Sources - Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), multiple sheets 1860s–1950s.