Timeline: 1870s

Marriages and births that established both the Whillas and Gunn/McLeod lines.

Events

Jan 1870 — Parents of Catherine Gunn married in Barvas, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
13 Sep 1871 — John Foggo Whillas marries Frances Johnston in Norwood, South Australia. These are Dick's paternal grandparents; both had emigrated to Australia. See marriage event.
14 Jul 1872 — Charles Johnston Whillas (Dick's father) born, Adelaide. No birth certificate. He had 7 siblings.
18 Aug 1873 — Catherine Gunn (Cath's mother) born, Barvas (birth-certificate extract held). She was the 4th of 5 sisters.
Nov 1878 — James Andrew Whillas, John Foggo's brother, arrives in Adelaide, including a stint at Whillas and Ormiston. Married but no children.
18 Jul 1879 — Catherine Charlotte "Lotte" Sloggett born, Millicent, SA. No birth certificate. She was the eldest of 8 girls.

John Foggo Whillas was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 21 May 1846 and died in Adelaide in March 1897 (age 50). Frances Johnston was born in Belleek, Ireland 14 Aug 1849 and died in Adelaide in July 1936 (age 86).
Dick had 7 aunts on his mother's side (the Sloggett girls of Millicent) — an undated photo names six of them with Charlotte in Mt Gambier: Murd, Dorothy, Ethyl(?), May, Lil, Evelyn. Daisy is not shown (said to have died aged ~12). Not in Robert's database.
Dick's 7 aunts & uncles on his father's side (children of John Foggo & Frances) are documented on their own pages — see Charles Johnston Whillas and siblings.
Catherine Gunn had 2 uncles on her father's side (Donald and Neil McLeod) and at least 4 aunts on her mother's side (Ann b. 3 Oct 1867, Jessie b. 5 Nov 1868, Margaret b. 9 Aug 1870, Mary b. 28 Jul 1874 — all Barvas).