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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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# Timeline: 1890s
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## Events
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- **16 Mar 1897** — [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) dies in Blackwood, South Australia (age 50).
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- **Mar 1899** — [Thomas Foggo Whillas](/people/thomas-foggo-whillas-minister-b1848) (b. 18 Jul 1848), minister of the Motherwell branch of the Free Church, visits Adelaide from Scotland — about 3 months away from Scotland in total.
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## Notes & uncertainties
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- Sometime in this period [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) joined the British Army (1st Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) and served 5 years, per his statement when enlisting in the AIF in Oct 1914. Served in India and possibly the Boer War. In 1939, applying to the RSL for duplicate WW1 medals, he said it was the 3rd Seaforth Highlanders (service number 8393). See [Norman MacLeod's WW1 service](/events/norman-macleod-ww1-service).
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## Related pages
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- [1880s](/timeline/1880s) · [1900s](/timeline/1900s)
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1890s* sheet.