Timeline: 1900s

Charles Whillas marries Charlotte Sloggett; their family begins.

Events

26 Jul 1906 — Charles Johnston Whillas marries Charlotte Sloggett in North Adelaide. They have 5 children, including Dick and twin girls who die young. See marriage event.
12 Oct 1909 — John Henry (JH/Jack) Whillas, Dick's older brother, born at Finsbury Park, SA. No birth certificate.

Based on snippets from Cath, in the early 1900s Norman MacLeod, with a brother, took up land near Geraldton, WA under the WA Homestead Act of 1893 (65 ha free if lived on for 7 years). This didn't work out and he returned to the UK, working his way on a sailing ship (via Rio de Janeiro). He also gained an electrician qualification at the Royal Technical College in Glasgow around this time.
Charles & Lotte's children (all born in Adelaide): (1) John Henry b. 12 Oct 1909; (2) Daisy (twin) b. 18 May 1912, d. 30 May 1912; (3) Marjorie (twin) b. 18 May 1912, d. ~2.5 years later of diphtheria; (4) Frances Louise b. 1 Jul 1915; (5) Richard Charles (Dick) b. 31 Jul 1920.