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 on 22 Oct 1912; the long-standing family home. Sold by Charlotte on 3 Jul 1945.
• 15 & 17/19 Salter St, Kensington — houses bought by Norman MacLeod in 1945–46.
• 22 Gulf Pde, Brighton — bought by Lotte and Fran in Feb 1946.

Connection to the family

• Arrival point for the emigrant Whillas, Johnston and Sloggett ancestors from the 1860s; John Foggo Whillas arrived at Port Adelaide on 1 Dec 1868.
• Birthplace of Charles Johnston Whillas (1872, Adelaide), John Henry (1909, Finsbury Park), Fran (1915, Woodville), Dick (1920, Woodville), Robert (1944, Kensington) and Christine/Teena (1947, Maylands).
• Dick joined the RAAF here in 1940; Cath joined the WAAF at Keswick Barracks.
• Marriages: Charles & Charlotte (1906, North Adelaide); Dick & Cath (1943, Semaphore); Fran & Reg Hall (1953, Woodville).
• Deaths of Charles J. Whillas (1944), Charlotte (1952), Catherine Gunn (1950, buried Dudley Park), Frances Johnston (1936, Blackwood) and John Foggo Whillas (1897, Blackwood).

Sources

• Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), multiple sheets 1860s–1950s.