# Timeline: 1870s Marriages and births that established both the Whillas and Gunn/McLeod lines. ## Events - **Jan 1870** — Parents of [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) married in [Barvas](/places/barvas-isle-of-lewis), Isle of Lewis, Scotland. - **13 Sep 1871** — [John Foggo Whillas](/people/john-foggo-whillas-b1846) marries [Frances Johnston](/people/frances-johnston-whillas-b1849) in Norwood, South Australia. These are Dick's paternal grandparents; both had emigrated to Australia. See [marriage event](/events/marriage-john-foggo-whillas-to-frances-johnston-1871). - **14 Jul 1872** — [Charles Johnston Whillas](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) (Dick's father) born, [Adelaide](/places/adelaide-south-australia). No birth certificate. He had 7 siblings. - **18 Aug 1873** — [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) (Cath's mother) born, Barvas (birth-certificate extract held). She was the 4th of 5 sisters. - **Nov 1878** — [James Andrew Whillas](/people/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](/people/charlotte-sloggett-whillas-b1879) born, [Millicent, SA](/places/millicent-south-australia). No birth certificate. She was the eldest of 8 girls. ## Notes & uncertainties - **John Foggo Whillas** was born in [Edinburgh](/places/edinburgh-scotland), Scotland on 21 May 1846 and died in Adelaide in March 1897 (age 50). **Frances Johnston** was born in [Belleek, Ireland](/places/belleek-northern-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](/people/charles-johnston-whillas-b1872) and siblings. - [Catherine Gunn](/people/catherine-gunn-macleod-b1873) had 2 uncles on her father's side ([Donald](/people/donald-macleod-b1881) and [Neil McLeod](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884)) 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). ## Related pages - [1860s](/timeline/1860s) · [1880s](/timeline/1880s) ## Sources - Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1870s* sheet.