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John Foggo WHILLAS ‎(I24191)‎

Given Names: John Foggo
Surname: WHILLAS

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 21 May 1846 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death: 16 May 1897 ‎(Age 50)‎ North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Personal Facts and Details

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Birth	21 May 1846 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Residence	October 1866 ‎(Age 20)‎ 74 Drummond Street, Euston Square, London, England
Marriage	Fannie JOHNSTON - 13 September 1871 ‎(Age 25)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Biographical Notes	Note: Born on the 21st May 1846 to John and Helen WHILLAS of High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. He was not a big baby, but plump and well formed with deep blue serene eyes. He had an older brother and two brothers and a sister younger than himself. John showed an early liking for books and was sent to work at a stationers shop in Edinburgh. He was very keen on music and his father, a cabinet maker, had made him a violin of his own, something John cherished very much. Each evening he would act it out and spend the time playing Scotch reels and ballads. When he was about twenty two, it was decided that he and his brother Charles, a school teacher, should seek their fortunes in Australia. Business was very bad in the old country and there were glowing accounts of the wealth and prospects in the new country - Australia. In May 1869 they departed Scotland and after a long passage they arrived in Adelaide. Such was the Scotch reserve, that Jack who loved his mother dearly merely shook hands with her when he left Scotland. He was a wonderful son though and never failed to send her a pittance from his salary. On arrival in Adelaide he went to work for PRATTS & COMPANY - Stationers, on the corner of King William and Hindley Streets. In 1870 he met Fannie Johnston and it was love at first sight. He wrote to her asking for permission to take her for a walk, as he wished to be better acquainted with her. The following year he proposed to her, she accepted and they were married on the 13th September 1871. John died on the 16th March 1897 leaving his wife and eight children. He was almost 51 years of age.
Biographical Notes	Note: A note on John by His brother Andrew. "John was educated at George Heriot Foundation School, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. At about the age of 13 he was apprenticed in South Bridge to a bookseller. After finishing his apprenticeship he continued a short time as a journeyman and then went up to London to another bookseller. He remained in London for several years before he migrated to Australia. In his early years John was noted for his orderliness: his drawer was always held up as a model of perfection with which our confused drawers were contrasted, and his industry. While at his trade of book selling, he developed a great interest in book binding, which he practiced at home in his spare hours. He also turned to the practice of violin music which he has continued ever since. He became interested in athletics in the form of foot racing and used to go out in the mornings to exercise himself in the meadows. In his youngest days he used to take fits of "dourness" when anything crossed him and I can remember how at such times he used to throw away all his treasures and say he didn't want them. But this trait, thanks to the great wisdom of his mother's dealings with him, disappeared long before he reached manhood"
Death	16 May 1897 ‎(Age 50)‎ North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Burial	Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia
Last Change	15 February 2008 - 10:48:45

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Immediate Family (F7760)
Wife	Fannie JOHNSTON 1849 - 1936
Son	Charles Johnston WHILLAS 1872 - 1944
Son	John David WHILLAS 1878 -

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Biographical Notes	Born on the 21st May 1846 to John and Helen WHILLAS of High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. He was not a big baby, but plump and well formed with deep blue serene eyes. He had an older brother and two brothers and a sister younger than himself. John showed an early liking for books and was sent to work at a stationers shop in Edinburgh. He was very keen on music and his father, a cabinet maker, had made him a violin of his own, something John cherished very much. Each evening he would act it out and spend the time playing Scotch reels and ballads. When he was about twenty two, it was decided that he and his brother Charles, a school teacher, should seek their fortunes in Australia. Business was very bad in the old country and there were glowing accounts of the wealth and prospects in the new country - Australia. In May 1869 they departed Scotland and after a long passage they arrived in Adelaide. Such was the Scotch reserve, that Jack who loved his mother dearly merely shook hands with her when he left Scotland. He was a wonderful son though and never failed to send her a pittance from his salary. On arrival in Adelaide he went to work for PRATTS & COMPANY - Stationers, on the corner of King William and Hindley Streets. In 1870 he met Fannie Johnston and it was love at first sight. He wrote to her asking for permission to take her for a walk, as he wished to be better acquainted with her. The following year he proposed to her, she accepted and they were married on the 13th September 1871. John died on the 16th March 1897 leaving his wife and eight children. He was almost 51 years of age.
Biographical Notes	A note on John by His brother Andrew. "John was educated at George Heriot Foundation School, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. At about the age of 13 he was apprenticed in South Bridge to a bookseller. After finishing his apprenticeship he continued a short time as a journeyman and then went up to London to another bookseller. He remained in London for several years before he migrated to Australia. In his early years John was noted for his orderliness: his drawer was always held up as a model of perfection with which our confused drawers were contrasted, and his industry. While at his trade of book selling, he developed a great interest in book binding, which he practiced at home in his spare hours. He also turned to the practice of violin music which he has continued ever since. He became interested in athletics in the form of foot racing and used to go out in the mornings to exercise himself in the meadows. In his youngest days he used to take fits of "dourness" when anything crossed him and I can remember how at such times he used to throw away all his treasures and say he didn't want them. But this trait, thanks to the great wisdom of his mother's dealings with him, disappeared long before he reached manhood"