Ross Willoughby

Ancestors

Son of Michael Ernest Willoughby and Frances Elsie Cecile (Venner) Willoughby

Descendants

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Biography

Note: The origins of this Willoughby family are unknown and no paper trail exists. All male-line Willoughby descendants are encouraged to take a YDNA test and join the Willoughby surname project at FamilyTreeDNA.

Cecil Ross WILLOUGHBY was registered as being born on the 21st October 1907 in West Adelaide. He was the son of Michael Ernest WILLOUGHBY and Frances Elsie Cecile VENNER.^[1]

KLENK—WILLOUGHBY.—The engagement is announced of Marjorie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Klenk, of Glandore (formerly Fremantle) to Ross, second son of Mrs. and late Mr. E. Willoughby, of Mile-End. W.A. papers please copy.^[2][3]

Ross married Marjorie Olive May KLENK on the 10th July 1937 at the residence of C. C. Klenk, Ashford. Ross is registered as 29, single, and the son of Michael Ernest WILLOUGHBY. Marjorie is registered as 31, single, and the daughter of Carl Christian KLENK.^[4]

Ross signed up for World War Two on the 17th January 1942 at Adelaide. His date of birth is given as 2nd October 1907, he is a grocer, married with three children, and living at 3 Wellington St, Glandore. His Army number is SX16962. He spent the majority of his service with 32 and 34 Australian Infantry Training Battalions and was discharged from service as an Acting Sergeant on the 30th July 1944. He suffered from early osteo-arthritis in both knees which rendered him medically unfit. His total engagement was 913 days.^[5]

Ross passed away on the 22nd March 1966 in Adelaide at the age of 58. He was registered as married and living in Glandore at the time of his death.^[6]

Research Notes

• John Martin's Food Hall, introduction of pick&mix?
• Bringing home cans without labels and guessing contents by shaking
• Drawing illustrations for JM advertisements
• Renting out bedroom during war

Sources

1. ↑ SA Birth Registration District: Hindmarsh, Book/Page: 790/463
2. ↑ Family Notices (1929, May 14). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 12. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35729886
3. ↑ Family Notices (1929, May 16). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 43. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87458640
4. ↑ SA Marriage Registration District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 379/2733
5. ↑ National Archives Australia: 6399944
6. ↑ SA Death Registration District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 7A/1789

• National Archives Australia: 22618172
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA test match between Living Willoughby and his second cousin once removed LP. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Absalom Blakey Willoughby and Martha Wardle, great grandparents of Living Willoughby and great great grandparents of LP. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: XXXX, based on sharing XXXX cM across XXXX segments.
• Advertising (1954, February 27). The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), p. 45. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57693816
• JOHN MARTIN'S OPEN ADELAIDE'S FINEST FOOD HALL (1939, January 3). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132162836
• Advertising (1939, January 2). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 13. Retrieved August 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74403298