Estella Shirley was the older sister of Anne Shirley by 9 months. She had curly Auburn hair and green eyes. She came to Green gables nearly a month after Anne just before the fire at the Gillis house. To see a bright haired girl run through a burning house surely was a sight in the eyes of Billy Andrews. He had no clue what he was getting himself into when he first taunted the red head after the fire.