Irene Maggie Mapletoft

Female Abt 1901 - 1929  (~ 28 years)


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  • Name Irene Maggie Mapletoft 
    Born Abt 1901 
    Gender Female 
    Census Abt 1928  Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mapletoft, Irene, Mount Magdalia, spinster 
    • Mount Magdala
      The establishment of the Good Shepherd Convent at Mount Magdala, Christchurch, dates from the early 1880s. It was established to provide residential care for marginalised women and girls.

      Mt Magdala was officially opened on 22 July 1888. At its peak in the 1930s Mt Magdala was a self-contained community housing almost 500 people. Many new buildings were added over the years: a substantial chapel in 1912, a new orphanage in 1934 and numerous extensions and additions to the main buildings including a villa for elderly residents. With a farm and orchard the community was largely self-sufficient, and many residents were employed in laundry, sewing and cooking activities.

      Changing social patterns and needs, and the difficulties of maintaining a large institution with a diminishing group of Sisters, led the Good Shepherd Sisters to retire from Mt Magdala in 1967 after more than 80 years service in Christchurch.
      Source - Aidanfield website - Aidanfield is located west of Halswell Road between Oaklands and Hillmorton, in what?s now become a prestigious suburb encompassing the beautiful grounds of the St John of God Hospital, St John of God Chapel, the Mt Magdala Historic Cemetery, and the headwaters of the Heathcote River.
    Died 16 Oct 1929 
    Buried 18 Oct 1929  Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Also Irene Maggie Mapletoft Sister of above Who died 16th Oct 1929 In her 28th year R.I.P
    • Photo of Headstone from Invercargill City Council Website
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    Person ID I16640  Frost Family
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2016 

    Father William Clarke Mapletoft,   b. Abt 1866, Barrabool Hills, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1933, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret Spencer,   b. Abt 1869,   d. 15 Mar 1944, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married Abt 1893  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mapletoft, Irene, Mount Magdalia, spinster - Abt 1928 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Oct 1929 - Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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