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 Abt 1901 - 1929 (~ 28 years)
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Irene Maggie Mapletoft |
| Born |
Abt 1901 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
Abt 1928 |
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  |
| 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.
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| Died |
16 Oct 1929 |
| Buried |
18 Oct 1929 |
Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
- 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
Click photo for larger image (use back key to return to this page)
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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 , d. 21 Dec 1933, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age ~ 67 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Spencer, b. Abt 1869, d. 15 Mar 1944, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age ~ 75 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1893 |
Victoria, Australia |
| Family ID |
F15943 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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