Last
update July 2009 Created by Tony Maple: imlac2005@grapevine.com.au
Kinship
Charles
Thomas MAPLE 1865-1919
Elizabeth
Mary MAPLE 1867-1943
James
Austin MAPLE 1869-1953
William
Henry MAPLE 1871-1950
Agnes
Susan MAPLE 1872-1962
John
Robert MAPLE 1874-1944
Alfred
Ernest MAPLE 1876-1952
Alice Emma
MAPLE 1878-1966
Bertie
Edward MAPLE 1880-1976
George
Alexander MAPLE 1882-1954
Catherine
Jessie Louisa MAPLE 1884-1972
Horace
Stephen MAPLE 1887-1955
John
& Ann TORR of
Mintaro
Sophia Jane TORR
John Sampson TORR
Blanche Sophia TORR
James
& Prudence TONKIN
William Enoch TONKIN
Una Olive May TONKIN
Leila Ada TONKIN
Emily Jane TONKIN
Charles
& Elizabeth MAPLE
The children of Charles and Elizabeth Maple all married
and a remarkable web of relations formed with the Tonkin, Torr and Brown
families. This hints at a richness of social and kinship interactions now
difficult to comprehend in the age of the modern dispersed nuclear family. The
marriages of older siblings appear to have helped create employment, social
and marriage opportunities for the younger siblings. The most striking example
is that of Alice Emma Maple. Alice was employed as a governess by Alfred
Richard Brown and his first wife, Florence, for their two children. Alice may
have been suggested for the role by her older sister, Agnes.
Agnes was the third wife of John Sampson Torr who was
Alfred Brown's uncle. When Florence Brown later died, Alfred Brown married
Alice. John and Agnes Torr were witnesses to the marriage. Through that
marriage Alice moved into a wider social and professional circle. Her brother-in-law, William Jethro
Brown, was a distinguished jurist and academic, and her husband's uncle,
William George Torr, was a leading educationalist. Both have entries in the
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Their achievements also point to the
opportunities emigration created for the grandsons and daughters of farm
labourers and miners.
Is this John Sampson TORR?
