Last
update July 2009 Created by Tony Maple: imlac2005@grapevine.com.au
John Robert Maple & Una Olive Tonkin
John Robert Maple and Una Olive May Tonkin lived at Hillside until
around 1913, and then at Parkfield. Their sons and daughter, Lila, attended
the Parkfield Public School which was situated on their land in the
“Little Brickie”
church that can be seen below.
As at 13 April 2009 Walter
Blundell Maple is likely to be the
oldest of those Maples born at Hay Flat near Yankalilla. He left Adelaide at
the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930’s and became a successful
professional runner in Victoria. During the depression years he co-owned a gold
dredging business in the Castlemaine area that produced some 2,000 ounces of
gold over 10 years. During WW2 he helped to build anti-aircraft guns and later
became a fitter for the Victorian firm of Thompsons.
John
Robert MAPLE
b.
29-8-1874 Yankalilla
d.
21-5-1944 Strathalbyn, SA
m. 5 Dec 1900
Una
Olive May TONKIN
b. 27-4-1884 Torrens
Vale
d.25-5-1980 Strathalbyn
Charles
Colin Tonkin MAPLE 1901-1909
William
Edgar MAPLE 1903-1994
Allan
Robert MAPLE 1905-1939
Sidney
Irwin MAPLE 1907-1986
Walter
Blundell MAPLE 1909-
Lila May
MAPLE 1910-1993
Leonard
Roy MAPLE 1912-1982
Olive
Joan MAPLE 1921-
Margaret
Betty MAPLE 1924-
Dellrene
Una MAPLE 1932-
