Arabella McDonald1
#14557, (13 June 1808-22 May 1875)
| Father | John McDonald2 |
| Last Edited | 30 Dec 2021 |
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It is said that Arabella's mother was found as an infant next to the drowned remains of her parents. the soldier who found her ultimately married her.1 Arabella was born on Monday, 13 June 1808 at Berampure, India.3,4 She was the daughter of John McDonald.2 Arabella and Richard lived at Mauritius.1
She married Richard Edward Tapley, son of Thomas Tapley and Mary Morford, on Thursday, 7 July 1836 at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was 28 and her husband Richard was 24. Arabella was a widow when she married..5,6,1
In 1838 Arabella and Richard were missionaries for the Mico Charity, running a school in Mapou, Mauritius, for children of freed slaves.7 She presumably lived with her spouse Richard at Gilbert Street, in Adelaide, in October 1850.8
Arabella, as the mother of the groom, along with Richard may have attended the wedding of John and Ellen Masters Baker They were married at her parent's residence in a Congregationalist ceremony conducted by Ellen's father at Hillside House on Friday, 25 December 1857 at Morphett Vale, South Australia.. Others who may have attended include Ruth Wayte as mother of the bride. John and Ellen went on to have two children together.9,10,11 She presumably lived with her spouse Richard at the Adelaide suburb of Norwood on 19 June 1869.11
It seems likely that her husband Richard enaged Emma Whithorn, a teenager, to care for Arabella in her deteriorating health.3
Arabella died on 22 May 1875 at the Adelaide suburb of Kent Town at age 66 of paralysis.3
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It is said that Arabella's mother was found as an infant next to the drowned remains of her parents. the soldier who found her ultimately married her.1 Arabella was born on Monday, 13 June 1808 at Berampure, India.3,4 She was the daughter of John McDonald.2 Arabella and Richard lived at Mauritius.1
She married Richard Edward Tapley, son of Thomas Tapley and Mary Morford, on Thursday, 7 July 1836 at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was 28 and her husband Richard was 24. Arabella was a widow when she married..5,6,1
In 1838 Arabella and Richard were missionaries for the Mico Charity, running a school in Mapou, Mauritius, for children of freed slaves.7 She presumably lived with her spouse Richard at Gilbert Street, in Adelaide, in October 1850.8
Arabella, as the mother of the groom, along with Richard may have attended the wedding of John and Ellen Masters Baker They were married at her parent's residence in a Congregationalist ceremony conducted by Ellen's father at Hillside House on Friday, 25 December 1857 at Morphett Vale, South Australia.. Others who may have attended include Ruth Wayte as mother of the bride. John and Ellen went on to have two children together.9,10,11 She presumably lived with her spouse Richard at the Adelaide suburb of Norwood on 19 June 1869.11
It seems likely that her husband Richard enaged Emma Whithorn, a teenager, to care for Arabella in her deteriorating health.3
Arabella died on 22 May 1875 at the Adelaide suburb of Kent Town at age 66 of paralysis.3
Family | Richard Edward Tapley (2 Dec 1811-7 Jun 1891) |
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Citations
- [S876] The Female Family Heritage - Annie Edith's Family (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/AnnieEdith'sFamily.html).
- [S1174] E-mails from Mitchell Westra to Tim Hill, 2020- 9 May 2020, 21:26 - 'Re: Tapley / Clarton family' - attachment.
- [S1152] Lavender Blue - The Tapleys (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/Tapleys.html) Richard Edward Tapley 1811 to 1891 (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/…).
- [S1174] E-mails from Mitchell Westra to Tim Hill, 2020- 9 May 2020, 21:26 - 'Re: Tapley / Clarton family' - attachment (for date).
- [S1152] Lavender Blue - The Tapleys (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/Tapleys.html) Richard Edward Tapley 1811 to 1891 (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/…) (for year).
- [S1174] E-mails from Mitchell Westra to Tim Hill, 2020- 9 May 2020, 21:26 - 'Re: Tapley / Clarton family' - attachment (for exact date).
- [S1301] E-mails from Trevor Wood to Tim Hill, 2021- 'John Edward Tapley / Howard Tapley Clarton on www.thosebefore.com' - 14 Nov 2021, 18:27.
- [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1850 'LAW AND POLICE COURTS.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 16 October, p. 3, viewed 20 April, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38451302
- [S865] Gwyn Campbell David Griffiths and the Missionary “History of Madagascar” p.876 (the year stated is incorrect).
- [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1857 'Family Notices.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 31 December, p. 2, viewed 15 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49210027
- [S1152] Lavender Blue - The Tapleys (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/Tapleys.html) RichardEdward Tapley 1811 to 1891 (http://www.louisenordestgaard.com/…).