Mary Grace (Taplin) Blackwell (1855 - 1945)

Born 1855 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of David Blackwell — married 20 Mar 1878 in Mission Church, Reidtown, Point Macleay, South Australia, Australia

Wife of James Jones — married 19 Jun 1897 in West Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1945 at about age 90 in Grange, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

MARY GRACE TAPLIN (Taplin-295)

PARENTS. George Taplin & Martha (Burnell) Taplin

BIRTH. 1855, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

BIRTH. SA BDM Birth Reg: #33/548:1855

Family name TAPLIN

Given names Mary Grace

Event Birth

Father's name George TAPLIN

Mother's maiden name Martha BURNELL

Place of birth Adelaide

MARRIAGE (1). 20 Mar 1878, Mission Church, Reidtown, Point Macleay, South Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (1). 20 Mar 1878, David Blackwell, son of Charles Blackwell & Frances (Chaplin) Blackwell

MARRIAGE (1). SA BDM Marriage Reg: #114/1271:1878

Family name BLACKWELL

Given names David

Family name of Spouse TAPLIN

Given names of Spouse Mary Grace

Place of marriage Wellington

MARRIAGE (1) NOTICE. BLACKWELL—TAPLIN.—On the 20th March, in the Mission Church, Reidtown, Point Macleay, by the Rev. George Taplin, father of the bride, Mr. David Blackwell, of Hindmarsh, eldest son of Mr. C. Blackwell, of Milang, to Mary Grace, eldest daughter of the Rev. George Taplin, of Point Macleay.

Children:

(1) Mabel Jane Blackwell, b. 1879, d. 1919, m. 26 Jan 1905, Albert John Wiley, son of George Wiley & Jemima Moss (Hewitt) Wiley

(2) Grace Winifred Blackwell, b. 1880, d. 1916, m. 31 Aug 1906, Arnold Edwin Ophel, son of John Andrew Ophel & Sarah Ann (Burnell) Ophel

(3) Edith Gertrude Blackwell, b. 1882, d. 22 Jun 1964, m. aft. Jun 1945, William James Beaumont, son of John Beaumont & Esther (Beard) Beaumont

(4) George David Blackwell, b. 1883, d. 17 Sep 1967, m (1). 15 Sep 1909, Hilda May Shearing, daughter of James Shearing & Clara (Stearn) Shearing, m (2). 1918, Grace Mabel Stearn, daughter of George Stearn & Sarah Ann (Crossman) Stearn

(5) Gilbert Newton Blackwell, b. 27 May 1885, d. 17 May 1940, m. 22 Feb 1911, Lucy Lillian Stearn, daughter of William Webster Stearn & Jane (Vardon) Stearn

(6) Walter Joseph Blackwell, b. 1887, d. Mar 1956, m. 1908, Dorothy Marshall Tite, daughter of Henry Joseph Tite & Mary Ann (Read) Tite

(7) Evelyn Kate Blackwell, b. 1889, d. 27 Oct 1954, m. 15 Dec 1909, Alexander Frederick James Elliott, son of Alfred Henry Elliott & Sarah (Grant) Elliott

(8) Edwin John Blackwell, b. 1892, d. 1929, m. 1919, Sarah Elizabeth Tracey, daughter of Arthur Henry Tracey & Mary Ann (Butcher) Tracey

Death of Spouse (1): 2 Jan 1893, Point Mcleay, South Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 19 Jun 1897, West Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 19 Jun 1897, James Jones, son of Thomas Jones & Elizabeth (Ward) Jones

MARRIAGE (2). SA BDM Marriage Reg: #191/965:1897

Family name JONES

Given names James

Family name of Spouse BLACKWELL

Given names of Spouse Mary Grace

Place of marriage Hindmarsh

MARRIAGE (2) NOTICE. JONES—BLACKWELL.—On the 19th June, at West Hindmarsh, by the Rev. C. Tresise, James Jones, to Mary Grace, relict of the late David Blackwell and eldest daughter of the late Rev. George Taplin, of Point Macleay.

Death of Spouse (2): 30 Jun 1929, Grange, South Australia, Australia

DEATH. 19 Jun 1945, Grange, South Australia, Australia

DEATH. SA BDM Death Reg: #689/2650:1945

Family name JONES

Given names Mary Grace

Father --

Mother --

Place of death Adelaide

DEATH NOTICE. JONES (nee Blackwell).—On June 19, at Grange, Mary Grace Jones, widow of the late James Jones, and late David Blackwell, of Point McLeay, mother of Charles, Edith, George, Walter and Evelyn; also Mabel, Winnie, Gilbert and Edwin (deceased). Aged 89 years.

BURIAL. Hindmarsh Cemetery, Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

Mary Grace Jones

BIRTH unknown

DEATH 19 Jun 1945

MEMORIAL ID 197280368

OBITUARY. Mrs. Mary G. Jones, who died at her home at the Grange last week at the age of 89, was the eldest daughter of the late Rev. George Taplin, founder of the Point McLeay Mission Station. She spent many years at the station, and was married to the late David Blackwell, who at the time of his death in 1893 was superintendent there. She married the late Mr. James Jones in 1897. Mrs. Jones was an active church worker at Hindmarsh and later at Grange. Four children survive, Messrs. G. D. Blackwell, of Kalgoorlie, W. J. Blackwell, of Grange, Miss Edith Blackwell, of Grange, and Mrs. A. J. Elliott, of Lancaster, Mr. Charles Blackwell of Victor Harbor is a stepson. Four children predeceased her. There are 26 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren, several of whom are in the services, and one, Alan Blackwell, of Victor Harbor, paid the supreme sacrifice in New Guinea.

Sources

• Birth: SA BDM Birth Reg: #33/548:1855

• Marriage (1): SA BDM Marriage Reg: #114/1271:1878

• Marriage (1) Notice: The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Fri 22 Mar 1878, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207645009

• Marriage (2): SA BDM Marriage Reg: #191/965:1897

• Marriage (2) Notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Mon 21 Jun 1897, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35082382

• Death: SA BDM Death Reg: #689/2650:1945

• Death Notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Wed 20 Jun 1945, Page 12: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43498244

• Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197280368/mary-grace-jones

• Obituary: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Mon 25 Jun 1945, Page 6: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43499011