There were 2 Mapley families in Olney, according to the Censuses 1840's-1911's. Edward Mapley, born in Newport Pagnell to x Mapley and x, married Maria Denson in Olney and settled there. Edward, his brother Michael and sister Catherine had been working in the workhouse in Newport Pagnell before moving to Olney as shoe makers. Edward raised a family, all engaged in the shoe and boot trade, with a second generation via his son Ernest Edward also engaged in the Boot industry in Olney by the turn of the 20th. Century.

Olney is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. It lies on the River Great Ouse and is the northernmost large town in Buckinghamshire, close to the borders of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. First mentioned as Ollanege (Olla's island) in 932, the town has a history as a lace-making centre. According to the Domesday Book the place, later called Olnei, was held in 1086 AD by Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Coutances, as its overlord. During the English Civil War, Olney was the site of the Battle of Olney Bridge.

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Go to Great Linford Censuses 1841 - 1921 ==>

1st. Olney Generation
Edward D Mapley (1830 - ) m. Maria Denson (1841 - )
Michael Mapley (1835 -) m. Ann
Catherine Mapley (1837)

2nd. Olney Generation

Edward D Mapley (1830 - ) m. Maria Denson (1841 - )

• William Thomas Mapley (1863 - 1927)
• Ernest Edward Mapley (1871 -)
• Albert Herbert Mapley (1875 - 1900) ==> KIA, Boer War
• Emily Fanny Jane Mapley (1884 -)