The Mapley family has spread from two branches, one in Great Linford and one from Newport Pagnell (Robert Mabley, born 1567, married Cicely Steel, born 1571, on November 4, 1592), in Buckinghamshire. Other villages like Little Linford, (New) Bradwell, Great & Little Woolstone all have Mapley families on record. Initially working in the agricultural sector, the advent of a national railway network created employment for the generations (1881-) and also led to migration away from Buckinghamshire, with family also emigrating to Australia (convicted) and the United States...

Great Linford railway station

High Street Great Linford

Wharf House William Mapley, 1851

This site attempts to draw together significant factors and notable events in the Mapley history :

• how Newport Pagnell and Linford became the base of the family
• who the notable family members were
• what the Mapley Coat of Arms signifies
• how the Industrial Revolution affected the Mapley family
• how the advent of railways, and their limitations, affected the Mapley family
• how the Mapley family spread throughout the USA