Edward George Mabey

Brief Life History of Edward George

When Edward George Mabey was born on 27 July 1894, in Maramarua, Waikato, New Zealand, his father, William George Mabey, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Bentley, was 24. He married Esther Elliott on 27 February 1918, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 31 May 1931, in Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 36, and was buried in Maramarua, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Edward George Mabey
1894–1931
Esther Elliott
1896–1950
Marriage: 27 February 1918
Elsie Evelyn Mabey
1919–2003
Grace Caldwell Mabey
1920–1999
John Alexander George Mabey
1924–2005
Hazel June MABEY
1926–2005
Leslie Lenard Mabey
1928–1970
Joan Myrtle Mabey
1930–2020

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Edward George Mabey - Government record: birth-name: Edward George Mabey
  • Edward George Mabey, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Edward George Mabey, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"

World Events (4)

1896 · National Council of Women

The National Council of Women of New Zealand was created as an organization after women won the right to vote. Today works to help achieve gender equality in New Zealand and in 2017 introduced Gender Equal NZ, which is fighting for Zealanders to have the freedom and opportunity to determine their own future no matter which gender they are.

1907

The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.

1907 · Dominion of New Zealand

The Dominion of New Zealand was brought about when New Zealand proclaimed itself a political independent government inside the British Empire. The Dominion of New Zealand allowed the British Government to shape its foreign policy, and it followed Britain into the First World War. Full independence was granted in 1931 and adopted by the New Zealand Parliament in 1947. 

Name Meaning

English: from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Maby, a short form of Mabile, Mabily, popular versions of the female personal name Amabel (see Mable ).

Variant of Mabie 1 and Maybee 1.

History: Many of the American bearers of the surname Mabey are descendants of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden from the Netherlands (see Mabie ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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