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