Brief Life History of Mabel Clair
When Mabel Clair Bedingfield was born on 20 March 1895, in New Zealand, her father, Reginald Hitchman Bedingfield, was 23 and her mother, Clara Mary Murrow, was 20. She married Wilfred Henshell Simmons in 1916, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 2 March 1978, in her hometown, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Mable Clare Simmons, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mabel Clair Bedingfield, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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World Events (7)
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.
1923 · New Zealand's Claim to Antartica
The Ross Dependency is a New Zealand dependency located on the Antarctician Continent. It is the only settlement on the Antartica that is claimed by a sovereign nation. New Zealand still owns claim even after the Antarctic Treaty that was signed in 1959 by 11 other nations.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Norfolk): variant of Beddingfield .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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