When Lyla Martis was born on 1 August 1898, in Wellington, New Zealand, her father, Albert Thomas Theophilus Martis, was 40 and her mother, Harriett Lettie Suckling, was 36. She married Alfred Reginald Lenden in 1919, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 9 February 1964, in Ohakune, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, at the age of 65.
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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.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Armando, Carolina, Catalina, Emilia, Jorge, Lisandra, Manuel, Odalis, Onesimo.
Slovak and Czech (Martiš); Polish: from local derivatives of the personal name Martin .
Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name Márton (see Martin ).
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