The Mapleys in Waimate area, NZ


Early Waimate, Civic Hall

Waimate, in the Waitaki region, is close to the traditional border between Canterbury and Otago regions. The area is also known as Molesworth.

Waimate- Waitaki is a farming area, with excellent livestock grazing.

Joseph Maberly settled in Waimate (1887-1893)after moving from Christchurch with his family after immigration. He last is listed in 1899 on the Waitaki electoral register, the year his wife died, although he was buried in Dannevirke in the North Island.

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Geographical Index :


1st. Waimate Generation

From George Maberly :-

  • Joseph Maberly (31/10/1825 - 6/2/1905) m. Ann Eliza Whitton (1828 - 22/6/1899) in 1852 in New York.
    Joseph, a carpenter emigrated to the USA in 1851-52, married and his first child was born there. He then returned to England before emigrating to NZ via Australia in the early 1860's.
    • Eliza Jane Maberly (8/6/1853 - 19/3/1947) b. New York, USA
    • Joseph Maberly (14/9/1855 - 7/11/1939) b. Greenwich, Kent, England
    • Amelia Maberly (21/9/1858 - 21/10/1935) b. Paddington, Sydney, Australia
    • Mary Ann Mabel Maberly (12/2/1864 - 24/7/1945) b. Christchurch
    • Jacob Charles Maberly (11/12/1866 - 23/12/1887) b. Timaru
    • Lydia Rhoda Maberly (21/9/1868 - 12/4/1954) b. Waimate

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2nd. Waimate Generation

From Joseph Maberly :-

  • Joseph Maberly (14/9/1855 - 7/11/1939) m. Sarah Jane Bennington (10/10/1964 - 8/9/1926) in 1884 in Christchurch.
    He raised his family in Waimate, before heading to Temuka (1908), Christchurch (1911), then crossing to Wellington (1914).
    • Albert Alfred James Maberly (19/7/1885 - 11/4/1950) b. Waimate ==> Auckland
    • Walter Maberly (1887 - 20/8/1894) b. Waimate
    • Ethel Maude Maberly (1890 - 29/7/1970) b. Waimate ==> Auckland
    • Minnie Maberly (1893 - ) b. Waimate
    • Mabel Maberly (12/12/1894 - 31/12/1894) b. Waimate
    • Harold Ernest Maberly (1896 - 5/10/1917) b. Waimate ==> WWI in France
    • Florence Edith Maberly (30/7/1898 - 17/4/1975) b. Waimate ==> Christchurch

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