Intentions to Marry, 1877

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840389, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

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District of Nelson Quarter ending 30 June 1877 Registrar Robert Pickett

Date of Notice

Names and Surnames of Parties

BDM Match

Condition

Calling or Profession

Age

Dwelling Place

Length of Residence

Marriage Place

Folio

Consent

Date of Certificate

Officiating Minister

4 April 1877

Charles Eyles
Amelia Mytton

Charles Eyles
Amelia Mytton
💍 1877/1013

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

25
21

Richmond Waimea East
Richmond Waimea East

25 years
1 month

At the residence of Amelia Eyles widow, Richmond

77/933

4 April 1877

Rev. Thos. F. Reeve

No	25
Date of Notice	4 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Eyles	Amelia Mytton
	💍 1877/1013
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Richmond Waimea East	Richmond Waimea East
Length of Residence	25 years	1 month
Marriage Place	At the residence of Amelia Eyles widow, Richmond
Folio	77/933
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. F. Reeve

6 April 1877

Frederick Henry Ibbetson
Matilda Kusy

Frederick Henry Ibbetson
Matilda Kusz
💍 1877/1390

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk R. M. Court

30
18

Bridge Street Nelson
Bridge Street Nelson

3 days
6 days

At Christ Church, Nelson

77/1339

No person in N.Z. having authority to consent

6 April 1877

Rev. James Leighton

No	26
Date of Notice	6 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Henry Ibbetson	Matilda Kusy
BDM Match (96%)	Frederick Henry Ibbetson	Matilda Kusz
	💍 1877/1390
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk R. M. Court
Age	30	18
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street Nelson	Bridge Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	6 days
Marriage Place	At Christ Church, Nelson
Folio	77/1339
Consent	No person in N.Z. having authority to consent
Date of Certificate	6 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. James Leighton

6 April 1877

Edward Mytton
Anna Eyles

Edward Mytton
Anna Eyles
💍 1877/1014

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

19
17

Richmond Waimea East
Richmond Waimea East

19 years
17 years

At the residence of Amelia Eyles widow, Richmond

77/934

Edward Mytton father Amelia Eyles mother

6 April 1877

Rev. Decimus Dolamore, Bapt

No	27
Date of Notice	6 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Mytton	Anna Eyles
	💍 1877/1014
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	19	17
Dwelling Place	Richmond Waimea East	Richmond Waimea East
Length of Residence	19 years	17 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Amelia Eyles widow, Richmond
Folio	77/934
Consent	Edward Mytton father Amelia Eyles mother
Date of Certificate	6 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Decimus Dolamore, Bapt

12 April 1877

James Ingle Elkington
Annie Elizabeth Blanchard

James Hickton
Elizabeth Anne Blanchard
💍 1879/2437

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

23
24

St. Vincent Street Nelson
St. Vincent Street Nelson

8 months
1 week

At All Saints Church, Nelson

12 April 1877

Rev. Thomas Saml. Grace Junr.

No	28
Date of Notice	12 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Ingle Elkington	Annie Elizabeth Blanchard
BDM Match (52%)	James Hickton	Elizabeth Anne Blanchard
	💍 1879/2437
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	23	24
Dwelling Place	St. Vincent Street Nelson	St. Vincent Street Nelson
Length of Residence	8 months	1 week
Marriage Place	At All Saints Church, Nelson
Folio
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Saml. Grace Junr.

18 April 1877

William Henry Moore
Esther Jane Eyles

William Henry Moore
Esther Jane Eyles
💍 1877/1021

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

21
21

Richmond Waimea East
Stoke Suburban South

7 months
1 month

At the Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke

77/940

18 April 1877

Rev. George S. Harper

No	29
Date of Notice	18 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Moore	Esther Jane Eyles
	💍 1877/1021
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	21	21
Dwelling Place	Richmond Waimea East	Stoke Suburban South
Length of Residence	7 months	1 month
Marriage Place	At the Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke
Folio	77/940
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. George S. Harper

30 April 1877

Charles Matthew Maddock
Sarah Cave

Charles Matthew Maddock
Sarah Cave
💍 1877/1309

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

25
17

Trafalgar Street Nelson
Harley Street Nelson

3 days
1 year

At the residence of Elizabeth Cave widow, Harley Street, Nelson

77/1259

Elizabeth Cave, mother

30 April 1877

Rev. Patrick Calder

No	30
Date of Notice	30 April 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Matthew Maddock	Sarah Cave
	💍 1877/1309
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	25	17
Dwelling Place	Trafalgar Street Nelson	Harley Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	1 year
Marriage Place	At the residence of Elizabeth Cave widow, Harley Street, Nelson
Folio	77/1259
Consent	Elizabeth Cave, mother
Date of Certificate	30 April 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick Calder

8 May 1877

William Clarkson
Jane Boundy

William Clarkson
Jane Boundy
💍 1877/1015

Bachelor
Spinster

Drapers clerk

24
23

Nile Street East Nelson
Shelburne Street Nelson

3 years
10 years

At the Wesleyan Church, Hardy Street, Nelson

77/935

8 May 1877

Rev. Thomas F. Reeve

No	31
Date of Notice	8 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Clarkson	Jane Boundy
	💍 1877/1015
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Drapers clerk
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Nile Street East Nelson	Shelburne Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 years	10 years
Marriage Place	At the Wesleyan Church, Hardy Street, Nelson
Folio	77/935
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 May 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas F. Reeve

8 May 1877

William Songer
Mary Hubbard

William Songer
Mary Hubbard
💍 1877/1359

Widower
Widow

Farmer

61
61

Stoke Suburban South
Richmond Waimea East

34 years
15 years

At St. Barnabas Church, Stoke

77/1309

8 May 1877

The Lord Bishop of Nelson

No	32
Date of Notice	8 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Songer	Mary Hubbard
	💍 1877/1359
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Farmer
Age	61	61
Dwelling Place	Stoke Suburban South	Richmond Waimea East
Length of Residence	34 years	15 years
Marriage Place	At St. Barnabas Church, Stoke
Folio	77/1309
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 May 1877
Officiating Minister	The Lord Bishop of Nelson

19 May 1877

Hugh Gee
Emma Henrietta Grace Sedgwick

Hugh Gee
Emma Henrietta Grace Sedgwick
💍 1877/1310

Bachelor
Widow

Shoe maker

27
26

Collingwood Street Nelson
Waimea Street Nelson

3 months
2 years

At the Presbyterian Church, Nelson

77/1260

19 May 1877

Rev. Patrick Calder

No	33
Date of Notice	19 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Gee	Emma Henrietta Grace Sedgwick
	💍 1877/1310
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Shoe maker
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Collingwood Street Nelson	Waimea Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 months	2 years
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Church, Nelson
Folio	77/1260
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick Calder

23 May 1877

John Powell
Ada Emily Adnams

John Powell
Ada Emily Adnams
💍 1877/1389

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

34
24

Wakapuaka
Suburban North

25 years
3 months

At Christ Church, Nelson

77/1338

23 May 1877

Rev. James Leighton

No	34
Date of Notice	23 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Powell	Ada Emily Adnams
	💍 1877/1389
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	34	24
Dwelling Place	Wakapuaka	Suburban North
Length of Residence	25 years	3 months
Marriage Place	At Christ Church, Nelson
Folio	77/1338
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 May 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. James Leighton

25 May 1877

John Bird
Matilda Jane North

John Bird
Matilda Jane North
💍 1877/1018

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Servant

27
24

Waimea Road Nelson
Vanguard Street Nelson

21 years
1 year

At the residence of John Bird labourer, Waimea Road, Nelson

77/938

25 May 1877

Rev. John Beckenham

No	35
Date of Notice	25 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Bird	Matilda Jane North
	💍 1877/1018
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Waimea Road Nelson	Vanguard Street Nelson
Length of Residence	21 years	1 year
Marriage Place	At the residence of John Bird labourer, Waimea Road, Nelson
Folio	77/938
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 May 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Beckenham

28 May 1877

Charles Gerrish Haycock
Mary Ann Palmer

Charles Gerrish Haycock
Mary Ann Palmer
💍 1877/1011

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

22
19

Hope Waimea East
Hope Waimea East

1 month
19 years

At Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, Waimea East

77/931

Job Palmer, Father

28 May 1877

Rev. Charles O. Mules

No	36
Date of Notice	28 May 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Gerrish Haycock	Mary Ann Palmer
	💍 1877/1011
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Hope Waimea East	Hope Waimea East
Length of Residence	1 month	19 years
Marriage Place	At Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, Waimea East
Folio	77/931
Consent	Job Palmer, Father
Date of Certificate	28 May 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Charles O. Mules

2 June 1877

William Melville
Annie Nesbit

William Melville
Annie Nesbit
💍 1877/1016

Bachelor
Spinster

Cook

23
19

S.S. 'Charles Edward' of Nelson
Grove Street Nelson

3 years
19 years

At the residence of William Nesbit blacksmith, Grove Street, Nelson

77/936

Nesbit William Father

2 June 1877

Rev. Geo. S. Harper

No	37
Date of Notice	2 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Melville	Annie Nesbit
	💍 1877/1016
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cook
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	S.S. 'Charles Edward' of Nelson	Grove Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 years	19 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of William Nesbit blacksmith, Grove Street, Nelson
Folio	77/936
Consent	Nesbit William Father
Date of Certificate	2 June 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Geo. S. Harper

7 June 1877

William Edmond Brown
Frances Wimsett

William Edmond Brown
Frances Wimsett
💍 1877/1044

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer
Dress maker

36
23

Waimea South
St. Vincent Street Nelson

3 days
1 year

At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Waimea South

77/946

7 June 1877

The Registrar of marriages Waimea South

No	38
Date of Notice	7 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Edmond Brown	Frances Wimsett
	💍 1877/1044
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer	Dress maker
Age	36	23
Dwelling Place	Waimea South	St. Vincent Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	1 year
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Waimea South
Folio	77/946
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 June 1877
Officiating Minister	The Registrar of marriages Waimea South

9 June 1877

Alfred Thomas Jones
Leah Maria Batchelor

Alfred Thomas Jones
Leah Maria Batchelor
💍 1877/1024

Bachelor
Spinster

Law Clerk

24
21

Nile Street East Nelson
Nile Street West Nelson

20 years
4 months

At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Nelson

77/943

9 June 1877

The Registrar of marriages Nelson

No	39
Date of Notice	9 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Thomas Jones	Leah Maria Batchelor
	💍 1877/1024
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Law Clerk
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Nile Street East Nelson	Nile Street West Nelson
Length of Residence	20 years	4 months
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Nelson
Folio	77/943
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 June 1877
Officiating Minister	The Registrar of marriages Nelson

11 June 1877

Julius Adolph Hansen
Catherine Tannant

Julius Adolph Hansen
Catherine Tannant
💍 1877/1017

Bachelor
Spinster

Mariner

29
30

Brook Street Nelson
Brook Street Nelson

2 years
6 months

At the residence of Joseph Polglaze gardener, Brook Street, Nelson

77/937

11 June 1877

Rev. John Beckenham

No	40
Date of Notice	11 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Julius Adolph Hansen	Catherine Tannant
	💍 1877/1017
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mariner
Age	29	30
Dwelling Place	Brook Street Nelson	Brook Street Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	6 months
Marriage Place	At the residence of Joseph Polglaze gardener, Brook Street, Nelson
Folio	77/937
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 June 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Beckenham

16 June 1877

Henry Ching
Elizabeth Hannah Jellyman

Henry Ching
Elizabeth Hannah Jellyman
💍 1877/1022

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
General Servant

25
19

Stoke Suburban South
Stoke Suburban South

25 years
19 years

At the Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke, Suburban South

77/941

Enoch Jellyman, Father

16 June 1877

Rev. Thomas F. Reeve

No	41
Date of Notice	16 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Ching	Elizabeth Hannah Jellyman
	💍 1877/1022
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	General Servant
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Stoke Suburban South	Stoke Suburban South
Length of Residence	25 years	19 years
Marriage Place	At the Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke, Suburban South
Folio	77/941
Consent	Enoch Jellyman, Father
Date of Certificate	16 June 1877
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas F. Reeve

22 June 1877

William Edwin Estcourt
Emily Eliza Bartlett

William Edwin Estcourt
Emily Eliza Bartlett
💍 1877/1023

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocers assistant
Domestic Servant

22
18

Collingwood Street Nelson
Collingwood Street Nelson

20 years
18 years

At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Nelson

77/942

Declaration no person in N.Z. having authority

22 June 1877

The Registrar of marriages Nelson

No	42
Date of Notice	22 June 1877
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Edwin Estcourt	Emily Eliza Bartlett
	💍 1877/1023
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocers assistant	Domestic Servant
Age	22	18
Dwelling Place	Collingwood Street Nelson	Collingwood Street Nelson
Length of Residence	20 years	18 years
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of marriages, Nelson
Folio	77/942
Consent	Declaration no person in N.Z. having authority
Date of Certificate	22 June 1877
Officiating Minister	The Registrar of marriages Nelson

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What is an Intention to Marry?

The 1854 Marriage Act required Pakeha settlers (and later Maori) to register their intention to marry from 1855. The resulting Notices of intention to marry were sent by the district registrars to the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages and bound into large volumes, each containing a year of notices. These registers were eventually deposited with Archives New Zealand.

What information does an ItM record?

A typical Intention to Marry notice records:

the bride and groom's full names
occupation of the groom (and sometimes the bride)
their ages
district where the marriage would take place
how long they had resided in the district
Where the marriage would take place (eg, a specific church)
Who would officiate the marriage (eg, a minister)
The date of the notice and also a date when the certificate was issued. Marriages had to take place within 3 months, and usually occurred within a week or so of the certificate date.
If one of the parties was under 21, a parent who consented to their marriage was usually specified

These details can provide clues for genealogical and historical research. Knowing the date and district makes it easier to look for wedding notices in Papers Past, and the amount of time that the parties had resided in a district can offer clues to whether a person was born in NZ, or when they immigrated.

However, finding individual records in the Intentions to Marry registers was typically a slow and manual process, usually requiring an in-person visit to Archives NZ's Wellington office (during limited opening hours) and using a handwritten card catalogue index to look up individual names.

Eight years of the registers had been digitised by Archives NZ prior to 2024, but even these digital versions required the use of a manual index and usually examining several pages to locate specific records.

What is the Intentions to Marry Project?

This project aims to transcribe the New Zealand Intentions to Marry registers (from 1855 to 1925) with the assistance of new technology (AI), making the records freely available and easily searchable.

The ITM records have also been cross-referenced with the registered marriages at DIA Births, Deaths and Marriages, where possible (a small fraction of the recorded intentions to marry did not become a registered marriage).

Primary digitisation of registers between 1855 and 1925 is now complete. Our digitisation volunteers are now working on verifying the currently digitised pages against printed district/page indexes, to identify pages which may have been missed or out of focus. These pages can be re-imaged as required.

The project is led by Luke Howison, a web developer who made the free genealogical research search tool NZ Ancestor Search Helper and Archway-style Collections Search. There are also some wonderful volunteers assisting with digitising the registers.

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How is the transcription done?

There are several steps to digitising and transcribing the records:

Digitising the registers (taking clean, straight, high-quality photos)
Processing the digitised pages by straightening, cropping and sharpening the images
Transcribing each page with a combination of AI tools
Matching each ITM with a registered marriage when possible
Human verification of the transcribed information

The main LLM (AI) used are the Google Gemini Pro and Flash models, which have excellent 'Vision' capabilities, and a generous free tier.

Archives NZ has released the register years they have digitised (1865-69, 1872, 1874 and 1880) under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.

The Intention to Marry registers (up to 1925) are more than 100 years old, so their Crown Copyright has expired, putting them in the public domain. This also applies to any 'mechanical reproductions' (eg, pictures or photocopies) of their content without substantial alteration.

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