Intentions to Marry, 1882

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840394, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Carole at Archives NZ Wellington, April 16 2025

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District of Wellington Quarter ending Registrar [illegible] Holdsworth Registrar

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

06 February 1882

Peter Anthony Disch
Catherine Boyle

Peter Antony Disch
Catherine Boyle
💍 1882/531

Bachelor
Spinster

Meinom

47
32

Wellington
Do

[illegible] years
Do

St. Mary of the Angels

82/323

06 February 1882

Rev. P. Kerrigan

No	37
Date of Notice	06 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Anthony Disch	Catherine Boyle
BDM Match (97%)	Peter Antony Disch	Catherine Boyle
	💍 1882/531
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Meinom
Age	47	32
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Do
Length of Residence	[illegible] years	Do
Marriage Place	St. Mary of the Angels
Folio	82/323
Consent
Date of Certificate	06 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Kerrigan

14 February 1882

John Ryan
Norah Healy

John Ryan
Nora Healy
💍 1882/532

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

23
22

Do
Do

St. Mary of the Angels

82/324

14 February 1882

No	38
Date of Notice	14 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Ryan	Norah Healy
BDM Match (95%)	John Ryan	Nora Healy
	💍 1882/532
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	St. Mary of the Angels
Folio	82/324
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Do

16 February 1882

John William Mandell
Caroline Inch

John William Mardell
Caroline Finch
💍 1882/519

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer

29
29

Do
Do

[illegible] months
2 years

Emond Purchill Methodist Church

82/335

16 February 1882

Rev. Daniel Dutton

No	39
Date of Notice	16 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John William Mandell	Caroline Inch
BDM Match (90%)	John William Mardell	Caroline Finch
	💍 1882/519
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer
Age	29	29
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	[illegible] months	2 years
Marriage Place	Emond Purchill Methodist Church
Folio	82/335
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. Daniel Dutton

16 February 1882

John Joseph Magpole
Mary Mackey

John Joseph Stagpool
Mary Mackey
💍 1882/533

Weaver
Spinster

Baker

29
30

Do
Do

4 years
Do

St. Mary of the Angels

82/325

16 February 1882

Rev. P. Kerrigan

No	40
Date of Notice	16 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Joseph Magpole	Mary Mackey
BDM Match (90%)	John Joseph Stagpool	Mary Mackey
	💍 1882/533
Condition	Weaver	Spinster
Profession	Baker
Age	29	30
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	4 years	Do
Marriage Place	St. Mary of the Angels
Folio	82/325
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Kerrigan

18 February 1882

Samuel Williams
Louisa Meredith

Samuel Vernon
Louisa Meredith
💍 1882/538

Bachelor
Spinster

Cab Driver

21
19

Do
Do

House of Rev. H. B. Reastone

82/288

No Relation in Colony

18 February 1882

Rev. H. B. Reastone

No	41
Date of Notice	18 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Williams	Louisa Meredith
BDM Match (73%)	Samuel Vernon	Louisa Meredith
	💍 1882/538
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cab Driver
Age	21	19
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	House of Rev. H. B. Reastone
Folio	82/288
Consent	No Relation in Colony
Date of Certificate	18 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. B. Reastone

18 February 1882

John Andrew Miller
Sarah Lillian Ross

John Andrew Millar
Sarah Lilian Rop
💍 1882/555

Bachelor
Spinster

Mariner

27
23

Do
Do

10 days
Do

St. Peter's Church

82/281

18 February 1882

Ven. Archdeacon Stock

No	42
Date of Notice	18 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Andrew Miller	Sarah Lillian Ross
BDM Match (89%)	John Andrew Millar	Sarah Lilian Rop
	💍 1882/555
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mariner
Age	27	23
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	10 days	Do
Marriage Place	St. Peter's Church
Folio	82/281
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon Stock

21 February 1882

James Hay
Ruth Mary Leighton

James Hay
Ruth Mary Leighton
💍 1882/518

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper

31
25

Do
Do

House of Rev. W. H. West, Glenburvie Terrace

82/334

21 February 1882

Rev. W. H. West

No	43
Date of Notice	21 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Hay	Ruth Mary Leighton
	💍 1882/518
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper
Age	31	25
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	House of Rev. W. H. West, Glenburvie Terrace
Folio	82/334
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. H. West

23 February 1882

William Alfred Carter
Selina Brown

William Alfred Carter
Selina Brown
💍 1882/403

William Broad Thorpe
Helen Brown
💍 1882/2540

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

37
23

Pahantanui
Wellington

Do
Do

Wesleyan Church, Manners Street

82/245

23 February 1882

Rev. Rainford Bervin

No	44
Date of Notice	23 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Alfred Carter	Selina Brown
	💍 1882/403
BDM Match (64%)	William Broad Thorpe	Helen Brown
	💍 1882/2540
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	37	23
Dwelling Place	Pahantanui	Wellington
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Manners Street
Folio	82/245
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. Rainford Bervin

24 February 1882

Joseph Andrew
Emma Arnold

Joseph Andrews
Emma Arnold
💍 1882/556

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinet maker

20
22

Do
Do

St. Peter's Church

82/282

Catherine M. A. Hanson, Mother

24 February 1882

Ven. Archdeacon Stock

No	45
Date of Notice	24 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Andrew	Emma Arnold
BDM Match (96%)	Joseph Andrews	Emma Arnold
	💍 1882/556
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinet maker
Age	20	22
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	St. Peter's Church
Folio	82/282
Consent	Catherine M. A. Hanson, Mother
Date of Certificate	24 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon Stock

24 February 1882

Henry William Houghlin
Mary Danielle

Henry Wilson O'Loughlin
Mary Daniels
💍 1882/298

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer

33
38

Do
Wellington

2 months
Do

Registrar's Office, Wellington

82/308

26 February 1882

J. G. Holdsworth

No	46
Date of Notice	24 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry William Houghlin	Mary Danielle
BDM Match (77%)	Henry Wilson O'Loughlin	Mary Daniels
	💍 1882/298
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer
Age	33	38
Dwelling Place	Do	Wellington
Length of Residence	2 months	Do
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	82/308
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1882
Officiating Minister	J. G. Holdsworth

27 February 1882

Louis Morris
Henrietta Parker

Louis Morris
Henrietta Parker
💍 1882/299

Bachelor
Spinster

Cook

27
17

Do
Do

[illegible] years
Do

Registrar's Office

82/309

Mary Ann Allan, Mother

27 February 1882

No	47
Date of Notice	27 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Louis Morris	Henrietta Parker
	💍 1882/299
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cook
Age	27	17
Dwelling Place	Do	Do
Length of Residence	[illegible] years	Do
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	82/309
Consent	Mary Ann Allan, Mother
Date of Certificate	27 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Do

27 February 1882

James William Patie
Jane Gordon

James William Batie
Jane Gordon
💍 1882/1490

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Smith

25
23

Norokuvi Road
Norokuvi Road

Do
Do

House of Mr Gordon

82/1079

27 February 1882

Rev. C. S. Ogg

No	48
Date of Notice	27 February 1882
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James William Patie	Jane Gordon
BDM Match (97%)	James William Batie	Jane Gordon
	💍 1882/1490
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Smith
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Norokuvi Road	Norokuvi Road
Length of Residence	Do	Do
Marriage Place	House of Mr Gordon
Folio	82/1079
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 February 1882
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. S. Ogg

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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.

How can I help?

You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

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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.

The transcribed records on this website are released under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license, which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes, while giving credit to the creator (NZ Intentions to Marry Project).