Intentions to Marry, 1895 July-December

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840408, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Carole at Archives NZ Wellington, June 11 2025

1895 is bound in two volumes, January-June and July-December.

Page 178

District of Masterton Quarter ending 30 September 1895 Registrar James W. [illegible]

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

1 July 1895

Frank Treder
Johanna Brzoska

Frank Treder
Johanna Bozoska
💍 1895/1083

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic servant

28
19

Masterton
Masterton

17 years
10 years

The Roman Catholic Church, Masterton

95/2418

Jacob Brzoska, Father

1 July 1895

Rev. John McKenna, Roman Catholic

No	19
Date of Notice	1 July 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Treder	Johanna Brzoska
BDM Match (97%)	Frank Treder	Johanna Bozoska
	💍 1895/1083
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic servant
Age	28	19
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	17 years	10 years
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Church, Masterton
Folio	95/2418
Consent	Jacob Brzoska, Father
Date of Certificate	1 July 1895
Officiating Minister	Rev. John McKenna, Roman Catholic

10 July 1895

John Francis Lenz
Fanny Budd

John Frederick William Lenz
Fanny Budd
💍 1895/1131

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinet maker
Domestic duties

31
22

Kuripuni
Kuripuni

18 years
3 years

In the residence of Mary Lenz, Kuripuni

95/2407

10 July 1895

Rev. John Dalles, Wesleyan

No	20
Date of Notice	10 July 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Francis Lenz	Fanny Budd
BDM Match (76%)	John Frederick William Lenz	Fanny Budd
	💍 1895/1131
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinet maker	Domestic duties
Age	31	22
Dwelling Place	Kuripuni	Kuripuni
Length of Residence	18 years	3 years
Marriage Place	In the residence of Mary Lenz, Kuripuni
Folio	95/2407
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 July 1895
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Dalles, Wesleyan

27 July 1895

Duncan McGregor
Frances Colway

Duncan McGregor
Frances Colway
💍 1895/1600

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

25
28

Mauriceville
Masterton

3 months
10 years

In the residence of Robert Cockburn, Lower Manaia, Masterton

95/2923

27 July 1895

Rev. Robert Wood, Presbyterian

No	21
Date of Notice	27 July 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Duncan McGregor	Frances Colway
	💍 1895/1600
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	25	28
Dwelling Place	Mauriceville	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 months	10 years
Marriage Place	In the residence of Robert Cockburn, Lower Manaia, Masterton
Folio	95/2923
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 July 1895
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Wood, Presbyterian

29 July 1895

Isidore Mandel
Isabella Dellwood

Isedore Mandel
Isabella Delwood
💍 1895/1130

Bachelor
Spinster

Tobacconist
Domestic duties

27
22

Masterton
Masterton

4 years
22 years

The Registrar's Office, Masterton

95/2406

29 July 1895

The Registrar

No	22
Date of Notice	29 July 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Isidore Mandel	Isabella Dellwood
BDM Match (94%)	Isedore Mandel	Isabella Delwood
	💍 1895/1130
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tobacconist	Domestic duties
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 years	22 years
Marriage Place	The Registrar's Office, Masterton
Folio	95/2406
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 July 1895
Officiating Minister	The Registrar

5 August 1895

William Everett
Eliza Ruth Bannister

William Everett
Eliza Ruth Bannister
💍 1895/1890

Widower
Spinster

Farmer
Housekeeper

74
32

Opaki
Opaki

20 years
9 years

In the residence of The Registrar at Opaki

95/3323

3 August 1895

Rev. A. C. Yorke, Church of England

No	23
Date of Notice	5 August 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Everett	Eliza Ruth Bannister
	💍 1895/1890
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Housekeeper
Age	74	32
Dwelling Place	Opaki	Opaki
Length of Residence	20 years	9 years
Marriage Place	In the residence of The Registrar at Opaki
Folio	95/3323
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 August 1895
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. C. Yorke, Church of England

7 August 1895

Ezekiel George Price
Ellen Elizabeth Cade

Ezekiel Georg Price
Ellen Elizabeth Cade
💍 1895/1132

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

22
22

Masterton
Masterton

21 years
7 years

In the residence of John David Cade, Masterton

95/2408

7 August 1895

Rev. John Dalles, Wesleyan

No	24
Date of Notice	7 August 1895
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ezekiel George Price	Ellen Elizabeth Cade
BDM Match (98%)	Ezekiel Georg Price	Ellen Elizabeth Cade
	💍 1895/1132
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	21 years	7 years
Marriage Place	In the residence of John David Cade, Masterton
Folio	95/2408
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 August 1895
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Dalles, Wesleyan

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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).

Currently we have almost all records between 1855 and 1903. More registers are being added almost every week.

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.

Can I volunteer to help?

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

I am also looking for Wellington-based volunteers to help me digitise more years of the registers. I can provide lighting equipment and a 'clicker' (to trigger your phone's camera).

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).