Intentions to Marry, 1898 January-June

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840413, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke at Archives NZ Wellington, June 27 2025

1898 is bound in two volumes, January-June and July-December.

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District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 March 1898 Registrar Thomas Culpan

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

143

21 March 1898

George John Newman
Annie Poad

George John Newman
Annie Poad
💍 1898/55

Bachelor
Spinster

Ironmonger
Domestic duties

46
22

New Plymouth
Mangere

46 years
10 years

St. James Church, Mangere

98/64

21 March 1898

Rev. M. Kirkbride, Church of England

No	143
Date of Notice	21 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George John Newman	Annie Poad
	💍 1898/55
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Ironmonger	Domestic duties
Age	46	22
Dwelling Place	New Plymouth	Mangere
Length of Residence	46 years	10 years
Marriage Place	St. James Church, Mangere
Folio	98/64
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. M. Kirkbride, Church of England

144

22 March 1898

Reddy George Glendon Cochrane
Maud Florence Agnes Claudia Lynch

Reddy George Clendon Cochrane
Maud Florence Agnes Claudia Lynch
💍 1898/81

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraph Lineman
Domestic duties

25
22

Rawene
Auckland

25 years
5 weeks

St. Barnabas Church, Mount Eden

98/91

22 March 1898

Rev. W. H. Johnston, Church of England

No	144
Date of Notice	22 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reddy George Glendon Cochrane	Maud Florence Agnes Claudia Lynch
BDM Match (98%)	Reddy George Clendon Cochrane	Maud Florence Agnes Claudia Lynch
	💍 1898/81
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraph Lineman	Domestic duties
Age	25	22
Dwelling Place	Rawene	Auckland
Length of Residence	25 years	5 weeks
Marriage Place	St. Barnabas Church, Mount Eden
Folio	98/91
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. H. Johnston, Church of England

145

22 March 1898

Frank Stowe Murrell Seon
Beatrice Robson Barker

Frank Stowe Murrell Seon
Beatrice Robson Barker
💍 1898/80

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
Domestic duties

27
20

Auckland
Auckland

27 years
20 years

House of Mr. H. Hickton, Avondale

98/90

Martha Barker, mother

22 March 1898

Rev. F. Larkins, Church of England

No	145
Date of Notice	22 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Stowe Murrell Seon	Beatrice Robson Barker
	💍 1898/80
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	Domestic duties
Age	27	20
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	27 years	20 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. H. Hickton, Avondale
Folio	98/90
Consent	Martha Barker, mother
Date of Certificate	22 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Larkins, Church of England

146

22 March 1898

Willoughby Henry Oliver
Gertrude Clements

Willoughby Henry Oliver
Gertrude Clements
💍 1898/79

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Domestic duties

22
23

Auckland
Auckland

22 years
23 years

Church of England, Kaipara Flats

98/89

22 March 1898

Rev. F. Gould, Church of England

No	146
Date of Notice	22 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Willoughby Henry Oliver	Gertrude Clements
	💍 1898/79
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Domestic duties
Age	22	23
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	22 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Kaipara Flats
Folio	98/89
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Gould, Church of England

147

22 March 1898

Henry Daniel Lampe
Caroline Turner

Henry Daniel Lampe
Caroline Turner
💍 1898/30

Widower
Widow

Cook
Domestic duties

37
37

Auckland
Auckland

2 1/2 years
37 years

Registrar's Office, Auckland

98/38

22 March 1898

Thos. Culpan, Deputy Registrar

No	147
Date of Notice	22 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Daniel Lampe	Caroline Turner
	💍 1898/30
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Cook	Domestic duties
Age	37	37
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	2 1/2 years	37 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Auckland
Folio	98/38
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Thos. Culpan, Deputy Registrar

148

23 March 1898

Frank Perkins
Annie Nettlingham

Frank Perkins
Annie Nettlingham
💍 1898/76

Bachelor
Spinster

Storekeeper
Domestic duties

26
28

Komata
Auckland

15 months
22 years

House of Mr. J. Davies, Ponsonby Road

98/86

23 March 1898

Mr. J. J. Bull, Church of Christ

No	148
Date of Notice	23 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Perkins	Annie Nettlingham
	💍 1898/76
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storekeeper	Domestic duties
Age	26	28
Dwelling Place	Komata	Auckland
Length of Residence	15 months	22 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. J. Davies, Ponsonby Road
Folio	98/86
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Mr. J. J. Bull, Church of Christ

149

23 March 1898

Charles Montague Clifford
Ada Matilda West

Charles Montague Clifford
Ada Matilda West
💍 1898/997

Bachelor
Spinster

Warehouseman
Domestic duties

33
23

Auckland
Auckland

4 years
12 years

Registrar's Office, Auckland

98/116

23 March 1898

Thos. Culpan, Deputy Registrar

No	149
Date of Notice	23 March 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Montague Clifford	Ada Matilda West
	💍 1898/997
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Warehouseman	Domestic duties
Age	33	23
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 years	12 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Auckland
Folio	98/116
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 March 1898
Officiating Minister	Thos. Culpan, Deputy Registrar

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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 1908. 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).