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.

Page 230

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 March 1898 Registrar Frederick William Mansfield

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

21 January 1898

Percy James Henderson
May Aubrey Valentine

Percy James Windsor
May Aubrey Valentine
💍 1898/480

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer
Photographer

25
26

Wellington
Wellington

24 years
16 years

St. Peters Church, Wellington

98/525

21 January 1898

Rev. Allan Macdonald Johnson

No	21
Date of Notice	21 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Percy James Henderson	May Aubrey Valentine
BDM Match (88%)	Percy James Windsor	May Aubrey Valentine
	💍 1898/480
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer	Photographer
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	24 years	16 years
Marriage Place	St. Peters Church, Wellington
Folio	98/525
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Allan Macdonald Johnson

21 January 1898

William Mathews
Catherine Eyours

William Mathews
Catherine Eyoun
💍 1898/530

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Labourer

33
22

Wellington
Dunedin

6 months
22 years

Registrar's Office, Wellington

98/586

21 January 1898

F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

No	22
Date of Notice	21 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Mathews	Catherine Eyours
BDM Match (94%)	William Mathews	Catherine Eyoun
	💍 1898/530
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Labourer
Age	33	22
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Dunedin
Length of Residence	6 months	22 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	98/586
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 January 1898
Officiating Minister	F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

21 January 1898

Joseph Rogers
Augusta Liggelkow

Joseph Rogers
Augusta Siggelkow
💍 1898/532

Widower
Widow

Plumber
Plumber

53
40

Wellington
Nelson

1 month
19 years

Registrar's Office, Wellington

98/587

21 January 1898

F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

No	23
Date of Notice	21 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Rogers	Augusta Liggelkow
BDM Match (97%)	Joseph Rogers	Augusta Siggelkow
	💍 1898/532
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Plumber	Plumber
Age	53	40
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Nelson
Length of Residence	1 month	19 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	98/587
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 January 1898
Officiating Minister	F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

24 January 1898

Herbert Stanley Meads
Maude Madeline Carley

Herbert Stanley Meads
Maude Madaline Carley
💍 1898/509

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Farmer

28
23

Hunterville
Petone

28 years
23 years

House of Mrs. Carley, Britannia Street, Petone

98/562

25 January 1898

Rev. Alexander Thomson

No	24
Date of Notice	24 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Stanley Meads	Maude Madeline Carley
BDM Match (98%)	Herbert Stanley Meads	Maude Madaline Carley
	💍 1898/509
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Farmer
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Hunterville	Petone
Length of Residence	28 years	23 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Carley, Britannia Street, Petone
Folio	98/562
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alexander Thomson

24 January 1898

Wilhelm Morris
Louisa Entwistle

not issued / Father's consent refused

Widower
Spinster

Carpenter
Carpenter

54
20

Wellington
Wellington

20 years
6 years

Registrar's Office, Wellington

not issued

Father's consent refused

not issued

No	25
Date of Notice	24 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Wilhelm Morris	Louisa Entwistle
	💍 not issued / Father's consent refused
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Carpenter
Age	54	20
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	20 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	not issued
Consent	Father's consent refused
Date of Certificate	not issued
Officiating Minister

24 January 1898

Ah Chang
Wong Lin Chang

Ah Chang
Wong Sin Chang
💍 1898/451

Married
Married

Storekeeper
Storekeeper

34
21

Hawera
China

6 years
21 years

Wesleyan Parsonage, Taranaki Street, Wellington

98/491

24 January 1898

Rev. William Baumber

No	26
Date of Notice	24 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ah Chang	Wong Lin Chang
BDM Match (96%)	Ah Chang	Wong Sin Chang
	💍 1898/451
Condition	Married	Married
Profession	Storekeeper	Storekeeper
Age	34	21
Dwelling Place	Hawera	China
Length of Residence	6 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Parsonage, Taranaki Street, Wellington
Folio	98/491
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Baumber

24 January 1898

William Simson
Christina Stewart Ballingall

William Timaru
Christina Stewart Ballingall
💍 1898/2829

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Clerk

29
30

Wellington
Wellington

14 years
10 years

House of Mrs. Ballingall, 25 Bidwell Street, Wellington

98/497

24 January 1898

Rev. James Paterson

No	27
Date of Notice	24 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Simson	Christina Stewart Ballingall
BDM Match (86%)	William Timaru	Christina Stewart Ballingall
	💍 1898/2829
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Clerk
Age	29	30
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	14 years	10 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Ballingall, 25 Bidwell Street, Wellington
Folio	98/497
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. James Paterson

24 January 1898

John Souper
Jeanne Neale

John Souper
Jeanne Neale
💍 1898/481

Bachelor
Spinster

Steward
Steward

26
27

S.S. Tutanaikai
Wellington

12 years
13 years

St. Peters Church, Wellington

98/526

24 January 1898

Rev. Allan Macdonald Johnson

No	28
Date of Notice	24 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Souper	Jeanne Neale
	💍 1898/481
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Steward	Steward
Age	26	27
Dwelling Place	S.S. Tutanaikai	Wellington
Length of Residence	12 years	13 years
Marriage Place	St. Peters Church, Wellington
Folio	98/526
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Allan Macdonald Johnson

25 January 1898

George Thomas Wright
Agnes Ann Taylor

George Thomas Wright
Agnes Ann Taylor
💍 1898/510

Bachelor
Spinster

Fellmonger
Fellmonger

22
20

Petone
Petone

2 years
5 years

Church of Christ, Disraeli Street, Wellington

98/563

David Taylor, father

25 January 1898

W. Frank Hales

No	29
Date of Notice	25 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Thomas Wright	Agnes Ann Taylor
	💍 1898/510
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fellmonger	Fellmonger
Age	22	20
Dwelling Place	Petone	Petone
Length of Residence	2 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Church of Christ, Disraeli Street, Wellington
Folio	98/563
Consent	David Taylor, father
Date of Certificate	25 January 1898
Officiating Minister	W. Frank Hales

25 January 1898

Hugh Lamont Greer
Mary Le Grange

Hugh Lamont Greer
Mary Le Grange
💍 1898/518

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Labourer

29
26

Johnsonville
Wellington

5 years
1 year

St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington

98/550

25 January 1898

Rev. Thomas Henry Sprott

No	30
Date of Notice	25 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Lamont Greer	Mary Le Grange
	💍 1898/518
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Labourer
Age	29	26
Dwelling Place	Johnsonville	Wellington
Length of Residence	5 years	1 year
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington
Folio	98/550
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Henry Sprott

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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).