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 231

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 March 1898 Registrar F. W. 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

25 January 1898

Townley Jackman
Florence Edith Howard

Townley Jackman
Florence Edith Howard
💍 1898/485

Bachelor
Spinster

Dairyman

21
22

Wellington
Wellington

8 years
6 years

House of Mr. Samuel Howard, No. 2 Stafford St., Wellington

98/530

25 January 1898

Rev. Charles Dallaston

No	31
Date of Notice	25 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Townley Jackman	Florence Edith Howard
	💍 1898/485
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dairyman
Age	21	22
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	8 years	6 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Samuel Howard, No. 2 Stafford St., Wellington
Folio	98/530
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Charles Dallaston

26 January 1898

Thomas William Pilcher
Edith Lily Littlewood

Thomas William Pilcher
Edith Lily Littlewood
💍 1898/467

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

32
24

Wellington
Wellington

32 years
3 years

St. Mark's Church, Wellington

98/512

26 January 1898

Rev. Richard Coffey

No	32
Date of Notice	26 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas William Pilcher	Edith Lily Littlewood
	💍 1898/467
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	32	24
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	32 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Mark's Church, Wellington
Folio	98/512
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Richard Coffey

27 January 1898

Charles Horatio Morris
Frances Marie Fendore

Charles Horatio Morris
Frances Marie Vendore
💍 1898/540

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

42
22

Nelson
Nelson

4 years
22 years

Congregational Church, Courtenay Place, Wellington

98/573

27 January 1898

Rev. William Simpson Fernie

No	33
Date of Notice	27 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Horatio Morris	Frances Marie Fendore
BDM Match (98%)	Charles Horatio Morris	Frances Marie Vendore
	💍 1898/540
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	42	22
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	4 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Congregational Church, Courtenay Place, Wellington
Folio	98/573
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Simpson Fernie

27 January 1898

Peter Craig Brickley
Clara Meedon

Peter Craig Brickley
Clara Weedon
💍 1898/2667

Bachelor
Spinster

Carrier

25
23

Wellington
Wellington

3 years
3 years

Registrar's Office, Wellington

98/588

27 January 1898

F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

No	34
Date of Notice	27 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Craig Brickley	Clara Meedon
BDM Match (96%)	Peter Craig Brickley	Clara Weedon
	💍 1898/2667
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carrier
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	98/588
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 January 1898
Officiating Minister	F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

27 January 1898

Robert Butler
Martha Earl

Robert Butler
Martha Earl
💍 1898/533

Widower
Widow

Farmer

55
40

Carterton
Wellington

22 years
7 years

Registrar's Office, Wellington

98/589

27 January 1898

F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

No	35
Date of Notice	27 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Butler	Martha Earl
	💍 1898/533
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Farmer
Age	55	40
Dwelling Place	Carterton	Wellington
Length of Residence	22 years	7 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Wellington
Folio	98/589
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 January 1898
Officiating Minister	F. W. Mansfield, Registrar

31 January 1898

David Baselberg
Sara Rothenberg

David Caselberg
Sarah Rothenberg
💍 1898/512

Bachelor
Spinster

Merchant

24
25

Masterton
Wellington

22 years
23 years

Synagogue, Wellington

98/564

31 January 1898

A. Van Staveren

No	36
Date of Notice	31 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Baselberg	Sara Rothenberg
BDM Match (94%)	David Caselberg	Sarah Rothenberg
	💍 1898/512
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Merchant
Age	24	25
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Wellington
Length of Residence	22 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Synagogue, Wellington
Folio	98/564
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 January 1898
Officiating Minister	A. Van Staveren

31 January 1898

Harry John Farmer
Carry Kemp Easty

Harry John Farmer
Carry Kemp Easby
💍 1898/1523

Bachelor
Spinster

Warehouseman

21
22

Wellington
Wellington

5 years
22 years

Herbert St. Hall, Wellington

98/1762

31 January 1898

Chas. Hillman, Minister

No	37
Date of Notice	31 January 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry John Farmer	Carry Kemp Easty
BDM Match (97%)	Harry John Farmer	Carry Kemp Easby
	💍 1898/1523
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Warehouseman
Age	21	22
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	5 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Herbert St. Hall, Wellington
Folio	98/1762
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 January 1898
Officiating Minister	Chas. Hillman, Minister

1 February 1898

John Mitchell Wilkie
Barbara Ann Campbell

John Mitchell Wilkie
Barbara Ann Campbell
💍 1898/468

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

35
37

Manutahi
Nelson

10 years
30 years

St. Mark's Church, Wellington

98/513

1 February 1898

Rev. Richard Coffey

No	38
Date of Notice	1 February 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Mitchell Wilkie	Barbara Ann Campbell
	💍 1898/468
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	35	37
Dwelling Place	Manutahi	Nelson
Length of Residence	10 years	30 years
Marriage Place	St. Mark's Church, Wellington
Folio	98/513
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 February 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. Richard Coffey

1 February 1898

Felix Murphy
Kate Eleanor Baker

Felix Murphy
Kate Eleanor Baker
💍 1898/491

Bachelor
Spinster

Confectioner

26
21

Wellington
Wellington

4 years
20 years

St. Mary's of the Angels Church, Wellington

98/535

1 February 1898

Rev. John Ainsworth

No	39
Date of Notice	1 February 1898
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Felix Murphy	Kate Eleanor Baker
	💍 1898/491
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Confectioner
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Wellington
Length of Residence	4 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's of the Angels Church, Wellington
Folio	98/535
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 February 1898
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Ainsworth

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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).