Intentions to Marry, 1900 January-June

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840417, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke at Archives NZ Wellington, September 12 2025

1900 is bound in two volumes, January-June and July-December.

Page 308

District of Nelson Quarter ending 31 March 1900 Registrar Hugh Calders

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

9 January 1900

William Hope Simpson
Lonie Penney

William Hope Simpson
Louie Penney
💍 1900/665

Bachelor
Spinster

Printer
Dressmaker

27
26

Trafalgar St Nelson
Kawai Street Nelson

4 years
20 years

The residence of James Penney, Kawai St Nelson

00/718

9 January 1900

Rev. E. C. Isaac, Congregational Minister

No	1
Date of Notice	9 January 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Hope Simpson	Lonie Penney
BDM Match (96%)	William Hope Simpson	Louie Penney
	💍 1900/665
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Printer	Dressmaker
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Trafalgar St Nelson	Kawai Street Nelson
Length of Residence	4 years	20 years
Marriage Place	The residence of James Penney, Kawai St Nelson
Folio	00/718
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 January 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. C. Isaac, Congregational Minister

9 January 1900

Alexander Haldane
Constance Lucy Anne Coleman

Alexander Haldane
Constance Annie Lucy Coleman
💍 1900/672

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

33
21

Richmond
Hope

3 days
16 years

Holy Trinity Church Richmond

00/724

9 January 1900

Rev. A. C. Wright, Church of England Minister

No	2
Date of Notice	9 January 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Haldane	Constance Lucy Anne Coleman
BDM Match (84%)	Alexander Haldane	Constance Annie Lucy Coleman
	💍 1900/672
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	33	21
Dwelling Place	Richmond	Hope
Length of Residence	3 days	16 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church Richmond
Folio	00/724
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 January 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. C. Wright, Church of England Minister

29 January 1900

Charles Moyes
Jane Alice Lines

Charles Moyes
Jane Alice Lines
💍 1900/666

Bachelor
Spinster

Compositor
Domestic duties

33
31

Bridge Street Nelson
Wellington St Nelson

33 years
4 Weeks

Trinity Presbyterian Church

00/719

29 January 1900

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	3
Date of Notice	29 January 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Moyes	Jane Alice Lines
	💍 1900/666
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Compositor	Domestic duties
Age	33	31
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street Nelson	Wellington St Nelson
Length of Residence	33 years	4 Weeks
Marriage Place	Trinity Presbyterian Church
Folio	00/719
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 January 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

15 February 1900

Arthur Ralph Evans
Lydia McArtney

Arthur Ralph Evans
Lydia McArtney
💍 1900/707

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Milliner

25
28

Bridge Street Nelson
Bridge Street Nelson

3 days
6 weeks

All Saints Church

00/727

15 February 1900

Rev. J. W. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

No	4
Date of Notice	15 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Ralph Evans	Lydia McArtney
	💍 1900/707
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Milliner
Age	25	28
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street Nelson	Bridge Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	All Saints Church
Folio	00/727
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. W. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

24 February 1900

Alfred Kendall Baxter
Alice Day

Alfred Kendall Baxter
Alice Day
💍 1900/671

Bachelor
Spinster

Compositor
Domestic Servant

25
24

Washington Road Nelson
Hampden Street Nelson

2 months
24 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church

00/723

24 February 1900

Rev. W. J. Mahoney, Roman Catholic Minister

No	5
Date of Notice	24 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Kendall Baxter	Alice Day
	💍 1900/671
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Compositor	Domestic Servant
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Washington Road Nelson	Hampden Street Nelson
Length of Residence	2 months	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Folio	00/723
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. J. Mahoney, Roman Catholic Minister

7 March 1900

Alfred Davies
Nellie Hogg

Alfred Davies
Nellie Hogg
💍 1900/5470

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic duties

34
25

Gloucester Street Nelson
Collingwood Street Nelson

15 years
1 year

Christ Church, Trafalgar Square, Nelson

00/5675

7 March 1900

Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

No	6
Date of Notice	7 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Davies	Nellie Hogg
	💍 1900/5470
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic duties
Age	34	25
Dwelling Place	Gloucester Street Nelson	Collingwood Street Nelson
Length of Residence	15 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Christ Church, Trafalgar Square, Nelson
Folio	00/5675
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

8 March 1900

George Johnson Silcock
Emma Mary Louisa Schroder

George Johnson Silcock
Emma Mary Louisa Schroder
💍 1900/714

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Servant

27
22

Richmond
Britannia Heights Nelson

18 months
6 months

Residence of Vere Bogle, Wellington Terrace, Nelson

00/728

8 March 1900

Rev. J. W. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

No	7
Date of Notice	8 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Johnson Silcock	Emma Mary Louisa Schroder
	💍 1900/714
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Servant
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Richmond	Britannia Heights Nelson
Length of Residence	18 months	6 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Vere Bogle, Wellington Terrace, Nelson
Folio	00/728
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. W. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

10 March 1900

Reginald Bernard Humphris
Geraldine Seymour Full

Reginald Bernard Humphries
Geraldine Seymour Fell
💍 1900/5471

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Manager
Domestic duties

27
26

Grove Street Nelson
Brougham Street Nelson

3 days
26 years

Christ Church, Trafalgar Square, Nelson

00/5676

10 March 1900

Rt. Rev. The Bishop of Nelson, Church of England Minister

No	8
Date of Notice	10 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Bernard Humphris	Geraldine Seymour Full
BDM Match (96%)	Reginald Bernard Humphries	Geraldine Seymour Fell
	💍 1900/5471
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Manager	Domestic duties
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Grove Street Nelson	Brougham Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	26 years
Marriage Place	Christ Church, Trafalgar Square, Nelson
Folio	00/5676
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rt. Rev. The Bishop of Nelson, Church of England Minister

12 March 1900

Robert Leslie Stewart
Adeline Black

Robert Leslie Stewart
Adeline Black
💍 1900/670

Bachelor
Spinster

Wholesale Stationer
Music Teacher

27
27

Mount Street Nelson
Franklyn Street Nelson

3 days
27 years

The residence of Robert Black

00/722

12 March 1900

Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

No	9
Date of Notice	12 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Leslie Stewart	Adeline Black
	💍 1900/670
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Wholesale Stationer	Music Teacher
Age	27	27
Dwelling Place	Mount Street Nelson	Franklyn Street Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	27 years
Marriage Place	The residence of Robert Black
Folio	00/722
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

26 March 1900

Frederick Stephen Hammond
Zoe Best

Frederick Stephen Hammond
Zoe Best
💍 1900/673

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

24
24

Appleby
Appleby

3 days
24 years

St. Aubin's Church

00/725

26 March 1900

Rev. A. C. Wright, Church of England Minister

No	10
Date of Notice	26 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Stephen Hammond	Zoe Best
	💍 1900/673
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Appleby	Appleby
Length of Residence	3 days	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Aubin's Church
Folio	00/725
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. C. Wright, Church of England Minister

28 March 1900

John Morrison
Helen Blanche Calders

John Morrison
Helen Blanche Calders
💍 1900/667

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheep Farmer
Domestic duties

30
24

Stoke
Stoke

4 days
4 months

Trinity Presbyterian Church

00/720

28 March 1900

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	11
Date of Notice	28 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Morrison	Helen Blanche Calders
	💍 1900/667
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheep Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	30	24
Dwelling Place	Stoke	Stoke
Length of Residence	4 days	4 months
Marriage Place	Trinity Presbyterian Church
Folio	00/720
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

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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).