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 357

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1900 Registrar J. M. Anderson

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

133

9 March 1900

William Thomas Hines
Violet Philadelphia Daniels

William Thomas Hines
Violet Philadelphia Daniels
💍 1900/2098

Widower
Spinster

Fisherman
Domestic

32
22

Christchurch
Christchurch

32 years
6 years

House of Rev. J. H. Leslie, Lichfield St, Chch

00/3589

9 March 1900

Rev. J. H. Leslie, Presbyterian

No	133
Date of Notice	9 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Thomas Hines	Violet Philadelphia Daniels
	💍 1900/2098
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Fisherman	Domestic
Age	32	22
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	32 years	6 years
Marriage Place	House of Rev. J. H. Leslie, Lichfield St, Chch
Folio	00/3589
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. Leslie, Presbyterian

134

9 March 1900

Samuel John Crowe
Theresa Allison Spinks

Samuel John Crowe
Theresa Allison
💍 1900/2440

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

33
30

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 days
3 days

Registrar's Office, Chch

00/7808

9 March 1900

Registrar of Marriages, J. M. Anderson

No	134
Date of Notice	9 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel John Crowe	Theresa Allison Spinks
BDM Match (84%)	Samuel John Crowe	Theresa Allison
	💍 1900/2440
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	33	30
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Chch
Folio	00/7808
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, J. M. Anderson

135

9 March 1900

Tom Roskilliey
Maud Goodman Spinks

Tom Roskilley
Maud Goodman
💍 1900/862

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor

27
23

Sydenham
Spreydon

4 years
23 years

St. Michael's Church, Chch

00/7825

9 March 1900

Rev. C. A. Hare, Anglican

No	135
Date of Notice	9 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Tom Roskilliey	Maud Goodman Spinks
BDM Match (78%)	Tom Roskilley	Maud Goodman
	💍 1900/862
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor
Age	27	23
Dwelling Place	Sydenham	Spreydon
Length of Residence	4 years	23 years
Marriage Place	St. Michael's Church, Chch
Folio	00/7825
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. A. Hare, Anglican

136

9 March 1900

Arthur Charles Palmer
Margaret Rowe

Arthur Charles Palmer
Margaret Rowe
💍 1900/2111

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

24
24

Christchurch
Bromley

24 years
24 years

House of Mr. Rowe

00/3596

9 March 1900

Rev. J. W. Newbold, Wesleyan

No	136
Date of Notice	9 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Charles Palmer	Margaret Rowe
	💍 1900/2111
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Bromley
Length of Residence	24 years	24 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Rowe
Folio	00/3596
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. W. Newbold, Wesleyan

137

10 March 1900

George Leslie Stevenson
Gertrude Rose Cooper

George Lyle Stevenson
Gertrude Rosa Cooper
💍 1900/894

Bachelor
Spinster

Accountant

32
26

Christchurch
Sumner

5 years
6 years

Anglican Church

00/903

9 March 1900

Rev. C. H. Gosset, Anglican

No	137
Date of Notice	10 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Leslie Stevenson	Gertrude Rose Cooper
BDM Match (91%)	George Lyle Stevenson	Gertrude Rosa Cooper
	💍 1900/894
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Accountant
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Sumner
Length of Residence	5 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church
Folio	00/903
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. H. Gosset, Anglican

138

12 March 1900

Francis Charles Alais Atkinson
Elizabeth Ann Gregg

Francis Charles Alais Atkinson
Elizabeth Ann Gregg
💍 1900/857

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Domestic

22
24

Linwood
Christchurch

14 years
24 years

St. Matthew's, St. Albans

00/7840

12 March 1900

Rev. H. Williams, Anglican

No	138
Date of Notice	12 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Charles Alais Atkinson	Elizabeth Ann Gregg
	💍 1900/857
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Domestic
Age	22	24
Dwelling Place	Linwood	Christchurch
Length of Residence	14 years	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's, St. Albans
Folio	00/7840
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Williams, Anglican

139

12 March 1900

William Finan Alexander
Emilia Eustace

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer
Domestic

32
30

Christchurch
Christchurch

27 years
10 years

House of J. H. Leslie, Lichfield St, Chch

00/3590

12 March 1900

Rev. J. H. Leslie, Presbyterian

No	139
Date of Notice	12 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Finan Alexander	Emilia Eustace
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer	Domestic
Age	32	30
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	27 years	10 years
Marriage Place	House of J. H. Leslie, Lichfield St, Chch
Folio	00/3590
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. Leslie, Presbyterian

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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).