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 449

District of East Taieri Quarter ending 31 March 1900 Registrar Alfred Dickson

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

13 January 1900

Thomas Hampton
Anna Maria Brittain

Thomas Hampton
Anna Maria Brittain
💍 1900/2394

Widower
Widow

Settler

72
63

Mosgiel
Mosgiel

1 month
15 months

At the house of Rev. F. W. Boreham, Mosgiel

00/1121

13 January 1900

Rev. F. W. Boreham

No	1
Date of Notice	13 January 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Hampton	Anna Maria Brittain
	💍 1900/2394
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Settler
Age	72	63
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Mosgiel
Length of Residence	1 month	15 months
Marriage Place	At the house of Rev. F. W. Boreham, Mosgiel
Folio	00/1121
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 January 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Boreham

30 January 1900

John Milles
Jessie Johnston Allan

John Miller
Jessie Johnston Allan
💍 1900/5686

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

40
27

East Taieri
East Taieri

3 days
27 years

At the house of Mr. John Allan, East Taieri

00/5815

30 January 1900

Rev. James Will

No	2
Date of Notice	30 January 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Milles	Jessie Johnston Allan
BDM Match (95%)	John Miller	Jessie Johnston Allan
	💍 1900/5686
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	40	27
Dwelling Place	East Taieri	East Taieri
Length of Residence	3 days	27 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. John Allan, East Taieri
Folio	00/5815
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 January 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. James Will

3 February 1900

William George Sherburd
Sarah Mackie

William George Sherburd
Sarah Mackie
💍 1900/2397

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Shunter

28
22

Mosgiel
Mosgiel

1 year
20 years

At the house of Mr. John Mackie, Mosgiel

00/1124

3 February 1900

Rev. F. W. Boreham

No	3
Date of Notice	3 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Sherburd	Sarah Mackie
	💍 1900/2397
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Shunter
Age	28	22
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Mosgiel
Length of Residence	1 year	20 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. John Mackie, Mosgiel
Folio	00/1124
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Boreham

6 February 1900

Benjamin Watson
Mary Jane Matheson Grant

Benjamin Watson
Mary Jane Matheson Grant
💍 1900/2398

Widower
Widow

Iron Roller

50
43

Abbotsford
Abbotsford

15 years
16 months

At the office of the Registrar, Mosgiel

00/1125

6 February 1900

Alfred Dickson, Registrar

No	4
Date of Notice	6 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin Watson	Mary Jane Matheson Grant
	💍 1900/2398
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Iron Roller
Age	50	43
Dwelling Place	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Length of Residence	15 years	16 months
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar, Mosgiel
Folio	00/1125
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Alfred Dickson, Registrar

11 February 1900

James Andrews
Daisy Martha Leary

James Andrews
Daisy Martha Leacy
💍 1900/2396

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

34
23

Mosgiel
Mosgiel

3 days
23 years

St. Luke's, Anglican Church, Mosgiel

00/1123

11 February 1900

Rev. G. O. Hampton

No	5
Date of Notice	11 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Andrews	Daisy Martha Leary
BDM Match (97%)	James Andrews	Daisy Martha Leacy
	💍 1900/2396
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	34	23
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Mosgiel
Length of Residence	3 days	23 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's, Anglican Church, Mosgiel
Folio	00/1123
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. O. Hampton

28 February 1900

William Miller
Christina Biggar Hislop

William Miller
Christina Bigga Hislop
💍 1900/2657

Bachelor
Spinster

Warper

22
22

Mosgiel
Mosgiel

18 years
22 years

At the house of Rev. Thomas Paulin, North Taieri

00/1278

28 February 1900

Rev. Thomas Paulin

No	6
Date of Notice	28 February 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Miller	Christina Biggar Hislop
BDM Match (98%)	William Miller	Christina Bigga Hislop
	💍 1900/2657
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Warper
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Mosgiel
Length of Residence	18 years	22 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Rev. Thomas Paulin, North Taieri
Folio	00/1278
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 February 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Paulin

5 March 1900

Andrew Phillips
Lilian Olivia Vautier

Andrew Phillips
Lilian Olivia Vautier
💍 1900/2661

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

23
23

Brighton
Brighton

23 years
5 years

At the Presbyterian Church, Green Island

00/1281

5 March 1900

Rev. Michael Watt

No	7
Date of Notice	5 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Phillips	Lilian Olivia Vautier
	💍 1900/2661
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Brighton	Brighton
Length of Residence	23 years	5 years
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Church, Green Island
Folio	00/1281
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. Michael Watt

7 March 1900

William Edward Wright
Annie Blanche Stevens

William Edward Wright
Annie Blanche Stevens
💍 1900/2395

Bachelor
Spinster

Platelayer

25
20

Mosgiel
Allanton

3 years
18 years

At the house of Mr. James Stevens, Allanton

00/1122

James Stevens, father

7 March 1900

Rev. F. W. Boreham

No	8
Date of Notice	7 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Edward Wright	Annie Blanche Stevens
	💍 1900/2395
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Platelayer
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Allanton
Length of Residence	3 years	18 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. James Stevens, Allanton
Folio	00/1122
Consent	James Stevens, father
Date of Certificate	7 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Boreham

16 March 1900

Arthur John Tansley
Jessie Wylie

Arthur John Tansley
Jessie Wylie
💍 1900/2658

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher

28
20

Mosgiel
Mosgiel

5 years
20 years

At the house of Mr. W. Wylie, Mosgiel

00/1279

William Wylie, father

16 March 1900

Rev. Thomas Paulin

No	9
Date of Notice	16 March 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur John Tansley	Jessie Wylie
	💍 1900/2658
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher
Age	28	20
Dwelling Place	Mosgiel	Mosgiel
Length of Residence	5 years	20 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. W. Wylie, Mosgiel
Folio	00/1279
Consent	William Wylie, father
Date of Certificate	16 March 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Paulin

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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).