Intentions to Marry, 1900 July-December

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840418, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Carole at Archives NZ Wellington, September 12 2025

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

Page 562

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 December 1900 Registrar S. H. Hyous

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

741

20 December 1900

William Henry Pitts
Adelaide Victoria Percy

William Henry Petts
Adelaide Victoria Percy
💍 1900/2355

Widower
Spinster

Gentleman

54
32

Auckland
Auckland

12 years

Primitive Methodist Church, 15 Alexandria St.

00/4159

20 December 1900

Rev. W. Laycock, Primitive Methodist

No	741
Date of Notice	20 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Pitts	Adelaide Victoria Percy
BDM Match (97%)	William Henry Petts	Adelaide Victoria Percy
	💍 1900/2355
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Gentleman
Age	54	32
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	12 years
Marriage Place	Primitive Methodist Church, 15 Alexandria St.
Folio	00/4159
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Laycock, Primitive Methodist

742

21 December 1900

Albert Alexander Jackson
Caroline Alice Martin

Robert Alexander Jackson
Caroline Alice Martin
💍 1900/5440

Bachelor
Spinster

Settler

35
28

Auckland
Auckland

3 days

House of Rev. J. Clark, 3 yrs Mount Albert

00/5644

21 December 1900

Rev. J. Clark, Baptist

No	742
Date of Notice	21 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Alexander Jackson	Caroline Alice Martin
BDM Match (96%)	Robert Alexander Jackson	Caroline Alice Martin
	💍 1900/5440
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Settler
Age	35	28
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days
Marriage Place	House of Rev. J. Clark, 3 yrs Mount Albert
Folio	00/5644
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Clark, Baptist

743

22 December 1900

John Gall
Elizabeth Ann Russell

John Gall
Elizabeth Ann Russell
💍 1900/2215

Widower
Spinster

Commission Agent

33
32

Auckland
Auckland

3 weeks

St. James Manse, 3 days Auckland

00/4104

22 December 1900

Rev. B. T. Hemeswick, Presbyterian

No	743
Date of Notice	22 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Gall	Elizabeth Ann Russell
	💍 1900/2215
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Commission Agent
Age	33	32
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 weeks
Marriage Place	St. James Manse, 3 days Auckland
Folio	00/4104
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. B. T. Hemeswick, Presbyterian

744

22 December 1900

Stanley Ernest Paile
Nora Charlotte Coldham

Stanley Ernest Vaile
Rosina Charlotte Coldham
💍 1900/4297

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

26
30

Auckland
Onehunga

3 days
30 years

Church of England, 3 days Onehunga

00/4195

22 December 1900

Rev. J. Haselden, Church of England

No	744
Date of Notice	22 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Stanley Ernest Paile	Nora Charlotte Coldham
BDM Match (89%)	Stanley Ernest Vaile	Rosina Charlotte Coldham
	💍 1900/4297
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	26	30
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Onehunga
Length of Residence	3 days	30 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, 3 days Onehunga
Folio	00/4195
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Haselden, Church of England

745

22 December 1900

Richard Baker
Jennie Harris

Richard Baker
Jennie Harris
💍 1900/4298

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

49
38

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
6 years

Central Mission Hall, Auckland

00/4196

22 December 1900

Rev. H. J. Lorrhen, Central Mission

No	745
Date of Notice	22 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Baker	Jennie Harris
	💍 1900/4298
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	49	38
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	6 years
Marriage Place	Central Mission Hall, Auckland
Folio	00/4196
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. J. Lorrhen, Central Mission

746

22 December 1900

John Smith Bradley
Mary Ann Smith

John Timothy Bradley
Mary Ann Smith
💍 1900/2359

Bachelor
Widow

Mill Hand

30
34

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
5 years

St. Sepulchre Church, 3 days Auckland

00/4180

22 December 1900

Rev. B. J. Dudley, Church of England

No	746
Date of Notice	22 December 1900
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Smith Bradley	Mary Ann Smith
BDM Match (90%)	John Timothy Bradley	Mary Ann Smith
	💍 1900/2359
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Mill Hand
Age	30	34
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	5 years
Marriage Place	St. Sepulchre Church, 3 days Auckland
Folio	00/4180
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 December 1900
Officiating Minister	Rev. B. J. Dudley, Church of England

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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).