Intentions to Marry, 1901 North Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840419, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke at Archives NZ Wellington, September 22 2025

1901 is bound in two volumes, North Island districts and South Island districts.

Page 519

District of Thames Quarter ending 31 March 1901 Registrar E. H. Horniss

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 February 1901

Joseph Richards
Eliza Howard

Joseph Richards
Eliza Howard
💍 1901/5579

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
None

22
19

Collarbone Spur
Collarbone Spur

20 years
1 month

The Dwelling of Susan Rollerson, Sandes St, Thames

See Notice No. 8

Mary Corbett, Sister and Guardian

16 February 1901

Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

No	6
Date of Notice	9 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Richards	Eliza Howard
	💍 1901/5579
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	None
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Collarbone Spur	Collarbone Spur
Length of Residence	20 years	1 month
Marriage Place	The Dwelling of Susan Rollerson, Sandes St, Thames
Folio	See Notice No. 8
Consent	Mary Corbett, Sister and Guardian
Date of Certificate	16 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

26 February 1901

Charles Henry Ladner
Lilian Lavage

Charles Henry Ladar
Lilian Savage
💍 1901/847

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinet Maker
Tailoress

34
22

Thames
Thames

32 years
2 years

The Dwelling of Charles Henry Ladner, Sandes St, Block 27

01/288

26 February 1901

Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

No	7
Date of Notice	26 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Henry Ladner	Lilian Lavage
BDM Match (91%)	Charles Henry Ladar	Lilian Savage
	💍 1901/847
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinet Maker	Tailoress
Age	34	22
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	32 years	2 years
Marriage Place	The Dwelling of Charles Henry Ladner, Sandes St, Block 27
Folio	01/288
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

1 March 1901

Joseph Richards
Eliza Howard

Joseph Richards
Eliza Howard
💍 1901/5579

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
None

22
19

Collarbone Spur
Collarbone Spur

20 years
1 month

The Office of the Registrar, Thames

01/281

Mary Corbett, Sister and Guardian

1 March 1901

Edw. H. Horniss, Registrar

No	8
Date of Notice	1 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Richards	Eliza Howard
	💍 1901/5579
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	None
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Collarbone Spur	Collarbone Spur
Length of Residence	20 years	1 month
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar, Thames
Folio	01/281
Consent	Mary Corbett, Sister and Guardian
Date of Certificate	1 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Edw. H. Horniss, Registrar

2 March 1901

David Rumble
Alice Maud Thompson

David Rumble
Alice Maud Thompson
💍 1901/852

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Servant

32
28

Omahu
Omahu

7 years
10 months

The Dwelling of Sidney Banks, Omahu

01/289

2 March 1901

Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

No	9
Date of Notice	2 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Rumble	Alice Maud Thompson
	💍 1901/852
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Servant
Age	32	28
Dwelling Place	Omahu	Omahu
Length of Residence	7 years	10 months
Marriage Place	The Dwelling of Sidney Banks, Omahu
Folio	01/289
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Drake, Primitive Methodist

9 March 1901

Andrew Kelly
Emma Priscott

Andrew Kelly
Emma Priscott
💍 1901/5989

Widower
Spinster

Iron Moulder
None

33
27

Thames
Thames

4 years
27 years

Pollen Street Lecture Hall, Thames

01/290

9 March 1901

Joseph Foster, Church of Christ

No	10
Date of Notice	9 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Kelly	Emma Priscott
	💍 1901/5989
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Iron Moulder	None
Age	33	27
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	4 years	27 years
Marriage Place	Pollen Street Lecture Hall, Thames
Folio	01/290
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Joseph Foster, Church of Christ

11 March 1901

Albert Palmerston Douslin
Amy Frances Constant

Albert Palmerston Douslin
Amy Frances Constant
💍 1901/5584

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
None

28
25

Thames
Thames

5 years
25 years

St. George's Church, Mackay St, Thames

01/285

11 March 1901

Rev. J. O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	11
Date of Notice	11 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Palmerston Douslin	Amy Frances Constant
	💍 1901/5584
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	None
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	5 years	25 years
Marriage Place	St. George's Church, Mackay St, Thames
Folio	01/285
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. O'Callaghan, 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).