Intentions to Marry, 1901 South Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840420, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Carole at Archives NZ Wellington, September 22 2025

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

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District of Nelson Quarter ending 31 March 1901 Registrar H. 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

5 January 1901

Cecil Conrad Nash
Ellen Jane Hyland

Cecil Conrad Nash
Ellen Jane Hyland
💍 1901/435

Bachelor
Spinster

Gas Stoker
Domestic Servant

26
25

Waimea Street, Nelson
Waimea Street, Nelson

26 years
6 years

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson

01/754

5 January 1901

Dean Mahoney, Roman Catholic Priest

No	1
Date of Notice	5 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cecil Conrad Nash	Ellen Jane Hyland
	💍 1901/435
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gas Stoker	Domestic Servant
Age	26	25
Dwelling Place	Waimea Street, Nelson	Waimea Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	26 years	6 years
Marriage Place	St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson
Folio	01/754
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Dean Mahoney, Roman Catholic Priest

8 January 1901

Albert Edward Newth
Sarah Buschl

Albert Edward Newth
Sarah Buschl
💍 1901/383

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

36
28

Waimea West
Waimea East

20 years
28 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

01/749

8 January 1901

Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	2
Date of Notice	8 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Newth	Sarah Buschl
	💍 1901/383
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	36	28
Dwelling Place	Waimea West	Waimea East
Length of Residence	20 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	01/749
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

14 January 1901

Henry Edward Edridge
Annie Maria Strawbridge

Henry Edward Edridge
Annie Maria Strawbridge
💍 1901/417

Bachelor
Spinster

Sailor
Dressmaker

23
22

St Vincent Street, Nelson
St Vincent Street, Nelson

4 days
22 years

Residence of Mr. Eli Strawbridge, St Vincent Street, Nelson

01/760

14 January 1901

Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister, Nelson

No	3
Date of Notice	14 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Edward Edridge	Annie Maria Strawbridge
	💍 1901/417
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sailor	Dressmaker
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	St Vincent Street, Nelson	St Vincent Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	4 days	22 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Eli Strawbridge, St Vincent Street, Nelson
Folio	01/760
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister, Nelson

15 January 1901

David Scott
Jessie Clark Burrell

David Scott
Jessie Clark Burrell
💍 1901/439

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Servant

33
29

Washington Road, Nelson
Washington Road, Nelson

33 years
3 weeks

Residence of Mrs. Martha Scott, Washington Road, Nelson

01/759

15 January 1901

Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

No	4
Date of Notice	15 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Scott	Jessie Clark Burrell
	💍 1901/439
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Servant
Age	33	29
Dwelling Place	Washington Road, Nelson	Washington Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	33 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs. Martha Scott, Washington Road, Nelson
Folio	01/759
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

29 January 1901

James Wilson
Elizabeth Heath Neve

James Wilson
Elizabeth Heath Neve
💍 1901/419

James Wilson
Elizabeth Steele
💍 1901/5393

James Wilson
Margaret Banks
💍 1901/5930

James Wilson
Sarah Ellen Elizabeth Spinks
💍 1901/886

Bachelor
Spinster

Wood Carver
Domestic Duties

18
19

Waimea Street, Nelson
Waimea Road, Nelson

one year 10 months
19 years

Residence of Augustus Neve, Waimea Road, Nelson

01/762

Mary Ann Wilson, Mother, Sole Guardian (for groom); Augustus Neve, father (for bride)

29 January 1901

Rev. F. A. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

No	5
Date of Notice	29 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Wilson	Elizabeth Heath Neve
	💍 1901/419
BDM Match (83%)	James Wilson	Elizabeth Steele
	💍 1901/5393
BDM Match (63%)	James Wilson	Margaret Banks
	💍 1901/5930
BDM Match (61%)	James Wilson	Sarah Ellen Elizabeth Spinks
	💍 1901/886
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Wood Carver	Domestic Duties
Age	18	19
Dwelling Place	Waimea Street, Nelson	Waimea Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	one year 10 months	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Augustus Neve, Waimea Road, Nelson
Folio	01/762
Consent	Mary Ann Wilson, Mother, Sole Guardian (for groom); Augustus Neve, father (for bride)
Date of Certificate	29 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. A. Chatterton, Church of England Minister

30 January 1901

Joseph Alfred Fletcher
Mary Louisa Riley

Joseph Alfred Fletcher
Mary Louisa Riley
💍 1901/420

Bachelor
Spinster

Storekeeper
Domestic Duties

36
41

Bridge Street, Nelson
Hardy Street, Nelson

3 days
3 weeks

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

01/763

30 January 1901

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

No	6
Date of Notice	30 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Alfred Fletcher	Mary Louisa Riley
	💍 1901/420
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storekeeper	Domestic Duties
Age	36	41
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street, Nelson	Hardy Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	3 weeks
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	01/763
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

30 January 1901

William George Young
Lily Nesbit

William George Young
Lily Nesbit
💍 1901/438

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

23
19

Brook Street, Nelson
Grove Street, Nelson

3 years
19 years

Residence of Thomas Nesbit, Grove Street, Nelson

01/757

Thomas Nesbit, Father

30 January 1901

Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

No	7
Date of Notice	30 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Young	Lily Nesbit
	💍 1901/438
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Brook Street, Nelson	Grove Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Thomas Nesbit, Grove Street, Nelson
Folio	01/757
Consent	Thomas Nesbit, Father
Date of Certificate	30 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

1 February 1901

John Hudson
Mary Anna Allen

John Hudson
Mary Anna Allen
💍 1901/6190

Bachelor
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic Servant

24
18

Nile Street, Nelson
Hardy Street, Nelson

2 years
18 years

Residence of the Bridegroom, Waimea Street, Nelson

01/758

Benjamin Samuel Allen, Father

1 February 1901

Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

No	8
Date of Notice	1 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Hudson	Mary Anna Allen
	💍 1901/6190
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic Servant
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	Nile Street, Nelson	Hardy Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	18 years
Marriage Place	Residence of the Bridegroom, Waimea Street, Nelson
Folio	01/758
Consent	Benjamin Samuel Allen, Father
Date of Certificate	1 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

4 February 1901

Edward James Blick
Elsie Mabel Chisholm

Edward James Blick
Elsie Mabel Chisholm
💍 1901/421

Bachelor
Spinster

Leather Manufacturer
Domestic Duties

38
23

Brook Street, Nelson
Harper Street, Nelson

38 years
23 years

Residence of William Sedman Chisholm, Harper Street, Nelson

01/764

4 February 1901

Rev. J. H. McKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	9
Date of Notice	4 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward James Blick	Elsie Mabel Chisholm
	💍 1901/421
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Leather Manufacturer	Domestic Duties
Age	38	23
Dwelling Place	Brook Street, Nelson	Harper Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	38 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Residence of William Sedman Chisholm, Harper Street, Nelson
Folio	01/764
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. McKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

5 February 1901

Lewis Hingston
Sarah Hannah Patching

Lewis Hingston
Sarah Hannah Patching
💍 1901/422

Bachelor
Spinster

Fruiterer
Shop Assistant

31
25

Tipahi Street, Nelson
Vanguard Street, Nelson

2 years
25 years

Residence of James Patching, Vanguard Street, Nelson

01/765

5 February 1901

Rev. J. H. McKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	10
Date of Notice	5 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lewis Hingston	Sarah Hannah Patching
	💍 1901/422
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fruiterer	Shop Assistant
Age	31	25
Dwelling Place	Tipahi Street, Nelson	Vanguard Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Residence of James Patching, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	01/765
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. McKenzie, 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 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).