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.

Page 177

District of Greymouth Quarter ending 31 March 1901 Registrar Benjamin Harper

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

8 January 1901

Thomas Pattison
Sarah Walko McIvor

Thomas Pattison
Sarah Walker McIvor
💍 1901/516

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner

40 years
22 years

near Greymouth
Greymouth

18 months
2 years

The private residence of Mrs. McIvor, Jamieson Street, Greymouth

01/792

8 January 1901

Rev. Robt. Stewart

No	1
Date of Notice	8 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Pattison	Sarah Walko McIvor
BDM Match (95%)	Thomas Pattison	Sarah Walker McIvor
	💍 1901/516
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner
Age	40 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	near Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	18 months	2 years
Marriage Place	The private residence of Mrs. McIvor, Jamieson Street, Greymouth
Folio	01/792
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robt. Stewart

19 January 1901

John White
Jane Green

John White
Jane Green
💍 1901/526

Bachelor
Spinster

Coal Miner

27 years
26 years

Blackball
Greymouth

3 days
3 months

The Registrar's Office, Greymouth

01/781

19 January 1901

B. Harper

No	2
Date of Notice	19 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John White	Jane Green
	💍 1901/526
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coal Miner
Age	27 years	26 years
Dwelling Place	Blackball	Greymouth
Length of Residence	3 days	3 months
Marriage Place	The Registrar's Office, Greymouth
Folio	01/781
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 January 1901
Officiating Minister	B. Harper

22 January 1901

Alfred Edward Fanthorpe
Agnes Blaire

Alfred Edward Fanthorpe
Agnes Blance
💍 1901/517

Bachelor
Spinster

Police Constable

27 years
23 years

Greymouth
Greymouth

1 year
23 years

The Presbyterian Manse, Greymouth

01/793

22 January 1901

Rev. Robt. Stewart

No	3
Date of Notice	22 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Edward Fanthorpe	Agnes Blaire
BDM Match (92%)	Alfred Edward Fanthorpe	Agnes Blance
	💍 1901/517
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Police Constable
Age	27 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	1 year	23 years
Marriage Place	The Presbyterian Manse, Greymouth
Folio	01/793
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 January 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robt. Stewart

25 January 1901

John Keating
Mary Chilman

John Keating
Mary Chilman
💍 1901/527

Widower
Spinster

Laborer

42 years
29 years

Greymouth
Greymouth

23 years
29 years

The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Greymouth

01/782

25 January 1901

B. Harper

No	4
Date of Notice	25 January 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Keating	Mary Chilman
	💍 1901/527
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Laborer
Age	42 years	29 years
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	23 years	29 years
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Greymouth
Folio	01/782
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 January 1901
Officiating Minister	B. Harper

1 February 1901

William McInnes
Juliet Guthrie

William McInnes
Juliet Guthrie
💍 1901/6005

Bachelor
Spinster

Chemist

30 years
30 years

Mangaraka, North Island
Greymouth

3 days
3 years

The Presbyterian Church, Greymouth

01/794

1 February 1901

Rev. Robt. Stewart

No	5
Date of Notice	1 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William McInnes	Juliet Guthrie
	💍 1901/6005
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chemist
Age	30 years	30 years
Dwelling Place	Mangaraka, North Island	Greymouth
Length of Residence	3 days	3 years
Marriage Place	The Presbyterian Church, Greymouth
Folio	01/794
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robt. Stewart

9 February 1901

Robert Mitchell
Mary Ann Crawford

Robert Mitchell
Mary Ann Crawford
💍 1901/528

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer
Dressmaker

22 years
21 years

Greymouth
Greymouth

2 months
21 years

The Registrar's Office, Greymouth

01/783

9 February 1901

B. Harper

No	6
Date of Notice	9 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Mitchell	Mary Ann Crawford
	💍 1901/528
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer	Dressmaker
Age	22 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	2 months	21 years
Marriage Place	The Registrar's Office, Greymouth
Folio	01/783
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1901
Officiating Minister	B. Harper

18 February 1901

Hugh Joseph McConnell
Mary Lanigan

Hugh Joseph McConnell
Mary Lanigan
💍 1901/518

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper
Dressmaker

40 years
32 years

Greymouth
Greymouth

3 days
12 years

The Roman Catholic Church, Greymouth

01/795

18 February 1901

Rev. D. J. Malone

No	7
Date of Notice	18 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Joseph McConnell	Mary Lanigan
	💍 1901/518
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper	Dressmaker
Age	40 years	32 years
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	3 days	12 years
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Church, Greymouth
Folio	01/795
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. J. Malone

18 February 1901

Charles Patrick Moore
Annie Tincknell

Charles Patrick Mori
Annie Tincknell Forster
💍 1901/511

Bachelor
Spinster

Saw Miller

35 years
34 years

Greymouth
Greymouth

3 days
3 days

The private residence of Mr. Ludwig Erickson, Lombard Street, Greymouth

01/787

18 February 1901

Rev. Geo. W. York

No	8
Date of Notice	18 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Patrick Moore	Annie Tincknell
BDM Match (78%)	Charles Patrick Mori	Annie Tincknell Forster
	💍 1901/511
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Saw Miller
Age	35 years	34 years
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	The private residence of Mr. Ludwig Erickson, Lombard Street, Greymouth
Folio	01/787
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. Geo. W. York

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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).