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 Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1901 Registrar J. F. Hall Regr

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

25 February 1901

Sydney Simeon Jacobs
Rebecca Moss

Lydney Simeon Jacobs
Rebecca Moss
💍 1901/751

Bachelor
Spinster

Salesman

34 years
34 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

11 years
30 years

In the Jewish Synagogue, Dunedin

01/1187

25 February 1901

Rev. A. S. Chodowski, Jewish Rabbi

No	79
Date of Notice	25 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Simeon Jacobs	Rebecca Moss
BDM Match (98%)	Lydney Simeon Jacobs	Rebecca Moss
	💍 1901/751
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Salesman
Age	34 years	34 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	11 years	30 years
Marriage Place	In the Jewish Synagogue, Dunedin
Folio	01/1187
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. S. Chodowski, Jewish Rabbi

25 February 1901

John Charles Dickson
Hubertina Richardson

John Charles Dickson
Eubertina Richardsen
💍 1901/691

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker

24 years
21 years

South Dunedin
South Dunedin

8 years
5 months

In the Trinity Church, Dunedin

01/1125

25 February 1901

Rev. A. H. Sinclair, Wesleyan Minister

No	80
Date of Notice	25 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Charles Dickson	Hubertina Richardson
BDM Match (95%)	John Charles Dickson	Eubertina Richardsen
	💍 1901/691
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker
Age	24 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	South Dunedin	South Dunedin
Length of Residence	8 years	5 months
Marriage Place	In the Trinity Church, Dunedin
Folio	01/1125
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Sinclair, Wesleyan Minister

26 February 1901

Philip Daniel Campbell Wilson
Catherine Agnes O'Kane

Philip Daniel Campbell Wilson
Catherine Tyne Okane
💍 1901/765

Bachelor
Spinster

Waiter

22 years
23 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

4 years
5 years

In St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin

01/1157

26 February 1901

Rev. W. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

No	81
Date of Notice	26 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Philip Daniel Campbell Wilson	Catherine Agnes O'Kane
BDM Match (89%)	Philip Daniel Campbell Wilson	Catherine Tyne Okane
	💍 1901/765
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Waiter
Age	22 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	4 years	5 years
Marriage Place	In St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin
Folio	01/1157
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

26 February 1901

William Barclay
Jane Grant

William Barclay
Jane Grant
💍 1901/930

William Ramsay
Johanna Grant
💍 1902/465

Widower
Widow

Storekeeper

47 years
35 years

St. Leonards
St. Leonards

18 years
3 months

In the house of Rev. James Gibb, Dunedin

01/1097

26 February 1901

Rev. James Gibb, Presbyterian Minister

No	82
Date of Notice	26 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Barclay	Jane Grant
	💍 1901/930
BDM Match (71%)	William Ramsay	Johanna Grant
	💍 1902/465
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Storekeeper
Age	47 years	35 years
Dwelling Place	St. Leonards	St. Leonards
Length of Residence	18 years	3 months
Marriage Place	In the house of Rev. James Gibb, Dunedin
Folio	01/1097
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. James Gibb, Presbyterian Minister

26 February 1901

John Septimus Barnett
Jane Thompson Gallen

John Septimus Barnett
Jane Gallen Thompson
💍 1901/748

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith

32 years
23 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

32 years
23 years

In the Baptist Church, Hanover Street, Dunedin

01/1184

26 February 1901

Rev. E. G. Howard, Baptist Minister

No	83
Date of Notice	26 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Septimus Barnett	Jane Thompson Gallen
BDM Match (65%)	John Septimus Barnett	Jane Gallen Thompson
	💍 1901/748
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith
Age	32 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	32 years	23 years
Marriage Place	In the Baptist Church, Hanover Street, Dunedin
Folio	01/1184
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. G. Howard, Baptist Minister

26 February 1901

George Harry Williams
Catherine Mockford

George Harry Williams
Catherine Mockford
💍 1901/693

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker

30 years
25 years

Kensington
Dunedin

6 months
25 years

In the house of Alfred Merton, Merry, Kensington

01/1127

26 February 1901

Rev. A. H. Sinclair, Wesleyan Minister

No	84
Date of Notice	26 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Harry Williams	Catherine Mockford
	💍 1901/693
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker
Age	30 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Kensington	Dunedin
Length of Residence	6 months	25 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Alfred Merton, Merry, Kensington
Folio	01/1127
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Sinclair, Wesleyan Minister

27 February 1901

William Farquharson
Annie Jordan

William Farquharson
Annie Jordan
💍 1901/725

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder

32 years
31 years

Mornington
Dunedin

13 years
10 years

In the house of Mrs. Jessie Meek, Market Street, Dunedin

01/1135

27 February 1901

Rev. A. D. Waddell, Presbyterian Minister

No	85
Date of Notice	27 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Farquharson	Annie Jordan
	💍 1901/725
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder
Age	32 years	31 years
Dwelling Place	Mornington	Dunedin
Length of Residence	13 years	10 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mrs. Jessie Meek, Market Street, Dunedin
Folio	01/1135
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. D. Waddell, 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).