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

6 February 1901

William Herbert Twigg
Sarah Fieldes

William Robert Twigg
Sarah Fieldes
💍 1901/434

Bachelor
Spinster

Mechanical Engineer
Domestic Duties

25 years
22 years

Collingwood Street, Nelson
Cambria Street, Nelson

3 days
22 years

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

01/753

6 February 1901

Rev. J. de B. Galway, Church of England

No	11
Date of Notice	6 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Herbert Twigg	Sarah Fieldes
BDM Match (93%)	William Robert Twigg	Sarah Fieldes
	💍 1901/434
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mechanical Engineer	Domestic Duties
Age	25 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Collingwood Street, Nelson	Cambria Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	22 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	01/753
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. de B. Galway, Church of England

9 February 1901

Walter Hughes Judd
Amy Edith Savage

Walter Hughes Judd
Amy Edith Savage
💍 1901/416

Bachelor
Spinster

Iron Founder
Saleswoman

29 years
31 years

Hardy Street, Nelson
Hardy Street, Nelson

6 days
31 years

Office of the Registrar, Nelson

01/750

9 February 1901

H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

No	12
Date of Notice	9 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Hughes Judd	Amy Edith Savage
	💍 1901/416
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Iron Founder	Saleswoman
Age	29 years	31 years
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street, Nelson	Hardy Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	6 days	31 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar, Nelson
Folio	01/750
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1901
Officiating Minister	H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

9 February 1901

Edward Bovey
Annie Mary Dora Schwass

Edward Bovey
Annie Mary Dora Schwass
💍 1901/436

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Servant

24 years
21

Stoke
Stoke

24 years
21 years

Residence of John Bovey, Stoke

01/755

John Bovey, Stoke

9 February 1901

Rev. John Crump, Wesleyan Minister

No	13
Date of Notice	9 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Bovey	Annie Mary Dora Schwass
	💍 1901/436
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	24 years	21
Dwelling Place	Stoke	Stoke
Length of Residence	24 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Residence of John Bovey, Stoke
Folio	01/755
Consent	John Bovey, Stoke
Date of Certificate	9 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Crump, Wesleyan Minister

12 February 1901

John Henry Reed
Agnes Leonora Net

John Henry Reed
Agnes Leahnora Wet
💍 1901/427

Bachelor
Spinster

Fireman
Domestic Duties

24
20

Wakefield Quay, Nelson
Haven Road, Nelson

24 years
20 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

01/751

Anthony Net, Father

12 February 1901

H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

No	14
Date of Notice	12 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Henry Reed	Agnes Leonora Net
BDM Match (92%)	John Henry Reed	Agnes Leahnora Wet
	💍 1901/427
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fireman	Domestic Duties
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Wakefield Quay, Nelson	Haven Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	24 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	01/751
Consent	Anthony Net, Father
Date of Certificate	12 February 1901
Officiating Minister	H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

23 February 1901

James Hawthorn Bright
Sarah Ching

Ernest Cawthron Bright
Sarah Ching
💍 1901/437

Bachelor
Spinster

Wheelwright
Domestic Servant

25
28

Waimea Road, Nelson
Stoke

3 days
28 years

Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Ching, Stoke, Nelson

01/756

23 February 1901

Rev. Thos. G. Cearr, Wesleyan Minister

No	15
Date of Notice	23 February 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Hawthorn Bright	Sarah Ching
BDM Match (84%)	Ernest Cawthron Bright	Sarah Ching
	💍 1901/437
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Wheelwright	Domestic Servant
Age	25	28
Dwelling Place	Waimea Road, Nelson	Stoke
Length of Residence	3 days	28 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Ching, Stoke, Nelson
Folio	01/756
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 February 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. G. Cearr, Wesleyan Minister

7 March 1901

Arthur Edward Taylor
Edith Emma Hope

Arthru Edward Taylor
Edith Emma Hope
💍 1901/433

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

29
20

Admiralty Bay
French Pass

3 years
20 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

01/752

Orry Hamilton Hope, Father

7 March 1901

H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

No	16
Date of Notice	7 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Edward Taylor	Edith Emma Hope
BDM Match (95%)	Arthru Edward Taylor	Edith Emma Hope
	💍 1901/433
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	29	20
Dwelling Place	Admiralty Bay	French Pass
Length of Residence	3 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	01/752
Consent	Orry Hamilton Hope, Father
Date of Certificate	7 March 1901
Officiating Minister	H. Calders, Registrar, Nelson

14 March 1901

William Henry Prebble
Harriett Ada Hare

William Henry Prebble
Harriett Ada Hare
💍 1901/418

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Cook

29
27

Tory Street, Nelson
Cleveland Road, Nelson

18 months
2 years

Residence of Ernest George Stapp, Tory Street, Nelson

01/761

14 March 1901

Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

No	17
Date of Notice	14 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Prebble	Harriett Ada Hare
	💍 1901/418
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Cook
Age	29	27
Dwelling Place	Tory Street, Nelson	Cleveland Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	18 months	2 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Ernest George Stapp, Tory Street, Nelson
Folio	01/761
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. S. Gray, Baptist Minister

29 March 1901

George Henry Holbrook
Florence Clara Gibbs

George Henry Holbrook
Florence Clara Gibbs
💍 1901/2679

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer's Assistant
Domestic Duties

25
24

Brook Street, Nelson
Nile Street, Nelson

26 years
24 years

Residence of the Bridegroom, Milton Street, Nelson

01/3016

29 March 1901

Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

No	18
Date of Notice	29 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry Holbrook	Florence Clara Gibbs
	💍 1901/2679
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer's Assistant	Domestic Duties
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Brook Street, Nelson	Nile Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	26 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Residence of the Bridegroom, Milton Street, Nelson
Folio	01/3016
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. S. Smalley, Wesleyan Minister

30 March 1901

James Lipscombe
Annie Hill

James Lipscombe
Annie Hill
💍 1901/1983

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

41
26

Washington Valley, Nelson
Haven Road, Nelson

41 years
15 years

Residence of Charles Hill, Haven Road, Nelson

01/2302

30 March 1901

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

No	19
Date of Notice	30 March 1901
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Lipscombe	Annie Hill
	💍 1901/1983
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	41	26
Dwelling Place	Washington Valley, Nelson	Haven Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	41 years	15 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Charles Hill, Haven Road, Nelson
Folio	01/2302
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 March 1901
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Chatterton, Church of England 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).