Intentions to Marry, 1902 North Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840421, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke at Archives NZ Wellington, October 3 2025

1902 is bound in two volumes, North Island districts and South Island districts.

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District of Hawera Quarter ending 31 March 1902 Registrar Jas D. Cleland

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

421

26 February 1902

John Gratt
Harriet Isabella Cooper

John Pratt
Harriet Isabella Cooper
💍 1902/507

Bachelor
Widow

Laborer

37
23

Le Rotu
Normandy

1 1/2 years
1 month

Church of England, Hawera

02/1503

26 February 1902

Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

No	421
Date of Notice	26 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Gratt	Harriet Isabella Cooper
BDM Match (95%)	John Pratt	Harriet Isabella Cooper
	💍 1902/507
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Laborer
Age	37	23
Dwelling Place	Le Rotu	Normandy
Length of Residence	1 1/2 years	1 month
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hawera
Folio	02/1503
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

422

5 March 1902

Charles Gilbert Wilson
Nina Emma Norris Kelly

Charles Gilbert Wilson
Nina Emma Norris Kelly
💍 1902/2629

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Manager

38
22

Hawera
Hawera

12 years
2 years

Residence of A. Kelly, Hawera

02/360

5 March 1902

Rev. J. E. Bertram, Hawera

No	422
Date of Notice	5 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Gilbert Wilson	Nina Emma Norris Kelly
	💍 1902/2629
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Manager
Age	38	22
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	12 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Residence of A. Kelly, Hawera
Folio	02/360
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. E. Bertram, Hawera

423

18 March 1902

John Edwards
Minnie Brabant

John Edwards
Minnie Brabant
💍 1902/2626

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor

32
28

Hawera
Hawera

5 years
2 years

Registrar's Office, Hawera

02/357

18 March 1902

The Registrar, Hawera

No	423
Date of Notice	18 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Edwards	Minnie Brabant
	💍 1902/2626
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor
Age	32	28
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	5 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hawera
Folio	02/357
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1902
Officiating Minister	The Registrar, Hawera

424

21 March 1902

James Francis Hicks
Mary Ann Sophia Petersen

James Francis Hicks
Mary Ann Sophia Petersen
💍 1902/2632

Bachelor
Spinster

Storeman

23
22

Hawera
Hawera

4 years
9 years

Wesleyan Church, Hawera

02/362

21 March 1902

The Rev. F. Dukes, Hawera

No	424
Date of Notice	21 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Francis Hicks	Mary Ann Sophia Petersen
	💍 1902/2632
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storeman
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	4 years	9 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Hawera
Folio	02/362
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 March 1902
Officiating Minister	The Rev. F. Dukes, Hawera

425

26 March 1902

Thomas Rogers
Zoe Mabel Dissivan

Thomas Rogers
Zoe Mabel Tissiman
💍 1902/2889

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinet Maker

22
22

Hawera
Otakeho

5 months

Church of England, Manaia

02/415

26 March 1902

The Rev. H. D. Rowsley, Manaia

No	425
Date of Notice	26 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Rogers	Zoe Mabel Dissivan
BDM Match (94%)	Thomas Rogers	Zoe Mabel Tissiman
	💍 1902/2889
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinet Maker
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Otakeho
Length of Residence	5 months
Marriage Place	Church of England, Manaia
Folio	02/415
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 March 1902
Officiating Minister	The Rev. H. D. Rowsley, Manaia

426

29 March 1902

William Janson
Marie Louisa Ekdahl

William Janson
Marie Louisa Ekdahl
💍 1902/2630

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer

29
22

Wellington
Hawera

4 days
2 1/2 years

Presbyterian Church, Hawera

02/361

29 March 1902

The Rev. J. E. Bertram, Hawera

No	426
Date of Notice	29 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Janson	Marie Louisa Ekdahl
	💍 1902/2630
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Hawera
Length of Residence	4 days	2 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Hawera
Folio	02/361
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 March 1902
Officiating Minister	The Rev. J. E. Bertram, Hawera

427

29 March 1902

Frederick Bacon
Catherine Power

Frederick Bacon
Catherine Power
💍 1902/195

Widower
Spinster

Builder

36
26

Masterton
Stratford

3 days
5 days

Roman Catholic Church, Hawera

02/4695

29 March 1902

The Rev. J. J. Power, Hawera

No	427
Date of Notice	29 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Bacon	Catherine Power
	💍 1902/195
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Builder
Age	36	26
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Stratford
Length of Residence	3 days	5 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hawera
Folio	02/4695
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 March 1902
Officiating Minister	The Rev. J. J. Power, Hawera

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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 1903. 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).