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.

Page 1178

District of Auckland Quarter ending 30 September 1902

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

526

22 July 1902

Gerald Poulton
Emma Lydia Sheen

Gerald Gribben Poulton
Emma Lydia Sluce
💍 1902/3591

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
[illegible]

24
24

Auckland
Auckland

1 1/2 years
24 years

St. Paul's Methodist Church, Alexandra St.

02/3248

22 July 1902

Rev. H. Williams, Methodist

No	526
Date of Notice	22 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gerald Poulton	Emma Lydia Sheen
BDM Match (69%)	Gerald Gribben Poulton	Emma Lydia Sluce
	💍 1902/3591
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	[illegible]
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	1 1/2 years	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Methodist Church, Alexandra St.
Folio	02/3248
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Williams, Methodist

527

24 July 1902

Thomas White
Kathleen Brown Camp

Thomas White
Kathleen Rosina Camp
💍 1902/4034

Bachelor
Spinster

Storeman
Domestic

21
22

Auckland
Auckland

18 years
20 years

St. Matthew's Church, New Market

02/3804

24 July 1902

Rev. W. Ready, Presbyterian

No	527
Date of Notice	24 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas White	Kathleen Brown Camp
BDM Match (88%)	Thomas White	Kathleen Rosina Camp
	💍 1902/4034
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storeman	Domestic
Age	21	22
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	18 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church, New Market
Folio	02/3804
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Ready, Presbyterian

528

24 July 1902

Francis Joseph Plecher
Theresa Sthen Week

Francis Joseph Blescher
Theresa St Helena Weck
💍 1902/4029

Bachelor
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic

26
24

Auckland
Auckland

1 year
12 years

St. Benedict's Church, Auckland

02/3799

24 July 1902

Rev. L. H. Sillan, Roman Catholic

No	528
Date of Notice	24 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Joseph Plecher	Theresa Sthen Week
BDM Match (82%)	Francis Joseph Blescher	Theresa St Helena Weck
	💍 1902/4029
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	1 year	12 years
Marriage Place	St. Benedict's Church, Auckland
Folio	02/3799
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. L. H. Sillan, Roman Catholic

529

24 July 1902

George Way
Mary Long

George Winnington Way
Mary Long
💍 1902/3564

Widower
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic

28
22

Auckland
Auckland

1 year
20 years

St. Sepulchre's Church, Auckland

02/3146

24 July 1902

Rev. P. W. Carrer, Church of England

No	529
Date of Notice	24 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Way	Mary Long
BDM Match (74%)	George Winnington Way	Mary Long
	💍 1902/3564
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic
Age	28	22
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	1 year	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Sepulchre's Church, Auckland
Folio	02/3146
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. W. Carrer, Church of England

530

24 July 1902

David James Hyamson
Eliza Jane Davidge

David James Hyaniason
Eliza Jane Davidge
💍 1902/3397

Bachelor
Spinster

Locksmith
Domestic

27
26

Auckland
Auckland

27 years
26 years

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Onehunga

02/3211

24 July 1902

Rev. A. C. Richardson, Presbyterian

No	530
Date of Notice	24 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David James Hyamson	Eliza Jane Davidge
BDM Match (93%)	David James Hyaniason	Eliza Jane Davidge
	💍 1902/3397
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Locksmith	Domestic
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	27 years	26 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Onehunga
Folio	02/3211
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. C. Richardson, Presbyterian

531

25 July 1902

James Geere Watson
Clarice Harriet Banbury

James Geere Watson
Clarice Harriet Banbury
💍 1902/3589

Bachelor
Spinster

Marine Officer
Domestic

30
26

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
26 years

Wesleyan Church, Grafton Road

02/3246

25 July 1902

Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist

No	531
Date of Notice	25 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Geere Watson	Clarice Harriet Banbury
	💍 1902/3589
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Marine Officer	Domestic
Age	30	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	26 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Grafton Road
Folio	02/3246
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist

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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).