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 1180

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

514

17 July 1902

James Huntly Beeson
Catherine Pike

James Huntly Beeson
Catherine McPike
💍 1902/4152

Bachelor
Widow

Contractor

28
26

Auckland
Auckland

4 years

St. James Church

02/3184

17 July 1902

Rev. R. T. Macaniel, Presbyterian

No	514
Date of Notice	17 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Huntly Beeson	Catherine Pike
BDM Match (94%)	James Huntly Beeson	Catherine McPike
	💍 1902/4152
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Contractor
Age	28	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 years
Marriage Place	St. James Church
Folio	02/3184
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. T. Macaniel, Presbyterian

515

17 July 1902

Joseph William Lund
Helen Rosalie Ranson

Joseph William Lund
Helen Mahalia Ransom
💍 1902/3515

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer

31
27

Auckland
Auckland

6 years

House of J. J. Cro, 7 Newmarket

02/3278

17 July 1902

Rev. J. J. Pitfold, Methodist

No	515
Date of Notice	17 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph William Lund	Helen Rosalie Ranson
BDM Match (88%)	Joseph William Lund	Helen Mahalia Ransom
	💍 1902/3515
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer
Age	31	27
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	6 years
Marriage Place	House of J. J. Cro, 7 Newmarket
Folio	02/3278
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Pitfold, Methodist

516

17 July 1902

Lars Christian Olsen
Mary Ann Jones

Lars Christian Olsen
Mary Ann Jones
💍 1902/3567

Bachelor
Spinster

Mariner

33
29

Auckland
Auckland

10 years

St. Matthew's Church

02/3149

17 July 1902

Rev. W. E. Gillam, Church of England

No	516
Date of Notice	17 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lars Christian Olsen	Mary Ann Jones
	💍 1902/3567
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mariner
Age	33	29
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	10 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church
Folio	02/3149
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. E. Gillam, Church of England

517

17 July 1902

James Edward Hampton
Florence Mitchell

James Edward Hampton
Florence Mitchell
💍 1902/3544

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder

59
37

Auckland
Auckland

35 years
3 years

Church of St. Paul

02/3141

17 July 1902

Rev. R. J. R. Fordon, Church of England

No	517
Date of Notice	17 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Edward Hampton	Florence Mitchell
	💍 1902/3544
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder
Age	59	37
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	35 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Church of St. Paul
Folio	02/3141
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. J. R. Fordon, Church of England

518

18 July 1902

Oscar Parelius Eide
Janet Arthur

Oscar Parelius Eide
Janet Arthur
💍 1902/4154

Bachelor
Spinster

Mariner

31
26

Auckland
Auckland

1 year
1 week

House of J. J. Forrester, Queen Street

02/3185

18 July 1902

Rev. R. T. Macaniel, Presbyterian

No	518
Date of Notice	18 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Oscar Parelius Eide	Janet Arthur
	💍 1902/4154
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mariner
Age	31	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	1 year	1 week
Marriage Place	House of J. J. Forrester, Queen Street
Folio	02/3185
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. T. Macaniel, Presbyterian

519

18 July 1902

Thomas Henry Coughlan
Margaret Ellen Clark

Thomas Henry Coughlan
Margaret Esther Clark
💍 1902/4148

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter

27
22

Auckland
Auckland

2 years
22 years

St. Thomas Church

02/3180

18 July 1902

Rev. W. W. Bliss, Church of England

No	519
Date of Notice	18 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Henry Coughlan	Margaret Ellen Clark
BDM Match (91%)	Thomas Henry Coughlan	Margaret Esther Clark
	💍 1902/4148
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	2 years	22 years
Marriage Place	St. Thomas Church
Folio	02/3180
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. W. Bliss, Church of England

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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).