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 1207

District of Auckland Quarter ending 30 June 1902 Registrar James Thynne

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

366

16 May 1902

George Hepworth
Rose Eleanor Connolly Bolland

George Hepworth Lyon
Rose Eleanor Connolly Bolland
💍 1902/1775

Bachelor
Spinster

Factory Manager

31
31

Auckland
Auckland

2 years
13 months

House of Rev. G. W. Bolland, 13 Norkete

02/1460

16 May 1902

Rev. G. Jellie, Unitarian

No	366
Date of Notice	16 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Hepworth	Rose Eleanor Connolly Bolland
BDM Match (88%)	George Hepworth Lyon	Rose Eleanor Connolly Bolland
	💍 1902/1775
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Factory Manager
Age	31	31
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	2 years	13 months
Marriage Place	House of Rev. G. W. Bolland, 13 Norkete
Folio	02/1460
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. Jellie, Unitarian

367

16 May 1902

Hugh Nesbitt
Maria Gallahar

Hugh Nesbitt Latimer
Maria Gallaher
💍 1902/651

Bachelor
Spinster

Store Keeper

30
29

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
5 years

House of Rev. J. Kelly, Ponsonby

02/1652

16 May 1902

Rev. J. Kelly, Presbyterian

No	367
Date of Notice	16 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Nesbitt	Maria Gallahar
BDM Match (76%)	Hugh Nesbitt Latimer	Maria Gallaher
	💍 1902/651
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Store Keeper
Age	30	29
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	5 years
Marriage Place	House of Rev. J. Kelly, Ponsonby
Folio	02/1652
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Kelly, Presbyterian

368

17 May 1902

Thomas Hurley
Esther Tierney

Thomas Hurley
Esther Kerney
💍 1902/560

Widower
Widow

Labourer

39
35

Auckland
Auckland

9 years
35 years

St. Matthews Church, Auckland

02/1569

17 May 1902

Rev. H. E. Gillan, Church of England

No	368
Date of Notice	17 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Hurley	Esther Tierney
BDM Match (93%)	Thomas Hurley	Esther Kerney
	💍 1902/560
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Labourer
Age	39	35
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	9 years	35 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church, Auckland
Folio	02/1569
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. E. Gillan, Church of England

369

19 May 1902

Arthur George Sainsbury
Alice Mary Ironville

Arthur George Sainsbury
Alice Mary Irvine Miller
💍 1902/726

Bachelor
Spinster

Fruit Grower

29
26

Northcote
Northcote

5 years
4 months

Church of England, Northcote

02/1624

19 May 1902

Rev. H. V. Davie, Church of England

No	369
Date of Notice	19 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur George Sainsbury	Alice Mary Ironville
BDM Match (88%)	Arthur George Sainsbury	Alice Mary Irvine Miller
	💍 1902/726
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fruit Grower
Age	29	26
Dwelling Place	Northcote	Northcote
Length of Residence	5 years	4 months
Marriage Place	Church of England, Northcote
Folio	02/1624
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. V. Davie, Church of England

370

19 May 1902

John Payne
Minnie Sarah Gray

John Payne
Minnie Sarah Gray
💍 1902/632

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

30
26

Auckland
Auckland

4 years
26 years

House of Father, Bride, Grey Lynn

02/1660

19 May 1902

Rev. H. B. Gray

No	370
Date of Notice	19 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Payne	Minnie Sarah Gray
	💍 1902/632
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	30	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 years	26 years
Marriage Place	House of Father, Bride, Grey Lynn
Folio	02/1660
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. B. Gray

371

19 May 1902

John Ernest Parkin
Ellen Frances Herbert

John Ernest Parkin
Ellen Frances Herbert
💍 1902/2106

Bachelor
Spinster

Musician

56
30

Auckland
Auckland

17 years
30 years

House of Rev. W. J. Potter, Collingwood Street

02/1710

19 May 1902

Rev. W. J. Potter, Primitive Methodist

No	371
Date of Notice	19 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Ernest Parkin	Ellen Frances Herbert
	💍 1902/2106
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Musician
Age	56	30
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	17 years	30 years
Marriage Place	House of Rev. W. J. Potter, Collingwood Street
Folio	02/1710
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. J. Potter, Primitive 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).