Intentions to Marry, 1902 South Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840422, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke and Carole at Archives NZ Wellington, October 3 and October 8, 2025.

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

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District of Dunedin Quarter ending 30 June 1902 Registrar J. D. Call

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

227

30 May 1902

William Thomas Isaac Brown
Susan Hornsby

William Thomas Isaac Brown
Susan Hornsby
💍 1902/6198

Bachelor
Spinster

Cordial Manufacturer

39 years
33 years

South Dunedin
Halfway Bush

5 years
15 years

In the house of Mrs Jane Hornsby, Halfway Bush

02/5965

30 May 1902

Revd R. R. M. Sutherland, Presbyterian Minister

No	227
Date of Notice	30 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Thomas Isaac Brown	Susan Hornsby
	💍 1902/6198
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cordial Manufacturer
Age	39 years	33 years
Dwelling Place	South Dunedin	Halfway Bush
Length of Residence	5 years	15 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mrs Jane Hornsby, Halfway Bush
Folio	02/5965
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd R. R. M. Sutherland, Presbyterian Minister

228

30 May 1902

Archibald Bennet
Elisabeth Mcleronie

Archibald Bennet
Elizabeth McCrorie
💍 1902/4520

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Employee

29 years
28 years

Abbotsford
Abbotsford

2 years
9 years

In the house of Mrs Crawford Mcleronie

02/4318

30 May 1902

Revd Dr. Pratt, Presbyterian Minister

No	228
Date of Notice	30 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald Bennet	Elisabeth Mcleronie
BDM Match (89%)	Archibald Bennet	Elizabeth McCrorie
	💍 1902/4520
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Employee
Age	29 years	28 years
Dwelling Place	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Length of Residence	2 years	9 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mrs Crawford Mcleronie
Folio	02/4318
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd Dr. Pratt, Presbyterian Minister

229

30 May 1902

William John Newman
Mary Summers

William John Newman
Mary Summers
💍 1902/1992

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer

21 years
22 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

21 years
3 years

In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Dunedin

02/2799

30 May 1902

J. D. Call, Registrar of Marriages

No	229
Date of Notice	30 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Newman	Mary Summers
	💍 1902/1992
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer
Age	21 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	21 years	3 years
Marriage Place	In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Dunedin
Folio	02/2799
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 May 1902
Officiating Minister	J. D. Call, Registrar of Marriages

230

30 May 1902

Francis Alexander McIvor
Ann Fox

Francis Alexander McIvor
Ann Fox
💍 1902/2822

Bachelor
Spinster

Agent

32 years
21 years

Dunedin
Pine Hill

1 week
10 years

In the Chalmers Presbyterian Church

02/2836

30 May 1902

Revd J. M. Spence, Presbyterian Minister

No	230
Date of Notice	30 May 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Alexander McIvor	Ann Fox
	💍 1902/2822
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Agent
Age	32 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Pine Hill
Length of Residence	1 week	10 years
Marriage Place	In the Chalmers Presbyterian Church
Folio	02/2836
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 May 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd J. M. Spence, Presbyterian Minister

231

2 June 1902

Walter Henderson Weir
Ann Morris

Walter Henderson Weir
Ann Morris
💍 1902/2961

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

22 years
31 years

Sandymount
Sandymount

3 days
31 years

In the house of Charles Weir

02/2845

2 June 1902

Revd J. Hereig, Presbyterian Minister

No	231
Date of Notice	2 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Henderson Weir	Ann Morris
	💍 1902/2961
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	22 years	31 years
Dwelling Place	Sandymount	Sandymount
Length of Residence	3 days	31 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Charles Weir
Folio	02/2845
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd J. Hereig, Presbyterian Minister

232

2 June 1902

Sydney John Cook
Isa Stuart Macphail

Sydney John Cook
Isa Stuart Macphail
💍 1902/2064

Bachelor
Spinster

Surgeon

25 years
27 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

3 days
4 years

In St. Matthews Church

02/2823

2 June 1902

Revd H. Curzon Siggers, Church of England Minister

No	232
Date of Notice	2 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney John Cook	Isa Stuart Macphail
	💍 1902/2064
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Surgeon
Age	25 years	27 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 days	4 years
Marriage Place	In St. Matthews Church
Folio	02/2823
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd H. Curzon Siggers, 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 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).