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.

Page 271

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1902 Registrar L. C. Williams

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

136

18 March 1902

Duncan Campbell
Annie Maude Brown

Duncan Campbell
Annie Maude Brown
💍 1902/758

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber
Domestic

41
33

Sydenham
Christchurch

4 years
4 years

Registrar's Office

02/967

18 March 1902

Registrar, Christchurch

No	136
Date of Notice	18 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Duncan Campbell	Annie Maude Brown
	💍 1902/758
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber	Domestic
Age	41	33
Dwelling Place	Sydenham	Christchurch
Length of Residence	4 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	02/967
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Registrar, Christchurch

137

18 March 1902

Donald Budge Gunn
Mary Ellen Scott

Donald Bridge Gunn
Mary Ellen Scott
💍 1902/829

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter

29
25

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 years
25 years

St. Paul's

02/1031

18 March 1902

Rev. D. Elmslie, Presbyterian

No	137
Date of Notice	18 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Donald Budge Gunn	Mary Ellen Scott
BDM Match (94%)	Donald Bridge Gunn	Mary Ellen Scott
	💍 1902/829
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter
Age	29	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 years	25 years
Marriage Place	St. Paul's
Folio	02/1031
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. Elmslie, Presbyterian

138

18 March 1902

Henry James Marriner
Henrietta Mary Macgregor

Henry James Marriner
Henrietta Alexina Mary MacGregor
💍 1902/956

Bachelor
Spinster

Warehouseman

37
32

Hillmorton
Hillmorton

22 years
3 years

St. Michael's

02/1009

18 March 1902

Rev. D. Overill, Anglican

No	138
Date of Notice	18 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry James Marriner	Henrietta Mary Macgregor
BDM Match (86%)	Henry James Marriner	Henrietta Alexina Mary MacGregor
	💍 1902/956
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Warehouseman
Age	37	32
Dwelling Place	Hillmorton	Hillmorton
Length of Residence	22 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Michael's
Folio	02/1009
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. Overill, Anglican

139

19 March 1902

Richard Ogier
Minnie Savage

Richard Ogier
Minnie Savage
💍 1902/863

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Tailoress

24
23

Christchurch
Sydenham

24 years
28 years

Wesleyan Church, Colombo Street

02/1073

19 March 1902

Rev. W. Lee, Wesleyan

No	139
Date of Notice	19 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Ogier	Minnie Savage
	💍 1902/863
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Tailoress
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Sydenham
Length of Residence	24 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Colombo Street
Folio	02/1073
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Lee, Wesleyan

140

19 March 1902

William Thomas McCrum
Louisa Annie Buckley

William Thomas McCormick
Louisa Anne Buckley
💍 1902/833

Bachelor
Spinster

Salesman

24
22

Linwood
St. Albans

1 year
5 years

House of Mrs. Buckley, Fitzgerald Street

02/1035

19 March 1902

Rev. D. Erskine, Presbyterian

No	140
Date of Notice	19 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Thomas McCrum	Louisa Annie Buckley
BDM Match (87%)	William Thomas McCormick	Louisa Anne Buckley
	💍 1902/833
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Salesman
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Linwood	St. Albans
Length of Residence	1 year	5 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Buckley, Fitzgerald Street
Folio	02/1035
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. Erskine, Presbyterian

141

19 March 1902

Arthur Herbert Wood
Elizabeth Healy

Sydney Herbert Wood
Elizabeth Healy
💍 1902/864

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper
Saleswoman

26
25

Christchurch
Papanui

17 years
4 years

House of Mrs. Healy, Harewood Road, Papanui

02/1074

19 March 1902

Rev. G. Barron, Wesleyan

No	141
Date of Notice	19 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Herbert Wood	Elizabeth Healy
BDM Match (84%)	Sydney Herbert Wood	Elizabeth Healy
	💍 1902/864
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper	Saleswoman
Age	26	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Papanui
Length of Residence	17 years	4 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Healy, Harewood Road, Papanui
Folio	02/1074
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. Barron, Wesleyan

142

20 March 1902

Henry Gardiner Pepperell
Eunice Isobel Margaret Fleming

Henry Gardiner Pepperell
Gertrude Isobel Margaret Fleming
💍 1902/945

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

26
23

Christchurch
Linwood

16 years
20 years

Trinity Church, Avonside

02/999

20 March 1902

Rev. Canon Pascoe, Anglican

No	142
Date of Notice	20 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Gardiner Pepperell	Eunice Isobel Margaret Fleming
BDM Match (89%)	Henry Gardiner Pepperell	Gertrude Isobel Margaret Fleming
	💍 1902/945
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	26	23
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Linwood
Length of Residence	16 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Trinity Church, Avonside
Folio	02/999
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Pascoe, Anglican

143

20 March 1902

Hubert John Suckling
Myra Alice Hest

Hubert John Suckling
Myra Alice West
💍 1902/838

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Tailoress

25
25

Christchurch
Christchurch

25 years
25 years

St. Luke's

02/1017

20 March 1902

Archdeacon Lingard, Anglican

No	143
Date of Notice	20 March 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hubert John Suckling	Myra Alice Hest
BDM Match (97%)	Hubert John Suckling	Myra Alice West
	💍 1902/838
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Tailoress
Age	25	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	25 years	25 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's
Folio	02/1017
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1902
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon Lingard, Anglican

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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).