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 163

District of Waimangaroa Quarter ending 30 September 1902 Registrar Henry A. Richards

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

2 July 1902

David Gear
Ellen Young

David Gear
Ellen Young
💍 1902/4687

Bachelor
Spinster

Brewer

21
18

Waimangaroa
Waimangaroa

3 days
18 years

St. James Church, Waimangaroa

02/4539

William Young, father of bride

2 July 1902

Rev. J. R. Dar, Church of England

No	15
Date of Notice	2 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Gear	Ellen Young
	💍 1902/4687
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Brewer
Age	21	18
Dwelling Place	Waimangaroa	Waimangaroa
Length of Residence	3 days	18 years
Marriage Place	St. James Church, Waimangaroa
Folio	02/4539
Consent	William Young, father of bride
Date of Certificate	2 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. R. Dar, Church of England

5 July 1902

Thomas Lamb
Ann Mathieson

Widower
Widow

Miner

69
52

Runanga
Runanga

12 years
3 days

At the residence of Thomas Lamb

5 July 1902

Rev. Thomas Coatsworth, Primitive Methodist

No	16
Date of Notice	5 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Lamb	Ann Mathieson
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Miner
Age	69	52
Dwelling Place	Runanga	Runanga
Length of Residence	12 years	3 days
Marriage Place	At the residence of Thomas Lamb
Folio
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Coatsworth, Primitive Methodist

12 August 1902

Henry Hardie
Lucy Martin

Henry Hardie
Lucy Martin
💍 1902/4681

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer

26
19

Granity
Granity

3 years
3 days

Registrar Office, Waimangaroa

02/4588

George Martin, father of bride

12 August 1902

Registrar (A. R. Richards)

No	17
Date of Notice	12 August 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Hardie	Lucy Martin
	💍 1902/4681
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer
Age	26	19
Dwelling Place	Granity	Granity
Length of Residence	3 years	3 days
Marriage Place	Registrar Office, Waimangaroa
Folio	02/4588
Consent	George Martin, father of bride
Date of Certificate	12 August 1902
Officiating Minister	Registrar (A. R. Richards)

12 August 1902

William Hardie
Jemima Davidson

William Hardie
Henrietta Davidson
💍 1902/4078

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner

22
18

Granity
Millerton

2 years
18 years

At the residence of J. W. Davidson, Millerton

02/3897

William Davidson, father of bride

12 August 1902

Rev. J. R. Dar, Church of England

No	18
Date of Notice	12 August 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Hardie	Jemima Davidson
BDM Match (83%)	William Hardie	Henrietta Davidson
	💍 1902/4078
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner
Age	22	18
Dwelling Place	Granity	Millerton
Length of Residence	2 years	18 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of J. W. Davidson, Millerton
Folio	02/3897
Consent	William Davidson, father of bride
Date of Certificate	12 August 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. R. Dar, Church of England

6 September 1902

Frederick Bartholomew
Catherine Lloyd

Frederick Bartholomew
Catherine Lloyd
💍 1902/4688

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner

23
24

Denniston
Denniston

6 years
16 years

St. James Church, Waimangaroa

02/4540

6 September 1902

Rev. W. Wollstein, Church of England

No	19
Date of Notice	6 September 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Bartholomew	Catherine Lloyd
	💍 1902/4688
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner
Age	23	24
Dwelling Place	Denniston	Denniston
Length of Residence	6 years	16 years
Marriage Place	St. James Church, Waimangaroa
Folio	02/4540
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 September 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Wollstein, Church of England

13 September 1902

Charles Henry Quinn
Alice Ruth Catepole

Charles Henry Quinn
Alice Ruth Catchpole
💍 1902/4085

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner

24
25

Seddonville
Seddonville

6 years
15 years

At the residence of John Catepole, Seddonville

02/3898

13 September 1902

Rev. J. R. Dar, Church of England

No	20
Date of Notice	13 September 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Henry Quinn	Alice Ruth Catepole
BDM Match (95%)	Charles Henry Quinn	Alice Ruth Catchpole
	💍 1902/4085
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner
Age	24	25
Dwelling Place	Seddonville	Seddonville
Length of Residence	6 years	15 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of John Catepole, Seddonville
Folio	02/3898
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 September 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. R. Dar, 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).