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 Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1902 Registrar F. W. Mansfeild

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

10 January 1902

Joseph King
Florence Ellie Allan

Joseph King
Florence Ellie Allan
💍 1902/1051

Bachelor
Spinster

Salesman
Milliner

30
25

Christchurch
Dunedin

15 years
4 years

First Church, Christchurch

02/1264

10 January 1902

Rev. Andrew Grey

No	16
Date of Notice	10 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph King	Florence Ellie Allan
	💍 1902/1051
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Salesman	Milliner
Age	30	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Dunedin
Length of Residence	15 years	4 years
Marriage Place	First Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/1264
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Andrew Grey

10 January 1902

Edward James Hill Prettyjohns
Helena Rossiter

Edmund James Hill Prettejohn
Helena Rossiter
💍 1902/817

Bachelor
Spinster

Driver

27
27

Christchurch
Fendalton

27 years
27 years

Church of England, Fendalton

02/1020

10 January 1902

Rev. T. Q. Hamilton

No	17
Date of Notice	10 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward James Hill Prettyjohns	Helena Rossiter
BDM Match (91%)	Edmund James Hill Prettejohn	Helena Rossiter
	💍 1902/817
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Driver
Age	27	27
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Fendalton
Length of Residence	27 years	27 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Fendalton
Folio	02/1020
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. Q. Hamilton

10 January 1902

Charles Lawrence Lord
Mary Jane Blane

Charles Lawrence Lord
Mary Jane Blane
💍 1902/1072

Bachelor
Spinster

Barman

32
25

Christchurch
Sydenham

10 months
10 months

St. Michael's Church, Christchurch

02/985

10 January 1902

Rev. J. S. Fielding

No	18
Date of Notice	10 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Lawrence Lord	Mary Jane Blane
	💍 1902/1072
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Barman
Age	32	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Sydenham
Length of Residence	10 months	10 months
Marriage Place	St. Michael's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/985
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. S. Fielding

10 January 1902

Charles Maddren
Clara Jenkins

Charles Maddren
Clara Jenkins
💍 1902/951

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Dressmaker

26
30

Sydenham
Opawa

25 years
30 years

St. Michael's Church, Christchurch

02/1005

10 January 1902

Rev. A. W. Averill

No	19
Date of Notice	10 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Maddren	Clara Jenkins
	💍 1902/951
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Dressmaker
Age	26	30
Dwelling Place	Sydenham	Opawa
Length of Residence	25 years	30 years
Marriage Place	St. Michael's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/1005
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. W. Averill

13 January 1902

James McCallum
Sarah Jane Townsend

James McCallum
Sarah Jane Townsend
💍 1902/865

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Machinist

26
25

Christchurch
Addington

26 years
25 years

Residence of J. Collerill St., Addington

02/1075

10 January 1902

Rev. J. H. Griffin

No	20
Date of Notice	13 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James McCallum	Sarah Jane Townsend
	💍 1902/865
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Machinist
Age	26	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Addington
Length of Residence	26 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Residence of J. Collerill St., Addington
Folio	02/1075
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. Griffin

13 January 1902

William Usherwood Webley
Laura May Banks

William Usher Webley
Laura May Banks
💍 1902/835

Bachelor
Spinster

Pianoforte Tuner
Teacher

25
24

Fendalton
Christchurch

18 years
24 years

St. Luke's Church, Christchurch

02/1014

13 January 1902

Archdeacon Lingard

No	21
Date of Notice	13 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Usherwood Webley	Laura May Banks
BDM Match (92%)	William Usher Webley	Laura May Banks
	💍 1902/835
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Pianoforte Tuner	Teacher
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Fendalton	Christchurch
Length of Residence	18 years	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/1014
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon Lingard

14 January 1902

William Peard Campion
Maude Harriet Eapes

William Peard Campion
Maude Harriet Gapes
💍 1902/872

Bachelor
Spinster

Canvasser

29
23

Linwood
Linwood

6 weeks
6 weeks

Residence of Mrs. Eapes, 28 Stanmore Road

02/1081

14 January 1902

Rev. C. H. Laws

No	22
Date of Notice	14 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Peard Campion	Maude Harriet Eapes
BDM Match (97%)	William Peard Campion	Maude Harriet Gapes
	💍 1902/872
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Canvasser
Age	29	23
Dwelling Place	Linwood	Linwood
Length of Residence	6 weeks	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs. Eapes, 28 Stanmore Road
Folio	02/1081
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. H. Laws

15 January 1902

Daniel Macfarlane
Emily Jane Noble

Daniel Macfarlane
Emily Jane Noble
💍 1902/531

Bachelor
Spinster

Tinsmith

20
19

Christchurch
Christchurch

20 years
19 years

Residence of Mr. Noble, 36 Lichfield St., Christchurch

02/1570

Archibald Macfarlane, father of groom; Thomas Noble, father of bride

15 January 1902

Rev. W. How; Rev. J. Russell

No	23
Date of Notice	15 January 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Daniel Macfarlane	Emily Jane Noble
	💍 1902/531
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tinsmith
Age	20	19
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	20 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Noble, 36 Lichfield St., Christchurch
Folio	02/1570
Consent	Archibald Macfarlane, father of groom; Thomas Noble, father of bride
Date of Certificate	15 January 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. How; Rev. J. Russell

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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).