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 30 September 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

381

28 July 1902

Allan Edwin Dale
Mildred Sophia Brown

Allan Edwin Dale
Mildred Sophia Dixon
💍 1902/4275

Bachelor
Spinster

Stevedore
Domestic

37
24

Heathcote
Heathcote

37 Years
24 Years

St. John's Church, Christchurch

02/4080

28 July 1902

Rev. R. G. Woodthorpe, Anglican

No	381
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Allan Edwin Dale	Mildred Sophia Brown
BDM Match (90%)	Allan Edwin Dale	Mildred Sophia Dixon
	💍 1902/4275
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Stevedore	Domestic
Age	37	24
Dwelling Place	Heathcote	Heathcote
Length of Residence	37 Years	24 Years
Marriage Place	St. John's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/4080
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. G. Woodthorpe, Anglican

382

28 July 1902

David O'Connor
Margaret Mullane

Daniel OConnor
Margaret Mullane
💍 1902/4883

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

43
36

Christchurch
Christchurch

4 Days
3 Weeks

St. Mary's Church, Christchurch

02/4633

28 July 1902

Rev. T. H. Marnane, Roman Catholic

No	382
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David O'Connor	Margaret Mullane
BDM Match (86%)	Daniel OConnor	Margaret Mullane
	💍 1902/4883
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	43	36
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	4 Days	3 Weeks
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/4633
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. H. Marnane, Roman Catholic

383

28 July 1902

John Husband
Grace Rosalie Restall

John Husband
Grace Rosalie Restall
💍 1902/4393

Bachelor
Spinster

Coachbuilder
Dressmaker

30
25

Christchurch
Linwood

2 Years
20 Years

Presbyterian Church, Linwood

02/4097

28 July 1902

Rev. J. H. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	383
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Husband	Grace Rosalie Restall
	💍 1902/4393
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coachbuilder	Dressmaker
Age	30	25
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Linwood
Length of Residence	2 Years	20 Years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Linwood
Folio	02/4097
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. Thompson, Presbyterian

384

28 July 1902

Ernest Charles Hooper
Alice Maud Hoskins

Ernest Charles Hooper
Alice Maud Hoskins
💍 1902/112

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Domestic

26
21

Linwood
Linwood

1 Year
3 Months

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

02/4017

28 July 1902

Registrar of Marriages, Christchurch

No	384
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Charles Hooper	Alice Maud Hoskins
	💍 1902/112
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Domestic
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Linwood	Linwood
Length of Residence	1 Year	3 Months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	02/4017
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Christchurch

385

28 July 1902

Thomas Robert Donaldson
Cecilia Evans

Thomas Robert William Donaldson
Cecilia Evans
💍 1902/4293

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Tailoress

25
21

Sydenham
Sydenham

2 Years
1 Year

Pro-Cathedral, Christchurch

02/4195

28 July 1902

Rev. H. McDonnell, Roman Catholic

No	385
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Robert Donaldson	Cecilia Evans
BDM Match (87%)	Thomas Robert William Donaldson	Cecilia Evans
	💍 1902/4293
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Tailoress
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Sydenham	Sydenham
Length of Residence	2 Years	1 Year
Marriage Place	Pro-Cathedral, Christchurch
Folio	02/4195
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. McDonnell, Roman Catholic

386

28 July 1902

Harold Lundy Yorke
Mary Ann Murphy

Harold Lundy Yorke
Mary Ann Murphy
💍 1902/4291

David Kemp
Mary Ann Murphy
💍 1903/1538

Bachelor
Widow

Cabowner
Domestic

25
34

Christchurch
Christchurch

8 Years
34 Years

Roman Catholic Church, Barbadoes Street, Christchurch

02/4193

28 July 1902

Rev. H. McDonnell, Roman Catholic

No	386
Date of Notice	28 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harold Lundy Yorke	Mary Ann Murphy
	💍 1902/4291
BDM Match (58%)	David Kemp	Mary Ann Murphy
	💍 1903/1538
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Cabowner	Domestic
Age	25	34
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	8 Years	34 Years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Folio	02/4193
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. McDonnell, Roman Catholic

387

29 July 1902

Charles Stuart Combridge
Lydia Ann Boon

Charles Stuart Combridge
Lydia Ann Boon
💍 1902/113

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman
Domestic

24
20

Bromley
Papanui

10 Years
2 Years

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

02/4018

John Boon, Father

29 July 1902

Registrar of Marriages, Christchurch

No	387
Date of Notice	29 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Stuart Combridge	Lydia Ann Boon
	💍 1902/113
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman	Domestic
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Bromley	Papanui
Length of Residence	10 Years	2 Years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	02/4018
Consent	John Boon, Father
Date of Certificate	29 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Christchurch

388

30 July 1902

Charles Augustus Fleischer
Emma Emelia Campbell Clarke

Charles Augustus Fletcher
Emma Elizabeth Campbell Clanton
💍 1902/4254

Bachelor
Spinster

Chemist

36
23

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 Weeks
23 Years

St. Michael's Church, Christchurch

02/4059

30 July 1902

Rev. A. W. Averill, Anglican

No	388
Date of Notice	30 July 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Augustus Fleischer	Emma Emelia Campbell Clarke
BDM Match (78%)	Charles Augustus Fletcher	Emma Elizabeth Campbell Clanton
	💍 1902/4254
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chemist
Age	36	23
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 Weeks	23 Years
Marriage Place	St. Michael's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/4059
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 July 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. W. Averill, 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).