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 602

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1902 Registrar William Joseph Hall

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

5 February 1902

John Hogan
Adelaide Louise Coleman

John Hogan
Adelaide Louisa Coleman
💍 1902/800

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor

30 years
27 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

3 months
3 months

In St. Joseph's Cathedral

02/1308

5 February 1902

Revd. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

No	43
Date of Notice	5 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Hogan	Adelaide Louise Coleman
BDM Match (98%)	John Hogan	Adelaide Louisa Coleman
	💍 1902/800
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor
Age	30 years	27 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 months	3 months
Marriage Place	In St. Joseph's Cathedral
Folio	02/1308
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

6 February 1902

Alexander Ferguson
Katherine Sutherlands

Alexander Ferguson
Katherine Sutherland
💍 1902/1008

Bachelor
Widow

Seaman

38 years
30 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

5 years
3 weeks

In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages

02/1203

6 February 1902

W. J. Hall, Registrar of Marriages

No	44
Date of Notice	6 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Ferguson	Katherine Sutherlands
BDM Match (98%)	Alexander Ferguson	Katherine Sutherland
	💍 1902/1008
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Seaman
Age	38 years	30 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	5 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages
Folio	02/1203
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1902
Officiating Minister	W. J. Hall, Registrar of Marriages

7 February 1902

David Stirling
Margaret Campbell

David Stirling
Margaret Campbell
💍 1902/1009

Edward Harris
Margaret Campbell
💍 1902/2932

Widower
Widow

Shipwright

64 years
46 years

South Dunedin
South Dunedin

26 years
15 years

In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages

02/1224

7 February 1902

W. J. Hall, Registrar of Marriages

No	45
Date of Notice	7 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Stirling	Margaret Campbell
	💍 1902/1009
BDM Match (61%)	Edward Harris	Margaret Campbell
	💍 1902/2932
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Shipwright
Age	64 years	46 years
Dwelling Place	South Dunedin	South Dunedin
Length of Residence	26 years	15 years
Marriage Place	In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages
Folio	02/1224
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1902
Officiating Minister	W. J. Hall, Registrar of Marriages

7 February 1902

Alexander Judge
Ruth Elizabeth Urquhart

Alexander Judge
Ruth Elizabeth Urquhart
💍 1902/296

Widower
Spinster

Compositor

61 years
36 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

28 years
30 years

In the house of William Urquhart, Union Street

02/1274

7 February 1902

Revd. J. K. McIntyre, Presbyterian Minister

No	46
Date of Notice	7 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Judge	Ruth Elizabeth Urquhart
	💍 1902/296
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Compositor
Age	61 years	36 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	28 years	30 years
Marriage Place	In the house of William Urquhart, Union Street
Folio	02/1274
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd. J. K. McIntyre, Presbyterian Minister

8 February 1902

Samuel Hawes
Jessie Louise McFarlane

Samuel Haines Junr
Jessie Louise McFarlane
💍 1902/400

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer

28 years
22 years

Caversham
Dunedin

4 days
22 years

In the house of William Arthur, Caversham

02/1318

8 February 1902

Revd. J. G. Brooke, Methodist Minister

No	47
Date of Notice	8 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Hawes	Jessie Louise McFarlane
BDM Match (81%)	Samuel Haines Junr	Jessie Louise McFarlane
	💍 1902/400
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer
Age	28 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Caversham	Dunedin
Length of Residence	4 days	22 years
Marriage Place	In the house of William Arthur, Caversham
Folio	02/1318
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd. J. G. Brooke, Methodist Minister

8 February 1902

James Alexander Ronald
Mary Jane Bathgate

James Alexander Ronald
Mary Jane Bathgate
💍 1902/1095

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper

20 years
23 years

Roslyn
North East Valley

13 years
10 years

In the house of Revd. William Scorgie, Mornington

02/1285

Archibald Ronald, father of minor

8 February 1902

Revd. W. Scorgie, Presbyterian Minister

No	48
Date of Notice	8 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Alexander Ronald	Mary Jane Bathgate
	💍 1902/1095
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper
Age	20 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Roslyn	North East Valley
Length of Residence	13 years	10 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Revd. William Scorgie, Mornington
Folio	02/1285
Consent	Archibald Ronald, father of minor
Date of Certificate	8 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd. W. Scorgie, Presbyterian Minister

10 February 1902

Francis Walter Scott
Ada Mary Hiscoke

Frances Walter Scott
Ada Mary Hiscoks
💍 1902/405

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter

23 years
17 years

Kensington
Dunedin

12 years
11 years

In the house of James George Walter Scott, Kensington

02/1323

William Hiscoke, father of minor

10 February 1902

Revd. W. J. Sinclair, Methodist Minister

No	49
Date of Notice	10 February 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Walter Scott	Ada Mary Hiscoke
BDM Match (94%)	Frances Walter Scott	Ada Mary Hiscoks
	💍 1902/405
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter
Age	23 years	17 years
Dwelling Place	Kensington	Dunedin
Length of Residence	12 years	11 years
Marriage Place	In the house of James George Walter Scott, Kensington
Folio	02/1323
Consent	William Hiscoke, father of minor
Date of Certificate	10 February 1902
Officiating Minister	Revd. W. J. Sinclair, Methodist 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).