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 Gabriels Quarter ending 30 June 1902 Registrar Alexander Millar Eyes

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

8 April 1902

Thomas George Kay
Fanny Buckley

Thomas George Kay
Fanny Buckley
💍 1902/1866

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk in Holy Orders

29
36

Lawrence
Christchurch

5 months
6 years

St. Luke's Church, Christchurch

02/2578

8 April 1902

Venble. Archdeacon Lingard, Church of England

No	98
Date of Notice	8 April 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas George Kay	Fanny Buckley
	💍 1902/1866
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk in Holy Orders
Age	29	36
Dwelling Place	Lawrence	Christchurch
Length of Residence	5 months	6 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's Church, Christchurch
Folio	02/2578
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 April 1902
Officiating Minister	Venble. Archdeacon Lingard, Church of England

15 April 1902

Randle John Montgomery
Catherine Kearney

Randle John Montgomery
Katherine Kearney
💍 1902/4555

Bachelor
Spinster

Dredgemaster
Housemaid

26
33

Lawrence
Lawrence

3 1/2 years
2 years

House of Mr. Patrick Treacy, Evansflat

02/4379

15 April 1902

Rev. Father John Leary, Roman Catholic

No	99
Date of Notice	15 April 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Randle John Montgomery	Catherine Kearney
BDM Match (97%)	Randle John Montgomery	Katherine Kearney
	💍 1902/4555
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dredgemaster	Housemaid
Age	26	33
Dwelling Place	Lawrence	Lawrence
Length of Residence	3 1/2 years	2 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Patrick Treacy, Evansflat
Folio	02/4379
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 April 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father John Leary, Roman Catholic

100

29 April 1902

George Larking
Rubina Riordan

George Larking
Rubina Riordan
💍 1902/4556

Bachelor
Spinster

Dredgemaster

27
22

Waipori
Evansflat

6 years
9 months

House of Mr. John Houlihan, Evansflat

02/4380

29 April 1902

Rev. John Leary, Roman Catholic

No	100
Date of Notice	29 April 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Larking	Rubina Riordan
	💍 1902/4556
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dredgemaster
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Waipori	Evansflat
Length of Residence	6 years	9 months
Marriage Place	House of Mr. John Houlihan, Evansflat
Folio	02/4380
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 April 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Leary, Roman Catholic

101

4 June 1902

Joseph Michael Crosbie
Margaret Moloney

Joseph Michael Crosbie
Margaret Moloney
💍 1902/4557

Bachelor
Spinster

Hotelkeeper
Household duties

24
27

Lawrence
Lawrence

3 days
2 months

Roman Catholic Church, Lawrence

02/4381

4 June 1902

Rev. John Leary, Roman Catholic

No	101
Date of Notice	4 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Michael Crosbie	Margaret Moloney
	💍 1902/4557
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hotelkeeper	Household duties
Age	24	27
Dwelling Place	Lawrence	Lawrence
Length of Residence	3 days	2 months
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Lawrence
Folio	02/4381
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Leary, Roman Catholic

102

10 June 1902

Alexander Clark
Ellenor Richardson

Alexander Clark
Ellenor Richardson
💍 1902/3085

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

27
15

Beaumont
Rae's Junction

7 days
15 years

In the House of Mr. William Richardson, Rae's Junction

02/2921

Mr. William Richardson, Mother of Bride

10 June 1902

Rev. Robert Yelford, Presbyterian

No	102
Date of Notice	10 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Clark	Ellenor Richardson
	💍 1902/3085
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	27	15
Dwelling Place	Beaumont	Rae's Junction
Length of Residence	7 days	15 years
Marriage Place	In the House of Mr. William Richardson, Rae's Junction
Folio	02/2921
Consent	Mr. William Richardson, Mother of Bride
Date of Certificate	10 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Yelford, Presbyterian

103

12 June 1902

Robert Thomas Gray
Martha Mary Bailoni

Robert Thomas Gray
Martha Mary Bailoni
💍 1902/3082

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Dressmaker

33
24

Blue Spur
Blue Spur

5 years
24 years

Presbyterian Church, Blue Spur

02/2918

12 June 1902

Rev. J. A. With, Presbyterian

No	103
Date of Notice	12 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Thomas Gray	Martha Mary Bailoni
	💍 1902/3082
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Dressmaker
Age	33	24
Dwelling Place	Blue Spur	Blue Spur
Length of Residence	5 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Blue Spur
Folio	02/2918
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. With, Presbyterian

104

24 June 1902

Robert Ferguson Campbell
Ada Annie Williams

Robert Ferguson Campbell
Ada Annie Williams
💍 1902/3084

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith

24
20

Tuapeka West
Tuapeka West

3 days
29 years

House of Mr. Thos. Edward Williams, Tuapeka West

02/2920

24 June 1902

Rev. Barton H. Pinger, Wesleyan

No	104
Date of Notice	24 June 1902
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Ferguson Campbell	Ada Annie Williams
	💍 1902/3084
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Tuapeka West	Tuapeka West
Length of Residence	3 days	29 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Thos. Edward Williams, Tuapeka West
Folio	02/2920
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 June 1902
Officiating Minister	Rev. Barton H. Pinger, Wesleyan

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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).