Intentions to Marry, 1904 North Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840425, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

Imaged by Luke at Archives NZ Wellington, October 13 2025.

1904 is bound in two volumes, North Island districts and South Island districts.

Page 760

District of Napier Quarter ending 30 September 1904 Registrar George Thomas Cross

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

13 July 1904

Robert Walter Ernest Gillis
Annie Bertille Holder

Robert Walter Ernest Gillis
Annie Bertille Holder
💍 1904/4801

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic duties

30
21

Napier
Napier

1 week
21 years

Residence of Bride's father, Clive Square, Napier

04/4078

13 July 1904

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	67
Date of Notice	13 July 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Walter Ernest Gillis	Annie Bertille Holder
	💍 1904/4801
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic duties
Age	30	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	1 week	21 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Bride's father, Clive Square, Napier
Folio	04/4078
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 July 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

22 July 1904

John Edward Whinley
Violet Kitty Burch

John Edward McKinley
Violet Kitty Burch
💍 1904/5099

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer
Domestic duties

23
22

Napier
Napier

3 days
4 days

St John's Cathedral, Napier

04/4383

22 July 1904

Dean Hovell

No	68
Date of Notice	22 July 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Edward Whinley	Violet Kitty Burch
BDM Match (93%)	John Edward McKinley	Violet Kitty Burch
	💍 1904/5099
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer	Domestic duties
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	4 days
Marriage Place	St John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	04/4383
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1904
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

29 July 1904

John Michael Verran
Jessie Campbell

John Michael Verran
Jessie Campbell
💍 1904/4802

Bachelor
Spinster

Waggoner
Housemaid

21
27

Napier
Napier

3 days
3 days

St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier

04/4079

29 July 1904

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	69
Date of Notice	29 July 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Michael Verran	Jessie Campbell
	💍 1904/4802
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Waggoner	Housemaid
Age	21	27
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier
Folio	04/4079
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 July 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

2 August 1904

Thomas O'Halloran
Martha Whittle

Thomas O'Halloran
Martha Whittle
💍 1904/4805

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic duties

27
22

Puketitiri
Puketitiri

8 months
1 week

Meanee Mission Church, Meanee

04/4022

2 August 1904

Rev. Father McDonald

No	70
Date of Notice	2 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas O'Halloran	Martha Whittle
	💍 1904/4805
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic duties
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Puketitiri	Puketitiri
Length of Residence	8 months	1 week
Marriage Place	Meanee Mission Church, Meanee
Folio	04/4022
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father McDonald

5 August 1904

John Oscar Pettersen
Henrietta Davies

John Oscar Pettersen
Henrietta Davies
💍 1904/6894

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

25
19

Napier
Napier

25 years
19 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

04/4077

Eliza Davies, Mother

5 August 1904

Registrar of Marriages

No	71
Date of Notice	5 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Oscar Pettersen	Henrietta Davies
	💍 1904/6894
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	25 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	04/4077
Consent	Eliza Davies, Mother
Date of Certificate	5 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

6 August 1904

Frank Henry Simpson
Lilian Blanche Kendall

Frank Henry Simpson
Lilian Maude Kendah
💍 1904/4803

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic duties

28
20

Napier
Napier

12 years
20 years

Residence of Bride's mother, Carlyle Street, Napier

04/4020

Annie Maria Kendall, Mother

6 August 1904

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	72
Date of Notice	6 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Henry Simpson	Lilian Blanche Kendall
BDM Match (84%)	Frank Henry Simpson	Lilian Maude Kendah
	💍 1904/4803
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic duties
Age	28	20
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	12 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Bride's mother, Carlyle Street, Napier
Folio	04/4020
Consent	Annie Maria Kendall, Mother
Date of Certificate	6 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

8 August 1904

Sydney Hezekiah Jones Jun.
Florence Evelyn Hatch

Bachelor
Spinster

Brickmaker
General Servant

22
22

Napier
Napier

22 years
6 years

Residence of Bride's mother, Dallow Street, Napier

04/4021

8 August 1904

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	73
Date of Notice	8 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Hezekiah Jones Jun.	Florence Evelyn Hatch
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Brickmaker	General Servant
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	22 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Bride's mother, Dallow Street, Napier
Folio	04/4021
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

9 August 1904

William Boag
Rose Ann McLoughlin

William Boag
Rose Ann McLaughton
💍 1904/7090

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine driver
Dressmaker

30
30

Napier
Napier

3 months
6 weeks

Roman Catholic Church, Napier

04/4025

9 August 1904

Rev. Father Goggan

No	74
Date of Notice	9 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Boag	Rose Ann McLoughlin
BDM Match (92%)	William Boag	Rose Ann McLaughton
	💍 1904/7090
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine driver	Dressmaker
Age	30	30
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 months	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Napier
Folio	04/4025
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Goggan

15 August 1904

Edward Reginald Judbrook
Helen Whittell Heath

Edward Reginald Ludbrook
Helen Whittett Heath
💍 1904/5107

Bachelor
Spinster

Accountant
Teacher

32
29

Napier
Napier

3 days
16 years

St John's Cathedral, Napier

04/4384

15 August 1904

Dean Hovell

No	75
Date of Notice	15 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Reginald Judbrook	Helen Whittell Heath
BDM Match (93%)	Edward Reginald Ludbrook	Helen Whittett Heath
	💍 1904/5107
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Accountant	Teacher
Age	32	29
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	16 years
Marriage Place	St John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	04/4384
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

18 August 1904

Richard Carver
Cecilia Ann Fulford

Richard Carver
Cecilia Ann Fulford
💍 1904/5118

Bachelor
Spinster

Cook
Domestic duties

24
23

Napier
Napier

20 years
23 years

St John's Cathedral, Napier

04/4385

18 August 1904

Dean Hovell

No	76
Date of Notice	18 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Carver	Cecilia Ann Fulford
	💍 1904/5118
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cook	Domestic duties
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	20 years	23 years
Marriage Place	St John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	04/4385
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

23 August 1904

William Trehane Ennor
Margaret Ann Smyrk

William Trehane Ennor
Margaret Ann Smyrk
💍 1904/5098

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
Shop Assistant

19
20

Napier
Napier

19 years
8 years

Residence of Bride's parents, Milton Road, Napier

04/4382

23 August 1904

Rev. H. W. J. Miller, Father

No	77
Date of Notice	23 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Trehane Ennor	Margaret Ann Smyrk
	💍 1904/5098
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	Shop Assistant
Age	19	20
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	19 years	8 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Bride's parents, Milton Road, Napier
Folio	04/4382
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. W. J. Miller, Father

27 August 1904

Thomas Snowden Hewett
Catherine Ring

Thomas Snowden Hewitt
Catherine Ring
💍 1904/7091

Bachelor
Spinster

Dairyman
Domestic duties

29
21

Napier
Napier

3 days
3 days

Roman Catholic Church, Napier

04/4026

27 August 1904

Rev. Father Goggan

No	78
Date of Notice	27 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Snowden Hewett	Catherine Ring
BDM Match (98%)	Thomas Snowden Hewitt	Catherine Ring
	💍 1904/7091
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dairyman	Domestic duties
Age	29	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Napier
Folio	04/4026
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Goggan

29 August 1904

William Morris Tyers
Rose Mary Brabant

William Morris Tyers
Rose Mary Brabant
💍 1904/5124

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

39
27

Napier
Napier

3 days
5 months

St John's Cathedral, Napier

04/4387

29 August 1904

Dean Hovell

No	79
Date of Notice	29 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Morris Tyers	Rose Mary Brabant
	💍 1904/5124
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	39	27
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	5 months
Marriage Place	St John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	04/4387
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

29 August 1904

John Whittle
Eveline Orr

John Whittle
Evelyn Orr
💍 1904/4807

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic duties

27
24

Puketitiri
Papakura

14 years
24 years

Residence of Bride's parents, Papakura

04/4024

29 August 1904

Rev. J. W. Hayward

No	80
Date of Notice	29 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Whittle	Eveline Orr
BDM Match (91%)	John Whittle	Evelyn Orr
	💍 1904/4807
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic duties
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Puketitiri	Papakura
Length of Residence	14 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Bride's parents, Papakura
Folio	04/4024
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. W. Hayward

30 August 1904

Ernst Clemens Lehmann
Minnie Beatrice Vartha

Ernest Clemens Lehmann
Minnie Beatrice Vartha
💍 1904/5123

Bachelor
Spinster

Music Teacher
Music Teacher

38
27

Napier
Napier

7 months
14 days

St John's Cathedral, Napier

04/4386

30 August 1904

Dean Hovell

No	81
Date of Notice	30 August 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernst Clemens Lehmann	Minnie Beatrice Vartha
BDM Match (98%)	Ernest Clemens Lehmann	Minnie Beatrice Vartha
	💍 1904/5123
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Music Teacher	Music Teacher
Age	38	27
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	7 months	14 days
Marriage Place	St John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	04/4386
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 August 1904
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

3 September 1904

Gustavus Adolphus Gundloch
Agnes Magdalen Neiss

Gustavus Adolphus Gundloch
Agnes Magdalen Neiss
💍 1904/4808

Bachelor
Widow

Flax miller
Domestic duties

21
34

Napier
Napier

3 days
3 days

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

04/4028

3 September 1904

Registrar of Marriages

No	82
Date of Notice	3 September 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gustavus Adolphus Gundloch	Agnes Magdalen Neiss
	💍 1904/4808
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Flax miller	Domestic duties
Age	21	34
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	04/4028
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 September 1904
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

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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).

Primary digitisation of registers between 1855 and 1925 is now complete. Our digitisation volunteers are now working on verifying the currently digitised pages against printed district/page indexes, to identify pages which may have been missed or out of focus. These pages can be re-imaged as required.

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Digitising the registers (taking clean, straight, high-quality photos)
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Matching each ITM with a registered marriage when possible
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The main LLM (AI) used are the Google Gemini Pro and Flash models, which have excellent 'Vision' capabilities, and a generous free tier.

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