Intentions to Marry, 1904 South Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840426, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

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

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

Page 832

District of Invercargill Quarter ending 30 June 1904 Registrar John G. Petrie

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 April 1904

Victor Albert Metzger
Mary Jane Forde

Victor Albert Metzger
Mary Jane Forde
💍 1904/7164

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic

27
24

Dee Street, Invercargill
Waikivi, Invercargill

3 days
24 years

Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill

04/3442

5 April 1904

Very Rev. W. Burke

No	47
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Victor Albert Metzger	Mary Jane Forde
	💍 1904/7164
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Dee Street, Invercargill	Waikivi, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	24 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3442
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. W. Burke

5 April 1904

Alexander Wood Anderson
Beatrice Agnes Josephine Weaver

Alexander Wood Henderson
Beatrice Agnes Josephine Weavers
💍 1904/7165

Bachelor
Spinster

Sawmill Hand

25
21

Liddell Street, Invercargill
Liddell Street, Invercargill

4 days
7 months

Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill

04/3443

5 April 1904

Very Rev. W. Burke

No	48
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Wood Anderson	Beatrice Agnes Josephine Weaver
BDM Match (94%)	Alexander Wood Henderson	Beatrice Agnes Josephine Weavers
	💍 1904/7165
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sawmill Hand
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Liddell Street, Invercargill	Liddell Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	4 days	7 months
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3443
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. W. Burke

5 April 1904

William Baxter
Henrietta Carrick

William Baxter
Henrietta Garrick
💍 1904/2879

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

24
18

North, Invercargill
North, Invercargill

2 days
4 days

Residence of Arthur Carrick, North, Invercargill

04/3441

Arthur Carrick, Father

5 April 1904

Rev. S. F. Prior

No	49
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Baxter	Henrietta Carrick
BDM Match (97%)	William Baxter	Henrietta Garrick
	💍 1904/2879
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	North, Invercargill	North, Invercargill
Length of Residence	2 days	4 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Arthur Carrick, North, Invercargill
Folio	04/3441
Consent	Arthur Carrick, Father
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. S. F. Prior

5 April 1904

William Johnston
Jane Pagan Rods

William Johnston
Jane Pagan Dods
💍 1904/2365

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

34
30

Tay Street, Invercargill
Dee Street, Invercargill

5 days
5 days

Presbyterian Church, Dee Street, Invercargill

04/3484

5 April 1904

Rev. J. A. Baird

No	50
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Johnston	Jane Pagan Rods
BDM Match (97%)	William Johnston	Jane Pagan Dods
	💍 1904/2365
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	34	30
Dwelling Place	Tay Street, Invercargill	Dee Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	5 days	5 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Dee Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3484
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Baird

5 April 1904

George Saunders Weavers
Isabella Breach Adamson

George Saunders Weavers
Isabella Creach Adamson
💍 1904/2373

Bachelor
Spinster

Fitter
Domestic

34
34

North, Invercargill
Richmond Grove, Invercargill

7 months
1 year

Residence of William Adamson, Richmond Grove, Invercargill

04/3485

5 April 1904

Rev. J. A. Baird

No	51
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Saunders Weavers	Isabella Breach Adamson
BDM Match (98%)	George Saunders Weavers	Isabella Creach Adamson
	💍 1904/2373
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fitter	Domestic
Age	34	34
Dwelling Place	North, Invercargill	Richmond Grove, Invercargill
Length of Residence	7 months	1 year
Marriage Place	Residence of William Adamson, Richmond Grove, Invercargill
Folio	04/3485
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Baird

5 April 1904

Bertie Lawrence Wallis
Frances Eleanor Pedgion

Bertie Lawrence Wallis
Frances Marion Pidgeon
💍 1904/2366

Bachelor
Spinster

Drapery Salesman
Domestic

21
18

Byron Street, Invercargill
North, Invercargill

4 days
2 weeks

English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill

04/3462

Elizabeth Pedgion, Mother

5 April 1904

Ven. Archd. Stocker

No	52
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Bertie Lawrence Wallis	Frances Eleanor Pedgion
BDM Match (83%)	Bertie Lawrence Wallis	Frances Marion Pidgeon
	💍 1904/2366
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Drapery Salesman	Domestic
Age	21	18
Dwelling Place	Byron Street, Invercargill	North, Invercargill
Length of Residence	4 days	2 weeks
Marriage Place	English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3462
Consent	Elizabeth Pedgion, Mother
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archd. Stocker

5 April 1904

Edward Hughes
Clara Inland Roberts

Edward Hughes
Clara Maud Roberts
💍 1904/2880

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic

22
22

Leet Street, Invercargill
Kelvin Street, Invercargill

10 years
7 years

Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill

04/3444

5 April 1904

Very Rev. W. Burke

No	53
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Hughes	Clara Inland Roberts
BDM Match (90%)	Edward Hughes	Clara Maud Roberts
	💍 1904/2880
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Leet Street, Invercargill	Kelvin Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	10 years	7 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Clyde Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3444
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. W. Burke

5 April 1904

Nicholas John Brokenshire
Jessie Gilchrist

Nicholas John Brokenshire
Jessie Gilchrist
💍 1904/6841

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Organist

27
25

Tay Street, Invercargill
Tay Street, Invercargill

4 years
5 years

Presbyterian Church, Tay Street, Invercargill

04/3437

5 April 1904

Rev. R. Ferguson

No	54
Date of Notice	5 April 1904
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Nicholas John Brokenshire	Jessie Gilchrist
	💍 1904/6841
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Organist
Age	27	25
Dwelling Place	Tay Street, Invercargill	Tay Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	4 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Tay Street, Invercargill
Folio	04/3437
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1904
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Ferguson

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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).