Intentions to Marry, 1905 Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840427, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1905 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay (1905a), Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1905b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1905c).

Page 096

District of Napier Quarter ending 30 June 1905 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

25 May 1905

William Hogg
Elizabeth Pulford

William Hogg
Elizabeth Pulford
💍 1905/5261

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

36
20

West Clive
West Clive

5 months
20 years

St. Mark's Church

05/2089

Pulford, Father

25 May 1905

Rev. A. F. Gardiner

No	47
Date of Notice	25 May 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Hogg	Elizabeth Pulford
	💍 1905/5261
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	36	20
Dwelling Place	West Clive	West Clive
Length of Residence	5 months	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Mark's Church
Folio	05/2089
Consent	Pulford, Father
Date of Certificate	25 May 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. F. Gardiner

30 May 1905

Frederick Ashlow Price
Ethel Vera Wilson

Frederick Ashton Price
Ethel Vera Wilson
💍 1905/5262

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Domestic duties

24
20

Takapau
Napier

10 years
20 years

St. Peter's Church

05/2090

Henry C. Wilson, Father

30 May 1905

Rev. F. W. Martin

No	48
Date of Notice	30 May 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Ashlow Price	Ethel Vera Wilson
BDM Match (95%)	Frederick Ashton Price	Ethel Vera Wilson
	💍 1905/5262
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Takapau	Napier
Length of Residence	10 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Peter's Church
Folio	05/2090
Consent	Henry C. Wilson, Father
Date of Certificate	30 May 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Martin

31 May 1905

Henry Graham McLeod
Mary Carlin Patterson

Henry Graham McLeod
Mary Carlin Patterson
💍 1905/7229

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Forewoman

25
25

Napier
Napier

3 days
1 month

St. Patrick's Church

05/2087

31 May 1905

Father Goggan

No	49
Date of Notice	31 May 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Graham McLeod	Mary Carlin Patterson
	💍 1905/7229
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Forewoman
Age	25	25
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	1 month
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church
Folio	05/2087
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 May 1905
Officiating Minister	Father Goggan

6 June 1905

Henry Hughes
Nona Mabel Hallett

Henry Hughes
Nona Mabel Hallett
💍 1905/6743

Bachelor
Spinster

Rabbiter
Domestic duties

28
19

Puketitiri
Puketitiri

12 years
1 year

St. John's Cathedral

05/2127

No one in the Colony to give consent. For use on 20th.

6 June 1905

Dean Hovell

No	50
Date of Notice	6 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Hughes	Nona Mabel Hallett
	💍 1905/6743
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Rabbiter	Domestic duties
Age	28	19
Dwelling Place	Puketitiri	Puketitiri
Length of Residence	12 years	1 year
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral
Folio	05/2127
Consent	No one in the Colony to give consent. For use on 20th.
Date of Certificate	6 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

7 June 1905

William Alfred Lumsden
Polly Tanner

William Alfred Lumsden
Polly Tanner
💍 1905/6744

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

28
24

Napier
Napier

3 days
15 years

St. John's Cathedral

05/2128

7 June 1905

Dean Hovell

No	51
Date of Notice	7 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Alfred Lumsden	Polly Tanner
	💍 1905/6744
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 days	15 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral
Folio	05/2128
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

7 June 1905

Thomas David Boyd
Elizabeth Rebecca Shepherd

Thomas David Boyd
Elizabeth Rebecca Shepherd
💍 1905/6745

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

25
21

Napier
Napier

25 years
2 years

St. John's Cathedral

05/2129

7 June 1905

Dean Hovell

No	52
Date of Notice	7 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas David Boyd	Elizabeth Rebecca Shepherd
	💍 1905/6745
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	25 years	2 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral
Folio	05/2129
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Dean Hovell

8 June 1905

James McLean
Maud Simpkin

James McLean
Maud Simpkin
💍 1905/5257

Bachelor
Spinster

Horse driver
Domestic duties

24
21

Napier
Napier

19 years
18 years

Residence of Mr. McLean, Marine Parade, Napier

05/2084

8 June 1905

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	53
Date of Notice	8 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James McLean	Maud Simpkin
	💍 1905/5257
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Horse driver	Domestic duties
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	19 years	18 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. McLean, Marine Parade, Napier
Folio	05/2084
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

9 June 1905

Arthur Alexander Hollis
Lillian Harper

Arthur Alexander Hollis
Lillian Harper
💍 1905/5263

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Dressmaker

27
31

Taradale
Taradale

27 years
10 years

Residence of J. Humphreys, Napier

05/2091

9 June 1905

Rev. C. E. Beecroft

No	54
Date of Notice	9 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Alexander Hollis	Lillian Harper
	💍 1905/5263
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Dressmaker
Age	27	31
Dwelling Place	Taradale	Taradale
Length of Residence	27 years	10 years
Marriage Place	Residence of J. Humphreys, Napier
Folio	05/2091
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. E. Beecroft

22 June 1905

Henry Travers Twiss
Elizabeth Alice Browning Lascelles

Henry Travers Twiss
Elizabeth Alice Brunning Lascelles
💍 1905/7227

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic duties

31
22

Puketapu
Puketapu

3 days
2 years

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

05/2073

22 June 1905

Rev. C. L. Luke

No	55
Date of Notice	22 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Travers Twiss	Elizabeth Alice Browning Lascelles
BDM Match (97%)	Henry Travers Twiss	Elizabeth Alice Brunning Lascelles
	💍 1905/7227
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic duties
Age	31	22
Dwelling Place	Puketapu	Puketapu
Length of Residence	3 days	2 years
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	05/2073
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. L. Luke

23 June 1905

George Curtis Brand
Margaret Duggan

George Curtis Brand
Margaret Duggan
💍 1905/5272

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

32
32

Napier
Napier

16 days
4 months

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

05/2078

23 June 1905

Registrar of Marriages

No	56
Date of Notice	23 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Curtis Brand	Margaret Duggan
	💍 1905/5272
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	32	32
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	16 days	4 months
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	05/2078
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

26 June 1905

William Peter Alfred Peterson
Marion Agnes Scorgie

William Peter Alfred Peterson
Marion Agnes Scorgie
💍 1905/1743

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic duties

24
22

Napier
Awatoto, Napier

14 years
22 years

Residence of Brides Parents, Awatoto

05/4015

26 June 1905

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	57
Date of Notice	26 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Peter Alfred Peterson	Marion Agnes Scorgie
	💍 1905/1743
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic duties
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Napier	Awatoto, Napier
Length of Residence	14 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Brides Parents, Awatoto
Folio	05/4015
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

26 June 1905

Arthur Edwards
Nora Barry

Arthur Edward
Norah Barry
💍 1905/5269

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Domestic duties

23
21

Napier
Napier

3 years
3 years

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

05/2074

26 June 1905

Rev. C. L. Luke

No	58
Date of Notice	26 June 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Edwards	Nora Barry
BDM Match (92%)	Arthur Edward	Norah Barry
	💍 1905/5269
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Domestic duties
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	05/2074
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 June 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. L. Luke

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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).