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).

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District of Waitara Quarter ending 30 September 1905 Registrar Henry Ernest Gilbert

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

3 July 1905

Herbert Old
Gracie Hannah Elizabeth Wills

Herbert Old
Gracie Hannah Elizabeth Wills
💍 1905/1509

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

33
19

Waitara West
Waitara West

33 years
1 year

At the house of Mr. Charles Wills, Waitara West

05/73929

Charles Wills, father

3 July 1905

James Thomas

No	15
Date of Notice	3 July 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Old	Gracie Hannah Elizabeth Wills
	💍 1905/1509
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	33	19
Dwelling Place	Waitara West	Waitara West
Length of Residence	33 years	1 year
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. Charles Wills, Waitara West
Folio	05/73929
Consent	Charles Wills, father
Date of Certificate	3 July 1905
Officiating Minister	James Thomas

20 July 1905

Wellington Pennell Carrington
Amy Constance Gilbert

Wellington Pennell Carrington
Amy Constance Gilbert
💍 1905/1824

Bachelor
Spinster

Mail Driver
Domestic Duties

30
21

Urenui
Pukearuhe

8 years
8 years

At the house of Mr. J. G. Gilbert, Pukearuhe

05/73979

20 July 1905

G. W. Dent

No	16
Date of Notice	20 July 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Wellington Pennell Carrington	Amy Constance Gilbert
	💍 1905/1824
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mail Driver	Domestic Duties
Age	30	21
Dwelling Place	Urenui	Pukearuhe
Length of Residence	8 years	8 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. J. G. Gilbert, Pukearuhe
Folio	05/73979
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 July 1905
Officiating Minister	G. W. Dent

21 July 1905

Ronald Archibald Allen
Mary Ann Coles

Ronald Archibald Allen
Mary Ann Coles
💍 1905/1801

Bachelor
Spinster

Dairy Factory Manager
Domestic Duties

26
20

Bee Block, Lepperton
Mangarei, Lepperton

10 months
6 weeks

Church of England, Lepperton

05/73980

Uncle, guardian

21 July 1905

No	17
Date of Notice	21 July 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ronald Archibald Allen	Mary Ann Coles
	💍 1905/1801
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dairy Factory Manager	Domestic Duties
Age	26	20
Dwelling Place	Bee Block, Lepperton	Mangarei, Lepperton
Length of Residence	10 months	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Church of England, Lepperton
Folio	05/73980
Consent	Uncle, guardian
Date of Certificate	21 July 1905
Officiating Minister

9 August 1905

James Marsh
Mable Stockman

James Marsh
Mable Stockman
💍 1905/1804

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

18
23

Waihi, Waitara
Waihi, Waitara

2 weeks
18 years

Registrar's Office, Waitara

05/73983

Essu Marsh, father

9 August 1905

H. E. Gilbert

No	18
Date of Notice	9 August 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Marsh	Mable Stockman
	💍 1905/1804
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	18	23
Dwelling Place	Waihi, Waitara	Waihi, Waitara
Length of Residence	2 weeks	18 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Waitara
Folio	05/73983
Consent	Essu Marsh, father
Date of Certificate	9 August 1905
Officiating Minister	H. E. Gilbert

14 August 1905

Christopher George Ayton
Ethel May Rhodes

Christopher George Ayton
Ethel May Rhodes
💍 1905/4690

Bachelor
Spinster

Carrier
Domestic Duties

29
18

Waitara
Waitara

7 years
4 years

At the house of Mrs. Rhodes, Waitara

05/5727

Mrs. Rhodes, mother

14 August 1905

J. J. Pendray

No	19
Date of Notice	14 August 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Christopher George Ayton	Ethel May Rhodes
	💍 1905/4690
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carrier	Domestic Duties
Age	29	18
Dwelling Place	Waitara	Waitara
Length of Residence	7 years	4 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mrs. Rhodes, Waitara
Folio	05/5727
Consent	Mrs. Rhodes, mother
Date of Certificate	14 August 1905
Officiating Minister	J. J. Pendray

30 August 1905

Richard Francis Chapman
Polly Constance Andrews

Richard Francis Langman
Nellie Andrews
💍 1905/1802

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

28
23

Aurangi
Aurangi

28 years
23 years

St. John's Church of England, Waitara

05/73981

30 August 1905

G. W. Dent

No	20
Date of Notice	30 August 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Francis Chapman	Polly Constance Andrews
BDM Match (65%)	Richard Francis Langman	Nellie Andrews
	💍 1905/1802
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Aurangi	Aurangi
Length of Residence	28 years	23 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Church of England, Waitara
Folio	05/73981
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 August 1905
Officiating Minister	G. W. Dent

7 September 1905

John Dring
Alice Maud Longstaff

John Dring
Alice Maud Longstaff
💍 1905/4667

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer
Domestic Duties

30
22

Waitara
Waitara

3 years
6 years

In the house of James Longstaff

05/5728

7 September 1905

Rev. J. J. Pendray

No	21
Date of Notice	7 September 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Dring	Alice Maud Longstaff
	💍 1905/4667
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer	Domestic Duties
Age	30	22
Dwelling Place	Waitara	Waitara
Length of Residence	3 years	6 years
Marriage Place	In the house of James Longstaff
Folio	05/5728
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 September 1905
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Pendray

12 September 1905

Horace Leonard Gilbert
Madeline Lucinda Thompson

Horace Leonard Gilbert
Madeline Lucinda Thompson
💍 1905/1803

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

24
26

Pukearuhe
Pukearuhe

7 days
15 years

In the house of Archibald Thompson

05/73982

12 September 1905

G. W. Dent

No	22
Date of Notice	12 September 1905
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Horace Leonard Gilbert	Madeline Lucinda Thompson
	💍 1905/1803
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	26
Dwelling Place	Pukearuhe	Pukearuhe
Length of Residence	7 days	15 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Archibald Thompson
Folio	05/73982
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 September 1905
Officiating Minister	G. W. Dent

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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).