Intentions to Marry, 1906 Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840430, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1906 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay (1906a), Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1906b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1906c).

Page 228

District of Dargaville Quarter ending 31 March 1906 Registrar J. Kay

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 January 1906

Thomas Phelan
Mary Josephine Magdalene O'Connor

Thomas Phelan
May Josephine Magdeline O'Connor
💍 1906/1625

bachelor
Spinster

labourer
domestic duties

30
21

Kaihu
Mangater

5 Years
10 Years

Residence Brides father Mangater

06/183

13 January 1906

W von Westeinde, Catholic Priest

No	1
Date of Notice	13 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Phelan	Mary Josephine Magdalene O'Connor
BDM Match (95%)	Thomas Phelan	May Josephine Magdeline O'Connor
	💍 1906/1625
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	labourer	domestic duties
Age	30	21
Dwelling Place	Kaihu	Mangater
Length of Residence	5 Years	10 Years
Marriage Place	Residence Brides father Mangater
Folio	06/183
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 January 1906
Officiating Minister	W von Westeinde, Catholic Priest

13 January 1906

Stanley Matthews
Ethel Harriet Woods

Stanley Matthews
Ethel Harriet Woods
💍 1906/1626

bachelor
Spinster

Tally Clerk
domestic duties

24
21

Aoroa
Aoroa

3 Years
12 Years

Residence Brides father Aoroa

06/184

13 January 1906

George Wanshone, Presbyterian Minister

No	2
Date of Notice	13 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Stanley Matthews	Ethel Harriet Woods
	💍 1906/1626
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tally Clerk	domestic duties
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Aoroa	Aoroa
Length of Residence	3 Years	12 Years
Marriage Place	Residence Brides father Aoroa
Folio	06/184
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 January 1906
Officiating Minister	George Wanshone, Presbyterian Minister

26 January 1906

William James Cook
Christina Margaret Haysmith

William James Cook
Christina Margaret Naysmith
💍 1906/1630

bachelor
Spinster

baker
domestic duties

30
22

Dargaville
Dargaville

3 Years
7 Years

Church of England Dargaville

06/188

26 January 1906

Rev E Cleary, Church of England

No	3
Date of Notice	26 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William James Cook	Christina Margaret Haysmith
BDM Match (98%)	William James Cook	Christina Margaret Naysmith
	💍 1906/1630
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	baker	domestic duties
Age	30	22
Dwelling Place	Dargaville	Dargaville
Length of Residence	3 Years	7 Years
Marriage Place	Church of England Dargaville
Folio	06/188
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev E Cleary, Church of England

5 February 1906

Francis James Johnston
Lenora May Austin

Francis James Johnston
Lenora May Austin
💍 1906/1627

bachelor
Spinster

blacksmith
domestic duties

27
21

Dargaville
Dargaville

4 months
9 Years

Residence Brides parents Dargaville

06/185

5 February 1906

George Wanshone, Presbyterian Minister

No	4
Date of Notice	5 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis James Johnston	Lenora May Austin
	💍 1906/1627
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	blacksmith	domestic duties
Age	27	21
Dwelling Place	Dargaville	Dargaville
Length of Residence	4 months	9 Years
Marriage Place	Residence Brides parents Dargaville
Folio	06/185
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 February 1906
Officiating Minister	George Wanshone, Presbyterian Minister

6 February 1906

Whanga Tipene
Iritana Tahu

Whanga Tipene
Iritana Tahu
💍 1906/1647

bachelor
Spinster

Settler
domestic duties

22
20

Tangiteroria
Whareora

13 Years
3 Years

Registrars Office Dargaville

06/181

Tahu, father

6 February 1906

J. Kay, Registrar

No	5
Date of Notice	6 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Whanga Tipene	Iritana Tahu
	💍 1906/1647
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Settler	domestic duties
Age	22	20
Dwelling Place	Tangiteroria	Whareora
Length of Residence	13 Years	3 Years
Marriage Place	Registrars Office Dargaville
Folio	06/181
Consent	Tahu, father
Date of Certificate	6 February 1906
Officiating Minister	J. Kay, Registrar

19 February 1906

Alexander Kerr
Minnie Sherman

Alexander Kerr
Minnie Sherman
💍 1906/1631

bachelor
Spinster

Settler
domestic duties

24
18

Maropiu
Kaihu

5 Years
9 Years

Residence Brides parents Kaihu

06/189

Sherman, mother

19 February 1906

Rev E Cleary, Church of England

No	6
Date of Notice	19 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Kerr	Minnie Sherman
	💍 1906/1631
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Settler	domestic duties
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	Maropiu	Kaihu
Length of Residence	5 Years	9 Years
Marriage Place	Residence Brides parents Kaihu
Folio	06/189
Consent	Sherman, mother
Date of Certificate	19 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev E Cleary, Church of England

26 February 1906

George Edward King
Isabel Amy Stehr

George Edward King
Isabel Amy Stehr
💍 1906/1632

bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
domestic duties

33
24

Tangowahine
Dargaville

5 Years
22 Years

Church of England Dargaville

06/190

26 February 1906

Rev E Cleary, Church of England

No	7
Date of Notice	26 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Edward King	Isabel Amy Stehr
	💍 1906/1632
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	domestic duties
Age	33	24
Dwelling Place	Tangowahine	Dargaville
Length of Residence	5 Years	22 Years
Marriage Place	Church of England Dargaville
Folio	06/190
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev E Cleary, Church of England

27 March 1906

Stanley Fitzgerald Martin
Barbara Helen Barclay

Stanley Fitzgerald Martin
Barbara Helen Barclay
💍 1906/1648

bachelor
Spinster

bushman
domestic duties

31
21

Kaihu
Kaihu

6 Years
3 Years

Registrars Office Dargaville

06/182

27 March 1906

J. Kay, Registrar

No	8
Date of Notice	27 March 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Stanley Fitzgerald Martin	Barbara Helen Barclay
	💍 1906/1648
Condition	bachelor	Spinster
Profession	bushman	domestic duties
Age	31	21
Dwelling Place	Kaihu	Kaihu
Length of Residence	6 Years	3 Years
Marriage Place	Registrars Office Dargaville
Folio	06/182
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 March 1906
Officiating Minister	J. Kay, Registrar

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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).