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).

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District of Gisborne Quarter ending 31 March 1906 Registrar John Alexander Johnston

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

1632

4 January 1906

Joseph John Rogers
Winifred Ida Stevens

Joseph John Rogers
Ida Winifred Stevens
💍 1906/1549

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd

30
25

Waimata, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

10 years
20 years

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

06/212

4 January 1906

Rev. Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

No	1632
Date of Notice	4 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph John Rogers	Winifred Ida Stevens
BDM Match (80%)	Joseph John Rogers	Ida Winifred Stevens
	💍 1906/1549
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd
Age	30	25
Dwelling Place	Waimata, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	10 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	06/212
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

1633

6 January 1906

Albert George Williams
Edith May Huston

Albert George Williams
Edith May Huston
💍 1906/1567

Widower
Spinster

Storeman

25
17

Kaiti, Gisborne
Gisborne

9 years
9 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

06/206

Father

6 January 1906

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1633
Date of Notice	6 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert George Williams	Edith May Huston
	💍 1906/1567
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Storeman
Age	25	17
Dwelling Place	Kaiti, Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	9 years	9 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	06/206
Consent	Father
Date of Certificate	6 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1634

8 January 1906

Walter Lees Brown
Agnes Baird Darney

Walter Lees Brown
Agnes Baird Darney
💍 1906/485

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Saleswoman

24
23

St. Andrews, Presbyterian, Gisborne
Dunedin, Gisborne

16 months, 5 days

St. Andrews, Presbyterian, Gisborne

06/183

8 January 1906

Rev. J. Gillies Paterson, Presbyterian

No	1634
Date of Notice	8 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Lees Brown	Agnes Baird Darney
	💍 1906/485
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Saleswoman
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	St. Andrews, Presbyterian, Gisborne	Dunedin, Gisborne
Length of Residence		16 months, 5 days
Marriage Place	St. Andrews, Presbyterian, Gisborne
Folio	06/183
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Gillies Paterson, Presbyterian

1635

9 January 1906

Toko Purie
Shipira Haeata

Toko Puru
Ihipera Haeata
💍 1906/1568

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

24
28

Mangatu, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

22 years
11 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

06/207

9 January 1906

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1635
Date of Notice	9 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Toko Purie	Shipira Haeata
BDM Match (83%)	Toko Puru	Ihipera Haeata
	💍 1906/1568
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	24	28
Dwelling Place	Mangatu, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	22 years	11 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	06/207
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1636

10 January 1906

Joseph McNeill
Florence Mary Nelson

Joseph McNeil
Florence Mary Nelson
💍 1906/1550

Bachelor
Spinster

Settler

24
21

Tolaga Bay, Cook County
Gisborne

13 years
16 years

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

06/213

10 January 1906

Rev. Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

No	1636
Date of Notice	10 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph McNeill	Florence Mary Nelson
BDM Match (96%)	Joseph McNeil	Florence Mary Nelson
	💍 1906/1550
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Settler
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Tolaga Bay, Cook County	Gisborne
Length of Residence	13 years	16 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	06/213
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

1637

16 January 1906

Charles Peter Brengan
Lilian May Tile

Charles Peter Breingan
Lilian May File
💍 1906/1640

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Housemaid

24
23

Patutahi, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

All life

Residence of Robert Gardner, Roebuck Rd., Gisborne

06/197

16 January 1906

Rev. Robert Gardner, Presbyterian

No	1637
Date of Notice	16 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Peter Brengan	Lilian May Tile
BDM Match (94%)	Charles Peter Breingan	Lilian May File
	💍 1906/1640
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Housemaid
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Patutahi, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	All life
Marriage Place	Residence of Robert Gardner, Roebuck Rd., Gisborne
Folio	06/197
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Gardner, Presbyterian

1638

22 January 1906

Walter Murray Cunningham
Edith Alice Thompson

Walter Murray Cunningham
Edith Alice Thompson
💍 1906/1639

Bachelor
Divorced

Sheepfarmer
Domestic servant

23
21

Rakauroa, Kaiteratahi
Kaiteratahi, Poverty Bay

4 years
All life

Residence of Mr. Edward Thompson, Kaiteratahi

06/196

22 January 1906

Mr. Ernest W. Walker, Presbyterian

No	1638
Date of Notice	22 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Murray Cunningham	Edith Alice Thompson
	💍 1906/1639
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic servant
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Rakauroa, Kaiteratahi	Kaiteratahi, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	4 years	All life
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Edward Thompson, Kaiteratahi
Folio	06/196
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Mr. Ernest W. Walker, Presbyterian

1639

23 January 1906

Felix Herbert Buscke
May Louise Rodbourne Luttrell

Felix Hubert Burke
May Louisa Rodbourne Luttrell
💍 1906/486

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd

25
23

Arahiki, Cook County
Gisborne

22 years

Residence of Mr. E. V. Luttrell, Childers Rd., Gisborne

06/184

23 January 1906

Rev. J. Gillies Paterson, Presbyterian

No	1639
Date of Notice	23 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Felix Herbert Buscke	May Louise Rodbourne Luttrell
BDM Match (88%)	Felix Hubert Burke	May Louisa Rodbourne Luttrell
	💍 1906/486
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Arahiki, Cook County	Gisborne
Length of Residence	22 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. E. V. Luttrell, Childers Rd., Gisborne
Folio	06/184
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Gillies Paterson, Presbyterian

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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).