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 573

District of Thames Quarter ending 31 March 1906 Registrar William H Potts

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 January 1906

Hedley Claude Robert Akers Bull
Ann Ellen McKeown

Hedley Claude Robert Akers Bull
Ann Ellen McKeown
💍 1906/1671

Bachelor
Spinster

Letter Carrier
Domestic duties

20
19

Thames
Thames

20 years
19 years

Residence of Chas. Edmund Bull

06/288

Charles E Bull and Ann B McKeown

3 January 1906

Revd A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	1
Date of Notice	3 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hedley Claude Robert Akers Bull	Ann Ellen McKeown
	💍 1906/1671
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Letter Carrier	Domestic duties
Age	20	19
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	20 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Chas. Edmund Bull
Folio	06/288
Consent	Charles E Bull and Ann B McKeown
Date of Certificate	3 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Revd A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

31 January 1906

George Albert Ross
Emmeline Hester Kerivel

George Albert Ross
Emmelina Esther Herivel
💍 1906/1650

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic duties

27
19

Thames
Thames

27 years
19 years

In the house of Mr J. P. G. Kerivel, Thames

06/289

J. P. G. Kerivel

31 January 1906

Revd A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	2
Date of Notice	31 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Albert Ross	Emmeline Hester Kerivel
BDM Match (89%)	George Albert Ross	Emmelina Esther Herivel
	💍 1906/1650
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic duties
Age	27	19
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	27 years	19 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr J. P. G. Kerivel, Thames
Folio	06/289
Consent	J. P. G. Kerivel
Date of Certificate	31 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Revd A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

6 February 1906

William Andrew Gorley
Mary Jane Cordes

William Andrew Gorbey
Mary Jane Cordes
💍 1906/1653

Bachelor
Spinster

Gaol Warder
Domestic duties

34
32

Wellington
Thames

2 months
32 years

St Georges Church, Thames

06/292

6 February 1906

Dr O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	3
Date of Notice	6 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Andrew Gorley	Mary Jane Cordes
BDM Match (98%)	William Andrew Gorbey	Mary Jane Cordes
	💍 1906/1653
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gaol Warder	Domestic duties
Age	34	32
Dwelling Place	Wellington	Thames
Length of Residence	2 months	32 years
Marriage Place	St Georges Church, Thames
Folio	06/292
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Dr O'Callaghan, Church of England

6 February 1906

John Wilfred Danby
Violet May Langr

John Wilfred Danby
Violet May Lange
💍 1906/1668

Bachelor
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic duties

25
24

Thames
Thames

25 years
24 years

Primitive Methodist Church, Thames

06/285

6 February 1906

S. Henderson, Primitive Methodist

No	4
Date of Notice	6 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Wilfred Danby	Violet May Langr
BDM Match (97%)	John Wilfred Danby	Violet May Lange
	💍 1906/1668
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic duties
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	25 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Primitive Methodist Church, Thames
Folio	06/285
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1906
Officiating Minister	S. Henderson, Primitive Methodist

8 February 1906

Angus Alexander Cameron
Fanny Elizabeth May Trotter

Angus Alexander Cameron
Fanny Elizabeth May Trotter
💍 1906/1666

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic duties

29
24

Thames
Waiomo

29 years
24 years

Registrars Office, Thames

06/283

8 February 1906

William H Potts, Registrar

No	5
Date of Notice	8 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Angus Alexander Cameron	Fanny Elizabeth May Trotter
	💍 1906/1666
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic duties
Age	29	24
Dwelling Place	Thames	Waiomo
Length of Residence	29 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Registrars Office, Thames
Folio	06/283
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1906
Officiating Minister	William H Potts, Registrar

14 February 1906

John Charles Usborne
Rhoda Angelina McVicar

John Charles Osborne
Rhoda Angelina McVicor
💍 1906/1665

Bachelor
Widow

Farmer
Domestic duties

20
32

Tapu
Tapu

3 years
10 months

Registrars Office, Thames

06/282

E. E. Usborne mother of John Charles Usborne

14 February 1906

William H Potts, Registrar

No	6
Date of Notice	14 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Charles Usborne	Rhoda Angelina McVicar
BDM Match (95%)	John Charles Osborne	Rhoda Angelina McVicor
	💍 1906/1665
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	20	32
Dwelling Place	Tapu	Tapu
Length of Residence	3 years	10 months
Marriage Place	Registrars Office, Thames
Folio	06/282
Consent	E. E. Usborne mother of John Charles Usborne
Date of Certificate	14 February 1906
Officiating Minister	William H Potts, Registrar

16 February 1906

David Hutchinson Redwood
Jessie Price

David Hutchinson Redwood
Jessie Price
💍 1906/1651

Bachelor
Spinster

Amalgamator
Domestic duties

24
19

Thames
Thames

24 years
19 years

At the house of Mr Redwood, Thames

06/290

Edward T. Price Father of Jessie Price

16 February 1906

Revd A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	7
Date of Notice	16 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Hutchinson Redwood	Jessie Price
	💍 1906/1651
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Amalgamator	Domestic duties
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	24 years	19 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr Redwood, Thames
Folio	06/290
Consent	Edward T. Price Father of Jessie Price
Date of Certificate	16 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Revd A. J. Thompson, 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).