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 660

District of Hawera Quarter ending 31 March 1906

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

597

20 January 1906

William Protheroe
Elizabeth Annie Marshall

William Protheroe
Elizabeth Annie Marshall
💍 1906/1688

Bachelor
Widow

Farmer

32
32

Kakarawea
Hawera

4 days
1 year

Church of England, Hawera

06/329

20 January 1906

Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

No	597
Date of Notice	20 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Protheroe	Elizabeth Annie Marshall
	💍 1906/1688
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Farmer
Age	32	32
Dwelling Place	Kakarawea	Hawera
Length of Residence	4 days	1 year
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hawera
Folio	06/329
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

598

31 January 1906

Wilfred Allan Rennell
Hilda Ann Glynn

Wilfred Allan Rennell
Hilda Ann Flynn
💍 1906/1912

Bachelor
Spinster

Bank Clerk

35
25

Waipawa
Waipawa

4 days
14 days

Residence of J. W. Wallace, Hawera

06/332

31 January 1906

Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

No	598
Date of Notice	31 January 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Wilfred Allan Rennell	Hilda Ann Glynn
BDM Match (97%)	Wilfred Allan Rennell	Hilda Ann Flynn
	💍 1906/1912
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bank Clerk
Age	35	25
Dwelling Place	Waipawa	Waipawa
Length of Residence	4 days	14 days
Marriage Place	Residence of J. W. Wallace, Hawera
Folio	06/332
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 January 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

599

5 February 1906

Michael Bourke
Euphemia Jessie McLeod

Michael Bourke
Euphemia Jessie McLeod
💍 1906/1913

Bachelor
Spinster

Factory Assistant

26
23

Hawera
Hawera

4 days
4 days

Roman Catholic Church, Hawera

06/333

5 February 1906

Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

No	599
Date of Notice	5 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Michael Bourke	Euphemia Jessie McLeod
	💍 1906/1913
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Factory Assistant
Age	26	23
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	4 days	4 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hawera
Folio	06/333
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

600

12 February 1906

George Easton
Kate McHuish

George Easton
Kate Melhuish
💍 1906/1870

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper

33
34

Hawera
Wanganui

18 months
4 days

Residence of J. Dalrymple, Wanganui

06/593

12 February 1906

Rev. R. M. Ryburn, Wanganui

No	600
Date of Notice	12 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Easton	Kate McHuish
BDM Match (88%)	George Easton	Kate Melhuish
	💍 1906/1870
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper
Age	33	34
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Wanganui
Length of Residence	18 months	4 days
Marriage Place	Residence of J. Dalrymple, Wanganui
Folio	06/593
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. M. Ryburn, Wanganui

601

16 February 1906

Harry Edward Good
Lizzie Wieford Earle

Harry Edward Good
Lizzie Wilford Earle
💍 1906/1859

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

42
29

Hawera
Wanganui

25 years
20 years

St. John's Church, Wanganui

06/581

16 February 1906

Rev. J. B. McLean, Wanganui

No	601
Date of Notice	16 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry Edward Good	Lizzie Wieford Earle
BDM Match (98%)	Harry Edward Good	Lizzie Wilford Earle
	💍 1906/1859
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	42	29
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Wanganui
Length of Residence	25 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Church, Wanganui
Folio	06/581
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. McLean, Wanganui

602

24 February 1906

John Smith
Norah Smith

John Smith
Norah Smith
💍 1906/1914

Bachelor
Widow

Storekeeper

34
29

Hawera
Hawera

25 years
16 months

Residence of E. M. Skeet, Hawera

06/334

24 February 1906

Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

No	602
Date of Notice	24 February 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Smith	Norah Smith
	💍 1906/1914
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Storekeeper
Age	34	29
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	25 years	16 months
Marriage Place	Residence of E. M. Skeet, Hawera
Folio	06/334
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 February 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. P. G. Power, Hawera

603

20 March 1906

Luther Miller
Ellen Beaumont

Luther Millen
Ellen Blennerhassett
💍 1906/1905

Bachelor
Spinster

Storekeeper

50
33

Rawhitiroa
Hawera

4 days
4 years

Church of England, Hawera

06/331

20 March 1906

Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

No	603
Date of Notice	20 March 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Luther Miller	Ellen Beaumont
BDM Match (71%)	Luther Millen	Ellen Blennerhassett
	💍 1906/1905
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storekeeper
Age	50	33
Dwelling Place	Rawhitiroa	Hawera
Length of Residence	4 days	4 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hawera
Folio	06/331
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

604

20 March 1906

Arthur Peter Brough
Annie Ethel Hogg

Arthur Peter Brough
Annie Ethel Hogg
💍 1906/1894

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

25
20

Hawera
Hawera

9 years
13 years

Church of England, Hawera

06/330

Walter Hogg, father

20 March 1906

Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

No	604
Date of Notice	20 March 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Peter Brough	Annie Ethel Hogg
	💍 1906/1894
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Hawera	Hawera
Length of Residence	9 years	13 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hawera
Folio	06/330
Consent	Walter Hogg, father
Date of Certificate	20 March 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Jacob, Hawera

605

21 March 1906

Frederick William Oliver Somerville
Evelina Sarah Ecclesfield

Frederick William Oliver Somerville
Evaline Sarah Ecclesfield
💍 1906/649

Bachelor
Spinster

Colonial Clerk

26
24

Dachape
Hawera

24 years

House of J. Ecclesfield, Hawera

06/1981

21 March 1906

Rev. A. H. Headwell, Hawera

No	605
Date of Notice	21 March 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick William Oliver Somerville	Evelina Sarah Ecclesfield
BDM Match (96%)	Frederick William Oliver Somerville	Evaline Sarah Ecclesfield
	💍 1906/649
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Colonial Clerk
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Dachape	Hawera
Length of Residence		24 years
Marriage Place	House of J. Ecclesfield, Hawera
Folio	06/1981
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 March 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Headwell, Hawera

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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).