Intentions to Marry, 1906 Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840432, 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 Invercargill Quarter ending 30 September 1906 Registrar G. Petrie

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

116

2 August 1906

Edwin Thomas Hages
Francesca Junge

Edwin Thomas Hayes
Francesca Junge
💍 1906/5680

Bachelor
Spinster

Sawmill worker
Domestic

19
17

Elles Road, South Invercargill
Elles Road, South Invercargill

3 days
3 days

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill

06/5484

Thomas Anderson Hayes (father), Carl Nicholas Junge (father)

2 August 1906

Very Rev. Dean Burke

No	116
Date of Notice	2 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edwin Thomas Hages	Francesca Junge
BDM Match (97%)	Edwin Thomas Hayes	Francesca Junge
	💍 1906/5680
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sawmill worker	Domestic
Age	19	17
Dwelling Place	Elles Road, South Invercargill	Elles Road, South Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/5484
Consent	Thomas Anderson Hayes (father), Carl Nicholas Junge (father)
Date of Certificate	2 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean Burke

117

3 August 1906

James Henry Daroup
Florence Julia Hastings

James Henry Daroux
Florence Julia Hastings
💍 1906/5681

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer
Photo. Retoucher

30
23

Esk Street, Invercargill
Liddel Street, Invercargill

3 days
2 months

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill

06/5485

3 August 1906

Very Rev. Dean Burke

No	117
Date of Notice	3 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Henry Daroup	Florence Julia Hastings
BDM Match (97%)	James Henry Daroux	Florence Julia Hastings
	💍 1906/5681
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer	Photo. Retoucher
Age	30	23
Dwelling Place	Esk Street, Invercargill	Liddel Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	2 months
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/5485
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean Burke

118

7 August 1906

Arthur Francis Martin
Lucy Sarah Foley

Arthur Francis Marten
Lucy Sarah Foley
💍 1906/5475

Bachelor
Spinster

Shunter
Domestic

28
23

Brinan Street, Invercargill
Enwood, South Invercargill

4 years
23 years

English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill

06/5252

7 August 1906

Ven. Archdeacon Stocker

No	118
Date of Notice	7 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Francis Martin	Lucy Sarah Foley
BDM Match (98%)	Arthur Francis Marten	Lucy Sarah Foley
	💍 1906/5475
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shunter	Domestic
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Brinan Street, Invercargill	Enwood, South Invercargill
Length of Residence	4 years	23 years
Marriage Place	English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/5252
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon Stocker

119

10 August 1906

James Nelson Sheehan
Julia Theresa Sheehan

James Nelson
Julia Theresa Sheehan
💍 1906/5682

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Employee
Domestic

22
19

Annan Street, Invercargill
Tay Street, Invercargill

3 days
3 days

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill

06/5486

Michael Sheehan (father)

10 August 1906

Very Rev. Dean Burke

No	119
Date of Notice	10 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Nelson Sheehan	Julia Theresa Sheehan
BDM Match (80%)	James Nelson	Julia Theresa Sheehan
	💍 1906/5682
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Employee	Domestic
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Annan Street, Invercargill	Tay Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/5486
Consent	Michael Sheehan (father)
Date of Certificate	10 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean Burke

120

16 August 1906

Colin Gray
Mary Ann Scott

Colin Gray
Mary Ann Scott
💍 1906/5492

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Labourer
Domestic

24
25

Wallacetown, Southland
Wallacetown, Invercargill, Southland

24 years
5 years

Residence of David Scott, Wallacetown, Invercargill, Southland

06/5271

16 August 1906

Rev. J. Y. Burrows

No	120
Date of Notice	16 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Colin Gray	Mary Ann Scott
	💍 1906/5492
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Labourer	Domestic
Age	24	25
Dwelling Place	Wallacetown, Southland	Wallacetown, Invercargill, Southland
Length of Residence	24 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Residence of David Scott, Wallacetown, Invercargill, Southland
Folio	06/5271
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Y. Burrows

121

18 August 1906

Albert Edward Ward
Rose Ann Kirkwood

Albert Edward Ward
Rose Ann Kirkwood
💍 1906/5693

Bachelor
Spinster

Stable-Keeper
Domestic

31
23

Leet Street, Invercargill
Don Street, Invercargill

3 days
3 days

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill

06/5487

18 August 1906

Rev. Father O'Malley

No	121
Date of Notice	18 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Ward	Rose Ann Kirkwood
	💍 1906/5693
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Stable-Keeper	Domestic
Age	31	23
Dwelling Place	Leet Street, Invercargill	Don Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/5487
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Malley

122

18 August 1906

John Samuel Philpot
Florence Annie Paulin

John Samuel Philpott
Florence Annie Paulin
💍 1906/7329

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Dressmaker

23
20

Ettrick Street, Invercargill
Dee Street, Invercargill

18 years
2 years

Wesleyan Church, Leet Street, Invercargill

06/7387

William Paulin (father)

18 August 1906

Rev. A. Mitchell

No	122
Date of Notice	18 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Samuel Philpot	Florence Annie Paulin
BDM Match (98%)	John Samuel Philpott	Florence Annie Paulin
	💍 1906/7329
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Dressmaker
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Ettrick Street, Invercargill	Dee Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	18 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Leet Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/7387
Consent	William Paulin (father)
Date of Certificate	18 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Mitchell

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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 1908. 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).