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

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

123

20 August 1906

Samuel John Webb
Alice Deer

Samuel John Webb
Alice Deer
💍 1906/5506

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Servant
Domestic

33
23

Esk Street, INVERCARGILL
Esk Street, INVERCARGILL

4 days
10 years

Residence of Rev G. Lindsay, Kelvin Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5261

20 August 1906

Rev G. Lindsay

No	123
Date of Notice	20 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel John Webb	Alice Deer
	💍 1906/5506
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Servant	Domestic
Age	33	23
Dwelling Place	Esk Street, INVERCARGILL	Esk Street, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	4 days	10 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Rev G. Lindsay, Kelvin Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5261
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev G. Lindsay

124

20 August 1906

William Beange
Amelia Alison Kidd

William Beange
Amelia Alison Kidd
💍 1906/7711

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

42
30

Spey St, INVERCARGILL
Dee Street, INVERCARGILL

3 days
7 days

Residence of John Kidd, Lorne, Wallacetown, INVERCARGILL

06/5256

20 August 1906

Rev J. Cumm

No	124
Date of Notice	20 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Beange	Amelia Alison Kidd
	💍 1906/7711
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	42	30
Dwelling Place	Spey St, INVERCARGILL	Dee Street, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	3 days	7 days
Marriage Place	Residence of John Kidd, Lorne, Wallacetown, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5256
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Cumm

125

20 August 1906

William Alexander Gregory
Sarah Jane Butterfield
formerly Tuffery

William Alexander Gregory
Sarah Jane Butterfield
💍 1906/5499

Bachelor
Divorced 12 June 1905

Labourer
Domestic

29
39

Dee Street, INVERCARGILL
Avenal, INVERCARGILL

3 years
7 years

Residence of Rev R. Raine, Spey Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5277

20 August 1906

Rev. R. Raine

No	125
Date of Notice	20 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Alexander Gregory	Sarah Jane Butterfield formerly Tuffery
	💍 1906/5499
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced 12 June 1905
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	29	39
Dwelling Place	Dee Street, INVERCARGILL	Avenal, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	3 years	7 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Rev R. Raine, Spey Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5277
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Raine

126

21 August 1906

Arthur Littlejohn
Martha Ellen Tay

Arthur Littlejohn
Martha Ellen Pay
💍 1906/5508

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Fireman
Domestic

27
24

South INVERCARGILL
Leet Street, INVERCARGILL

3 days
4 years

Residence of John Pay, Leet Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5263

21 August 1906

Rev. G. Lindsay

No	126
Date of Notice	21 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Littlejohn	Martha Ellen Tay
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur Littlejohn	Martha Ellen Pay
	💍 1906/5508
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Fireman	Domestic
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	South INVERCARGILL	Leet Street, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	3 days	4 years
Marriage Place	Residence of John Pay, Leet Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5263
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. Lindsay

127

21 August 1906

Neil Percy Rae
Rena Alice Middleditch

Neil Percy Rae
Rena Alice May Middleditch
💍 1906/5507

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder
Domestic

28
24

Esk Street, INVERCARGILL
Esk Street, INVERCARGILL

6 days
5 days

St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Dee Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5262

21 August 1906

Rev. G. Lindsay

No	127
Date of Notice	21 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Neil Percy Rae	Rena Alice Middleditch
BDM Match (92%)	Neil Percy Rae	Rena Alice May Middleditch
	💍 1906/5507
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder	Domestic
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	Esk Street, INVERCARGILL	Esk Street, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	6 days	5 days
Marriage Place	St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Dee Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5262
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. Lindsay

128

21 August 1906

Andrew Arthur McIntyre
Mary Cunningham

Andrew Arthur McIntyre
Mary Cunningham
💍 1906/5700

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Tailoress

27
28

Dee Street, INVERCARGILL
North INVERCARGILL

3 years
28 years

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5488

21 August 1906

Very Rev. Dean Burke

No	128
Date of Notice	21 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Arthur McIntyre	Mary Cunningham
	💍 1906/5700
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Tailoress
Age	27	28
Dwelling Place	Dee Street, INVERCARGILL	North INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	3 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5488
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean Burke

129

25 August 1906

Jabez Waidsworth Lyons
Ellen Catherine Woods

Jabez Waidsworth Lyons
Ellen Catherine Woods
💍 1906/5701

Bachelor
Spinster

Carriage Builder
Domestic

21
23

George Street, South INVERCARGILL
Spey Street, INVERCARGILL

18 months
4 years

Residence of George Woods, 209 Spey Street, INVERCARGILL

06/5489

25 August 1906

Rev. Father O'Malley

No	129
Date of Notice	25 August 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Jabez Waidsworth Lyons	Ellen Catherine Woods
	💍 1906/5701
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carriage Builder	Domestic
Age	21	23
Dwelling Place	George Street, South INVERCARGILL	Spey Street, INVERCARGILL
Length of Residence	18 months	4 years
Marriage Place	Residence of George Woods, 209 Spey Street, INVERCARGILL
Folio	06/5489
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 August 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Malley

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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).