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).

Page 602

District of Invercargill Quarter ending 30 June 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

6 April 1906

Thomas Sadlier
Bertha Coveney

Thomas Sadlier
Bertha Coveney
💍 1906/3579

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

31
22

Woodlands, Invercargill
Grove Bush, Invercargill

3 years
2 years

Presbyterian Church, Jay Street, Invercargill

06/3553

6 April 1906

Rev R. Fergusson

No	58
Date of Notice	6 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Sadlier	Bertha Coveney
	💍 1906/3579
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	31	22
Dwelling Place	Woodlands, Invercargill	Grove Bush, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Jay Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/3553
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev R. Fergusson

7 April 1906

William John Boyd
Ellen Mabel Rose

William John Boyd
Ellen Mabel Rose
💍 1906/3657

Bachelor
Spinster

Flaxmiller
Domestic

24
24

Wright's Bush, Invercargill
Clifton, Invercargill

3 years
3 weeks

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

06/3531

7 April 1906

Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

No	59
Date of Notice	7 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Boyd	Ellen Mabel Rose
	💍 1906/3657
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Flaxmiller	Domestic
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Wright's Bush, Invercargill	Clifton, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill
Folio	06/3531
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

7 April 1906

William Stewart
Alice Fraser

William Stewart
Alice Fraser
💍 1906/1263

William Matthew Norman
Annie Fraser
💍 1906/7310

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic

45
35

Esk Street, Invercargill
King Edward St., Dunedin

7 years
35 years

Residence of Charles Fraser, King Edward St., Dunedin, Dunedin

06/3446

7 April 1906

Rev. J. Trestrail

No	60
Date of Notice	7 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Stewart	Alice Fraser
	💍 1906/1263
BDM Match (65%)	William Matthew Norman	Annie Fraser
	💍 1906/7310
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic
Age	45	35
Dwelling Place	Esk Street, Invercargill	King Edward St., Dunedin
Length of Residence	7 years	35 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Charles Fraser, King Edward St., Dunedin, Dunedin
Folio	06/3446
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Trestrail

10 April 1906

John Gow Campbell
Mary Ann Leaver

John Gow Campbell
Mary Ann Feaver
💍 1906/3658

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

21
22

Woodend, Invercargill
South, Invercargill

2 months
22 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

06/3532

10 April 1906

Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

No	61
Date of Notice	10 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Gow Campbell	Mary Ann Leaver
BDM Match (97%)	John Gow Campbell	Mary Ann Feaver
	💍 1906/3658
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	21	22
Dwelling Place	Woodend, Invercargill	South, Invercargill
Length of Residence	2 months	22 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill
Folio	06/3532
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Invercargill

11 April 1906

Archibald Hutchison de Joux
Margaret Guthrie

Archibald Hutcheson de Joux
Margaret Duthie
💍 1906/3587

Bachelor
Spinster

Cycle agent
Domestic

21
21

Elles Road North, Invercargill
Enwood S., Invercargill

3 days
21 years

Residence of Mrs Margaret de Joux N., Invercargill

06/3560

11 April 1906

Rev J. Baird

No	62
Date of Notice	11 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald Hutchison de Joux	Margaret Guthrie
BDM Match (92%)	Archibald Hutcheson de Joux	Margaret Duthie
	💍 1906/3587
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cycle agent	Domestic
Age	21	21
Dwelling Place	Elles Road North, Invercargill	Enwood S., Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	21 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs Margaret de Joux N., Invercargill
Folio	06/3560
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Baird

11 April 1906

David Warnock Thomson
Mary Gerrard

David Warnock Thomson
Mary Gerrard
💍 1906/3588

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

22
29

West Plains, Invercargill
West Plains, Invercargill

3 days
3 days

Residence of Rev. J. Baird, Spey Street, Invercargill

06/3561

11 April 1906

Rev J. Baird

No	63
Date of Notice	11 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Warnock Thomson	Mary Gerrard
	💍 1906/3588
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	22	29
Dwelling Place	West Plains, Invercargill	West Plains, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Rev. J. Baird, Spey Street, Invercargill
Folio	06/3561
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Baird

11 April 1906

Thomas Blair Meekison
Marion Waddell (Late Tyson)

Bachelor
Divorced

Engineer
Nurse

39
35

266 Crinan Street, Invercargill
Hanover Street, Dunedin

3 months
5 years

First Presbyterian Church Manse, High Street, Dunedin, Dunedin

06/3414

11 April 1906

Rev R. Waddell

No	64
Date of Notice	11 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Blair Meekison	Marion Waddell (Late Tyson)
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced
Profession	Engineer	Nurse
Age	39	35
Dwelling Place	266 Crinan Street, Invercargill	Hanover Street, Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 months	5 years
Marriage Place	First Presbyterian Church Manse, High Street, Dunedin, Dunedin
Folio	06/3414
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev R. Waddell

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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).