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 Christchurch Quarter ending 30 June 1906 Registrar J. C. Vivian

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

192

3 April 1906

Charles Jones
Martha Anne Judkins

Charles Jones
Martha Anne Judkins
💍 1906/3706

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber

32
26

Christchurch
Christchurch

5 Years
5 Years

House of Mr. Judkins, 80 Brougham St, Sydenham

06/3102

3 April 1906

Rev. J. G. Newton, Baptist

No	192
Date of Notice	3 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Jones	Martha Anne Judkins
	💍 1906/3706
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	5 Years	5 Years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Judkins, 80 Brougham St, Sydenham
Folio	06/3102
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. G. Newton, Baptist

193

3 April 1906

William Charles Pollett
Frances Rose Quigley

William Charles Pollard
Frances Browne
💍 1906/3112

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer

30
24

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 Years
3 Years

Registrar's Office

06/2893

3 April 1906

Registrar of Marriages

No	193
Date of Notice	3 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Charles Pollett	Frances Rose Quigley
BDM Match (66%)	William Charles Pollard	Frances Browne
	💍 1906/3112
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer
Age	30	24
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 Years	3 Years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	06/2893
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

194

3 April 1906

James Allan Stewart
Margaret Russell

Bachelor
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic

36
35

Christchurch
Sydenham

31 Years
35 Years

House of Mrs. Russell, 107 Carlyle St, Sydenham

06/3010

3 April 1906

Rev. J. Tait, Presbyterian

No	194
Date of Notice	3 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Allan Stewart	Margaret Russell
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic
Age	36	35
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Sydenham
Length of Residence	31 Years	35 Years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Russell, 107 Carlyle St, Sydenham
Folio	06/3010
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Tait, Presbyterian

195

3 April 1906

Richard Schumacher
Amanda Louisa Hansen

Richard Schumacher
Amanda Louise Hansen
💍 1906/3110

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

20
22

Christchurch
Christchurch

20 Years
22 Years

Registrar's Office

06/2890

Mary A. Schumacher, mother

3 April 1906

Registrar of Marriages

No	195
Date of Notice	3 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Schumacher	Amanda Louisa Hansen
BDM Match (98%)	Richard Schumacher	Amanda Louise Hansen
	💍 1906/3110
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	20	22
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	20 Years	22 Years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	06/2890
Consent	Mary A. Schumacher, mother
Date of Certificate	3 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

196

4 April 1906

William Gottemeyer
Agnes Thelma Wilson

William Gottermeyer
Agnes Mabel Hodgson Wilson
💍 1906/3361

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

25
24

Marshlands
Marshlands

8 Years
10 Years

Methodist Church, Marshlands

06/3074

4 April 1906

Rev. P. Richards, Methodist

No	196
Date of Notice	4 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Gottemeyer	Agnes Thelma Wilson
BDM Match (76%)	William Gottermeyer	Agnes Mabel Hodgson Wilson
	💍 1906/3361
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Marshlands	Marshlands
Length of Residence	8 Years	10 Years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Marshlands
Folio	06/3074
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Richards, Methodist

197

4 April 1906

Henry Allan Hamilton
Florence Ella Hamilton

Henry Albers
Florence Ethel Hamilton
💍 1906/3698

Bachelor
Spinster

Ironmonger

23
22

Christchurch
Marshlands

5 Years
5 Years

Methodist Church, Burwood

06/3095

4 April 1906

Rev. J. Griffin, Methodist

No	197
Date of Notice	4 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Allan Hamilton	Florence Ella Hamilton
BDM Match (61%)	Henry Albers	Florence Ethel Hamilton
	💍 1906/3698
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Ironmonger
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Marshlands
Length of Residence	5 Years	5 Years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Burwood
Folio	06/3095
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Griffin, Methodist

198

5 April 1906

Edgar Crespin
Elizabeth Kathleen West

Edgar Crespin
Elizabeth Kathleen West
💍 1906/3195

Widower
Spinster

Motorman
Nurse

42
32

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 Years
2 Years

St. John's

06/2950

5 April 1906

Rev. H. Packes, Anglican

No	198
Date of Notice	5 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edgar Crespin	Elizabeth Kathleen West
	💍 1906/3195
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Motorman	Nurse
Age	42	32
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 Years	2 Years
Marriage Place	St. John's
Folio	06/2950
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Packes, Anglican

199

5 April 1906

Isaac Solly
Elvira Johanna Sidey

Isaac Jolly
Eliza Johanna Sidey
💍 1906/3226

Bachelor
Spinster

Presbyterian Clergyman

51
40

Christchurch
Christchurch

3 Days
3 Days

St. Paul's Manse

06/3011

5 April 1906

Rev. J. Tait, Presbyterian

No	199
Date of Notice	5 April 1906
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Isaac Solly	Elvira Johanna Sidey
BDM Match (90%)	Isaac Jolly	Eliza Johanna Sidey
	💍 1906/3226
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Presbyterian Clergyman
Age	51	40
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 Days	3 Days
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Manse
Folio	06/3011
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1906
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Tait, 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 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).