Intentions to Marry, 1907 Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840433, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1907 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay (1907a), Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1907b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1907c).

Page 276

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar Henry Ernest Hill

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

1763

1 February 1907

George William Wales
Bertha Ophelia Olsen

Bachelor
Spinster

Police Constable
Domestic Duties

30
26

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Whangarei

15 months
2 weeks

At the private residence of Mr. Kake, Whangarei (Auckland)

07/369

1 February 1907

Rev. Colin Roberts, Whangarei, Presbyterian Minister

No	1763
Date of Notice	1 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George William Wales	Bertha Ophelia Olsen
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Police Constable	Domestic Duties
Age	30	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Whangarei
Length of Residence	15 months	2 weeks
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Mr. Kake, Whangarei (Auckland)
Folio	07/369
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Colin Roberts, Whangarei, Presbyterian Minister

1764

4 February 1907

Richard Stanley Hill
Lydia Florence Evangeline Frances Peryer

Richard Stanley Hill
Lydia Florence Evangeline Frances Peryer
💍 1907/198

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter
Domestic Duties

21
17

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

12 months
All life

At the private residence of William Peryer, father of the bride, Whatawhlo

07/239

William Peryer, father of bride

4 February 1907

Rev. Cornelius Griffin, Wesleyan Minister

No	1764
Date of Notice	4 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Stanley Hill	Lydia Florence Evangeline Frances Peryer
	💍 1907/198
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter	Domestic Duties
Age	21	17
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	12 months	All life
Marriage Place	At the private residence of William Peryer, father of the bride, Whatawhlo
Folio	07/239
Consent	William Peryer, father of bride
Date of Certificate	4 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Cornelius Griffin, Wesleyan Minister

1765

6 February 1907

James Abel Pirie
Edith Ellen Black

James Abel Pirie
Edith Ellen Black
💍 1907/207

Bachelor
Spinster

Manager, Grocery Business
Costumier

34
21

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

4 days
All life

At the private residence of the Bride's Mother, Rutene Road, Kaiti, Gisborne

07/247

6 February 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1765
Date of Notice	6 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Abel Pirie	Edith Ellen Black
	💍 1907/207
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Manager, Grocery Business	Costumier
Age	34	21
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	4 days	All life
Marriage Place	At the private residence of the Bride's Mother, Rutene Road, Kaiti, Gisborne
Folio	07/247
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1766

6 February 1907

William McCullough
Frances Cole

William McCullough
Frances Emily Cole
💍 1907/234

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

30
23

Makauri, Poverty Bay
Makauri, Poverty Bay

All life
4 years

At the private residence of Robert Cole, brother of the bride, Makauri

07/251

6 February 1907

Rev. Mr. W. Butterfield, Church of England

No	1766
Date of Notice	6 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William McCullough	Frances Cole
BDM Match (83%)	William McCullough	Frances Emily Cole
	💍 1907/234
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	30	23
Dwelling Place	Makauri, Poverty Bay	Makauri, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	All life	4 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Robert Cole, brother of the bride, Makauri
Folio	07/251
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Mr. W. Butterfield, Church of England

1767

8 February 1907

Thomas Harris
Mary Mahon

Thomas Harris
Mary Mahon
💍 1907/219

Bachelor
Spinster

Stockman
Domestic Duties

30
23

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

3 years
1 year

At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

07/260

8 February 1907

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1767
Date of Notice	8 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Harris	Mary Mahon
	💍 1907/219
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Stockman	Domestic Duties
Age	30	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	3 years	1 year
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	07/260
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1768

18 February 1907

Job Spencer
Margaret Ann Campbell

Job Spencer
Margaret Ann Campbell
💍 1907/220

Bachelor
Widow

Builder
Domestic Duties

30
40

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

18 months
18 months

At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

07/261

18 February 1907

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1768
Date of Notice	18 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Job Spencer	Margaret Ann Campbell
	💍 1907/220
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Builder	Domestic Duties
Age	30	40
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	18 months	18 months
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	07/261
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1769

20 February 1907

Henry James Blazey
Vena Barber

Henry James Blazey
Vena Barber
💍 1907/197

Bachelor
Spinster

Mechanist
Domestic Duties

27
19

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Makauri, Poverty Bay

4 days
All life

At the Trinity Church, Gisborne

07/238

Albert Job Barber, father of bride

20 February 1907

Rev. Leslie Lawson Thomas, Church of England

No	1769
Date of Notice	20 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry James Blazey	Vena Barber
	💍 1907/197
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mechanist	Domestic Duties
Age	27	19
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Makauri, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	4 days	All life
Marriage Place	At the Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/238
Consent	Albert Job Barber, father of bride
Date of Certificate	20 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie Lawson Thomas, Church of England

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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).