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 613

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 30 September 1907 Registrar Henry Ewart 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

1815

19 August 1907

Gilbert Brown Carr
Kate Rosalie Wheeler

Gilbert Brown Carr
Kate Rosalie Wheeler
💍 1907/3499

Bachelor
Spinster

Fireman
Domestic servant

24
22

Gisborne
Gisborne

11 months
1 month

At the Presbyterian Manse, Gisborne

07/4636

19 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1815
Date of Notice	19 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gilbert Brown Carr	Kate Rosalie Wheeler
	💍 1907/3499
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fireman	Domestic servant
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	11 months	1 month
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Manse, Gisborne
Folio	07/4636
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1816

21 August 1907

George Albert Worsnop
Nellie Elizabeth Caldwell

George Albert Worsnop
Nellie Elizabeth Caldwell
💍 1907/3500

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic duties

29
35

Gisborne
Gisborne

5 years
13 months

At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

07/4637

21 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1816
Date of Notice	21 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Albert Worsnop	Nellie Elizabeth Caldwell
	💍 1907/3500
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic duties
Age	29	35
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	5 years	13 months
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4637
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1817

21 August 1907

John Doherty
Christina Ellen Stark

John Doherty
Christina Ellen Stark
💍 1907/3501

Bachelor
Spinster

Chauffeur (Motor Car Driver)
Domestic duties

31
26

Gisborne
Gisborne

3 1/2 days
2 years

At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

07/4638

21 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1817
Date of Notice	21 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Doherty	Christina Ellen Stark
	💍 1907/3501
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chauffeur (Motor Car Driver)	Domestic duties
Age	31	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	3 1/2 days	2 years
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4638
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1818

21 August 1907

Thomas Stephen McGuire
Martha Catherine Gallagher

Thomas Stephen McGuire
Martha Catherine Gallagher
💍 1907/3502

Bachelor
Spinster

Horse Trainer
Dressmaker

28
23

Gisborne
Makaraka, Poverty Bay

5 years
9 months

At the Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne

07/4620

21 August 1907

Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic

No	1818
Date of Notice	21 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Stephen McGuire	Martha Catherine Gallagher
	💍 1907/3502
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Horse Trainer	Dressmaker
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Makaraka, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	5 years	9 months
Marriage Place	At the Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4620
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic

1819

26 August 1907

Edward Rogers
Anne Gertrude Adams

Edward Rogers
Amy Gertrude Adams
💍 1907/3503

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Hand
House duties

35
22

Gisborne
Ormond, Poverty Bay

2 1/2 years
1 week

At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

07/4639

26 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1819
Date of Notice	26 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Rogers	Anne Gertrude Adams
BDM Match (92%)	Edward Rogers	Amy Gertrude Adams
	💍 1907/3503
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Hand	House duties
Age	35	22
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Ormond, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	2 1/2 years	1 week
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4639
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1820

2 September 1907

Edward Joshua Sidabie
Nora Webb

Edward Joshua Aislabie
Norah Webb
💍 1907/3508

Bachelor
Spinster

Seaman
Domestic duties

23
21

Matawhero, Poverty Bay
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

10 years
2 years

At private residence of Bride's parents, Matawhero, Poverty Bay

07/4621

2 September 1907

Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic

No	1820
Date of Notice	2 September 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Joshua Sidabie	Nora Webb
BDM Match (88%)	Edward Joshua Aislabie	Norah Webb
	💍 1907/3508
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Seaman	Domestic duties
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Matawhero, Poverty Bay	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	10 years	2 years
Marriage Place	At private residence of Bride's parents, Matawhero, Poverty Bay
Folio	07/4621
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 September 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic

1821

4 September 1907

Francis George Carthew
Mary Maud Perry

Francis George Carthew
Mary Maud Perry
💍 1907/3491

Bachelor
Spinster

Land Agent
Domestic duties

36
25

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

3 1/2 days
12 years

At the Trinity Church, Gisborne

07/4619

4 September 1907

Rev Frederick William Challerton, Church of England

No	1821
Date of Notice	4 September 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis George Carthew	Mary Maud Perry
	💍 1907/3491
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Land Agent	Domestic duties
Age	36	25
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	3 1/2 days	12 years
Marriage Place	At the Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4619
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 September 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Frederick William Challerton, Church of England

1822

5 September 1907

Benjamin Stratford Cox
Mabel Currie

Benjamin Stratford Cox
Mabel Currie
💍 1907/5003

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer
Home duties

33
26

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Ponsonby, Auckland

21 years
14 years

At the private residence of the Bride's parents, Pollen Street, Ponsonby, Auckland

07/4522

5 September 1907

Rev John Alfred Huxford (Methodist), Ponsonby, Auckland

No	1822
Date of Notice	5 September 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin Stratford Cox	Mabel Currie
	💍 1907/5003
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer	Home duties
Age	33	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Ponsonby, Auckland
Length of Residence	21 years	14 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of the Bride's parents, Pollen Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Folio	07/4522
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 September 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Alfred Huxford (Methodist), Ponsonby, Auckland

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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).