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).

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District of Hastings Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar Robert Brathwaite

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

3 January 1907

William John Robertson
Nellie Hare Peebles

William John Robertson
Nelly Hare Peebles
💍 1907/423

Bachelor
Spinster

Ironmonger
Shop assistant

29
22

Hastings
Hastings

16 years
10 years

St. Matthews Hastings

07/481

3 January 1907

Rev John Hobbs

No	1
Date of Notice	3 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Robertson	Nellie Hare Peebles
BDM Match (95%)	William John Robertson	Nelly Hare Peebles
	💍 1907/423
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Ironmonger	Shop assistant
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	16 years	10 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Hastings
Folio	07/481
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Hobbs

9 January 1907

Morris Alexander Francis Flynn
Minnie Louisa Taylor

Morris Alexander Francis Flynn
Minnie Lousia Taylor
💍 1907/454

Bachelor
Spinster

Storekeeper

23
23

Hastings
Hastings

3 days
3 days

Presbyterian Church Hastings

07/489

9 January 1907

Rev Peter Ramsey

No	2
Date of Notice	9 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Morris Alexander Francis Flynn	Minnie Louisa Taylor
BDM Match (95%)	Morris Alexander Francis Flynn	Minnie Lousia Taylor
	💍 1907/454
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storekeeper
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church Hastings
Folio	07/489
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Peter Ramsey

11 January 1907

William Innes
Margaret Manning

William Innes
Margaret Manning
💍 1907/440

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic

22
21

Hastings
Hastings

9 Months
4 Months

Registrar's Office

07/499

11 January 1907

Robert Brathwaite

No	3
Date of Notice	11 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Innes	Margaret Manning
	💍 1907/440
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	9 Months	4 Months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	07/499
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

26 January 1907

Peter Andersen
Ada Farmery

Peter Andersen
Ada Farmery
💍 1907/443

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Driver
Domestic

27
22

Longlands
Hastings

1 Year
22 Years

At the house of W. W. Bishop Hastings

07/484

26 January 1907

Rev William Tinsley

No	4
Date of Notice	26 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Andersen	Ada Farmery
	💍 1907/443
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Driver	Domestic
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Longlands	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 Year	22 Years
Marriage Place	At the house of W. W. Bishop Hastings
Folio	07/484
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Tinsley

28 January 1907

William George Jaeger
Frances Adeline Gertrude Doherty

William George Jaeger
Frances Adeline Gertrude Doherty
💍 1907/4790

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Dressmaker

25
21

Hastings
Hastings

4 Years
21 Years

At the residence of Father Smythe Hastings

07/4229

28 January 1907

Rev Father Smythe

No	5
Date of Notice	28 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Jaeger	Frances Adeline Gertrude Doherty
	💍 1907/4790
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Dressmaker
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	4 Years	21 Years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Father Smythe Hastings
Folio	07/4229
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Father Smythe

29 January 1907

Walter Herbert Beck
Evelyn Grace Hison

Walter Herbert Beck
Evelyn Grace Hiron
💍 1907/450

Bachelor
Spinster

Chemist

23
21

Hastings
Hastings

4 Days
10 Years

Wesleyan Church Hastings

07/485

29 January 1907

Rev William Tinsley

No	6
Date of Notice	29 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Herbert Beck	Evelyn Grace Hison
BDM Match (97%)	Walter Herbert Beck	Evelyn Grace Hiron
	💍 1907/450
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chemist
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	4 Days	10 Years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church Hastings
Folio	07/485
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Tinsley

2 February 1907

Albert Edward Boyle
Isabel Ruby McAnneney

Albert Edward Boyle
Ruby Isabel McAnerney
💍 1907/432

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer
Domestic

25
19

Hastings
Hastings

18 Months
19 Years

St. Matthew

07/483

Catherine McAnneney, mother

2 February 1907

Rev John Hobbs

No	7
Date of Notice	2 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Boyle	Isabel Ruby McAnneney
BDM Match (71%)	Albert Edward Boyle	Ruby Isabel McAnerney
	💍 1907/432
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer	Domestic
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	18 Months	19 Years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew
Folio	07/483
Consent	Catherine McAnneney, mother
Date of Certificate	2 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Hobbs

4 February 1907

Thomas Paterson Short
Mary Thomson

Thomas Paterson Short
Mary Thomson
💍 1907/455

Bachelor
Spinster

Meat Inspector
Tailoress

28
31

Hastings
Hastings

1 Month
3 days

Presbyterian Church Hastings

07/490

4 February 1907

Rev Peter Ramsey

No	8
Date of Notice	4 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Paterson Short	Mary Thomson
	💍 1907/455
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Meat Inspector	Tailoress
Age	28	31
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 Month	3 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church Hastings
Folio	07/490
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Peter Ramsey

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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).