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

20 March 1907

Henry Laurence Guthrie
Nellie Agnes Mead

Henry Lawrence Guthrie
Nelly Agnes Mead
💍 1907/1796

Bachelor
Spinster

Fruit Grower
Tailoress

32
26

Havelock Hawke's Bay
Hastings Hawke's Bay

32 years
4 years

St Matthews Hastings

07/1916

20 March 1907

Revd John Hobbs

No	19
Date of Notice	20 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Laurence Guthrie	Nellie Agnes Mead
BDM Match (92%)	Henry Lawrence Guthrie	Nelly Agnes Mead
	💍 1907/1796
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fruit Grower	Tailoress
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Havelock Hawke's Bay	Hastings Hawke's Bay
Length of Residence	32 years	4 years
Marriage Place	St Matthews Hastings
Folio	07/1916
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd John Hobbs

20 March 1907

Alfred Arthur Weldron
Jane Myhill

Alfred Arthur Waldron
Jane Myhill
💍 1907/435

Widower
Spinster

Shepherd
Dressmaker

36
32

Hastings
Hastings

14 years
25 years

At the house of Mr Myhill, Hastings

07/494

20 March 1907

Revd P. Ramsay

No	20
Date of Notice	20 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Arthur Weldron	Jane Myhill
BDM Match (98%)	Alfred Arthur Waldron	Jane Myhill
	💍 1907/435
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Dressmaker
Age	36	32
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	14 years	25 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr Myhill, Hastings
Folio	07/494
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd P. Ramsay

21 March 1907

John Francis Wooster
Ida Maud Sands

John Francis Wooster
Ida Maud Sands
💍 1907/438

Bachelor
Spinster

Cook
Domestic

22
21

Hastings
Hastings

13 Months
21 years

At the house of Mr Sands, Hastings

07/497

21 March 1907

Revd Alex Whyte

No	21
Date of Notice	21 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Francis Wooster	Ida Maud Sands
	💍 1907/438
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cook	Domestic
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	13 Months	21 years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr Sands, Hastings
Folio	07/497
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd Alex Whyte

23 March 1907

Christian Gaitner
Clara Gaskin

Christian Gaitner
Clara Gaskin
💍 1907/8256

Bachelor
Spinster

Mill hand
Domestic

27
17

Omarama
Omarama Hawke's Bay

12 Months
12 Months

At the house of Mr Gaitner, Omarama

07/550

23 March 1907

Revd Peter Ramsay

No	22
Date of Notice	23 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Christian Gaitner	Clara Gaskin
	💍 1907/8256
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mill hand	Domestic
Age	27	17
Dwelling Place	Omarama	Omarama Hawke's Bay
Length of Residence	12 Months	12 Months
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr Gaitner, Omarama
Folio	07/550
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd Peter Ramsay

25 March 1907

William George Cook
Ethel Addis

William George Cook
Ethel Addis
💍 1907/436

Bachelor
Spinster

Coach-driver
Saleswoman

26
21

Hastings
Hastings

26 years
3 years

Presbyterian Church, Hastings

07/495

25 March 1907

Revd Peter Ramsay

No	23
Date of Notice	25 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Cook	Ethel Addis
	💍 1907/436
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coach-driver	Saleswoman
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	26 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Hastings
Folio	07/495
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd Peter Ramsay

25 March 1907

John Oliver Craike
Isabel Anne Michaelsen

John Olwin Craike
Isabel Annie Michaelsen
💍 1907/1704

Bachelor
Spinster

Vigneron
Domestic duties

42
20

Havelock
Napier

4 years
18 years

At the residence of Mr J. Sinclair, Napier

07/1823

John Sinclair, father

25 March 1907

Revd J. H. Hayward

No	24
Date of Notice	25 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Oliver Craike	Isabel Anne Michaelsen
BDM Match (87%)	John Olwin Craike	Isabel Annie Michaelsen
	💍 1907/1704
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Vigneron	Domestic duties
Age	42	20
Dwelling Place	Havelock	Napier
Length of Residence	4 years	18 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr J. Sinclair, Napier
Folio	07/1823
Consent	John Sinclair, father
Date of Certificate	25 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd J. H. Hayward

26 March 1907

William Arthur McKain
Johanna Maria Walker

William Arthur McKain
Johanna Maria Walker
💍 1907/437

Bachelor
Spinster

Machinist
Dressmaker

28
24

Hastings
Hastings

14 years
9 Months

At the house of Miss Mary Maddison

07/496

26 March 1907

Revd P. Ramsay

No	25
Date of Notice	26 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Arthur McKain	Johanna Maria Walker
	💍 1907/437
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Machinist	Dressmaker
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	14 years	9 Months
Marriage Place	At the house of Miss Mary Maddison
Folio	07/496
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd P. Ramsay

24 March 1907

Herbert James Gordon Adamson
Bertha Christina List

Herbert James Gordon Adamson
Bertha Christina Audry List
💍 1907/2004

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter

24
22

Hastings
Hastings

24 years
22 years

Presbyterian Church, Hastings

07/2128

24 March 1907

Revd P. Ramsay

No	26
Date of Notice	24 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert James Gordon Adamson	Bertha Christina List
BDM Match (89%)	Herbert James Gordon Adamson	Bertha Christina Audry List
	💍 1907/2004
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	24 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Hastings
Folio	07/2128
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Revd P. Ramsay

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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).