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 30 September 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

5 July 1907

Willie Boyd
Pearl Collins

Willie Boyd
Pearl Collins
💍 1907/5465

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman
Domestic

23
19

Hastings
Tomoana

3 years
6 weeks

at the house of Rev P. Ramsay, Hastings

07/5293

No one in the Colony authorised to give consent

19 July 1907

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	48
Date of Notice	5 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Willie Boyd	Pearl Collins
	💍 1907/5465
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman	Domestic
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Tomoana
Length of Residence	3 years	6 weeks
Marriage Place	at the house of Rev P. Ramsay, Hastings
Folio	07/5293
Consent	No one in the Colony authorised to give consent
Date of Certificate	19 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Ramsay

5 July 1907

Otto Nickley Eigil List
Elma Theresa Bayliss

Otto Hickley Eigil Lisl
Elma Thresa Baylis
💍 1907/5466

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraphist

26
26

Hastings
Hastings

3 weeks
3 weeks

at the house of Mr A. H. List, Hastings

07/5294

5 July 1907

Rev P. Ramsay

No	49
Date of Notice	5 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Otto Nickley Eigil List	Elma Theresa Bayliss
BDM Match (91%)	Otto Hickley Eigil Lisl	Elma Thresa Baylis
	💍 1907/5466
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraphist
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 weeks	3 weeks
Marriage Place	at the house of Mr A. H. List, Hastings
Folio	07/5294
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev P. Ramsay

20 July 1907

Ernest Thomas Horne
Elenor Curtis

Ernest Thomas Horne
Elenor Curtis
💍 1907/3710

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic

24
18

Hastings
Hastings

16 years
18 years

In Mr Curtis' house, Hastings

07/4860

John Curtis, father

20 July 1907

Rev W. Tinsley

No	50
Date of Notice	20 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Thomas Horne	Elenor Curtis
	💍 1907/3710
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	16 years	18 years
Marriage Place	In Mr Curtis' house, Hastings
Folio	07/4860
Consent	John Curtis, father
Date of Certificate	20 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev W. Tinsley

24 July 1907

Gerard George Muir Heaton
Jessie Emma Smith

Gerald George Muir Heaton
Jessie Emma Smith
💍 1907/3667

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Manager
Domestic duties

29
24

Havelock North
Havelock North

12 months
2 years

St Luke's Church, Havelock North

07/4858

27 July 1907

Rev. A. Gardiner

No	51
Date of Notice	24 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gerard George Muir Heaton	Jessie Emma Smith
BDM Match (98%)	Gerald George Muir Heaton	Jessie Emma Smith
	💍 1907/3667
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Manager	Domestic duties
Age	29	24
Dwelling Place	Havelock North	Havelock North
Length of Residence	12 months	2 years
Marriage Place	St Luke's Church, Havelock North
Folio	07/4858
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Gardiner

31 July 1907

Reginald James Morton
Alice Jane Powley

Reginald James Morton
Alice Jane Powley
💍 1907/5464

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Spinster

23
20

Hastings
Hastings

3 years
2 years

at the residence of Rev. P. Ramsay, Hastings

07/5292

Father

31 July 1907

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	52
Date of Notice	31 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald James Morton	Alice Jane Powley
	💍 1907/5464
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Spinster
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 years	2 years
Marriage Place	at the residence of Rev. P. Ramsay, Hastings
Folio	07/5292
Consent	Father
Date of Certificate	31 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Ramsay

19 August 1907

George William Wall
Nellie Jarvis

George William Wall
Nellie Jarvis
💍 1907/3662

Bachelor
Spinster

Station hand
Domestic

29
24

Hastings
Hastings

29 years
24 years

St Matthew's Church, Hastings

07/4853

19 August 1907

Rev John Hobbs

No	53
Date of Notice	19 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George William Wall	Nellie Jarvis
	💍 1907/3662
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station hand	Domestic
Age	29	24
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	29 years	24 years
Marriage Place	St Matthew's Church, Hastings
Folio	07/4853
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Hobbs

20 August 1907

Arthur Verry
Frances Helena Moore

Arthur Verry
Frances Helena Moore
💍 1907/3663

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Dressmaker

24
23

Hastings
Hastings

2 years
4 days

St Matthew's Church, Hastings

07/4854

20 August 1907

Rev John Hobbs

No	54
Date of Notice	20 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Verry	Frances Helena Moore
	💍 1907/3663
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Dressmaker
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	2 years	4 days
Marriage Place	St Matthew's Church, Hastings
Folio	07/4854
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Hobbs

22 August 1907

Leslie Malden Corby
Louisa Susan Stanley

Leslie Malden Corby
Louisa Susan Stanley
💍 1907/3664

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic duties

23
19

Hastings
Hastings

18 months
19 years

St Matthew's Church, Hastings

07/4855

Alfred Arthur Stanley, father

22 August 1907

Rev John Hobbs

No	55
Date of Notice	22 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leslie Malden Corby	Louisa Susan Stanley
	💍 1907/3664
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic duties
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	18 months	19 years
Marriage Place	St Matthew's Church, Hastings
Folio	07/4855
Consent	Alfred Arthur Stanley, father
Date of Certificate	22 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev John Hobbs

31 August 1907

George Tucker
Olive Curtis

George Tucker
Olive Curtis
💍 1907/3716

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic

24
20

Hastings
Hastings

6 years
20 years

Wesleyan Church, Hastings

07/4861

John Curtis, father

31 August 1907

Rev W. Tinsley

No	56
Date of Notice	31 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Tucker	Olive Curtis
	💍 1907/3716
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	6 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Hastings
Folio	07/4861
Consent	John Curtis, father
Date of Certificate	31 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev W. Tinsley

6 September 1907

Frederic Augustus Simmons
Jane Williams

Frederick Augustus Simmons
Jane Williams
💍 1907/3660

Widower
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic

36
21

Kereru, Hawke's Bay
Kereru, Hawke's Bay

33 years
21 years

Registrar's Office, Hastings

07/4852

6 September 1907

Robert Brathwaite

No	57
Date of Notice	6 September 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederic Augustus Simmons	Jane Williams
BDM Match (98%)	Frederick Augustus Simmons	Jane Williams
	💍 1907/3660
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic
Age	36	21
Dwelling Place	Kereru, Hawke's Bay	Kereru, Hawke's Bay
Length of Residence	33 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	07/4852
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 September 1907
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

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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).