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

6 February 1907

Charles Gerald de Gorham Holmes
Laura Hall

Charles Gerald de Gorham Holmes
Laura Hall
💍 1907/424

Bachelor
Spinster

Dentist
Domestic duties

37
34

Hastings
Hastings

4 days
3 Years

St. Matthews, Hastings

07/482

Fred Hall, Father

6 February 1907

Rev. John Hobbs

No	9
Date of Notice	6 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Gerald de Gorham Holmes	Laura Hall
	💍 1907/424
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dentist	Domestic duties
Age	37	34
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	4 days	3 Years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews, Hastings
Folio	07/482
Consent	Fred Hall, Father
Date of Certificate	6 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Hobbs

13 February 1907

William Pelling
Daisy Violet Hall

William Pelling
Daisy Violet Hall
💍 1907/439

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer
Domestic

32
19

Hastings
Havelock

3 days
life

At the house of Mr. F. Hall, Havelock

07/490

Fred Hall, Father

13 February 1907

Rev. Alex Whyle

No	10
Date of Notice	13 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Pelling	Daisy Violet Hall
	💍 1907/439
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer	Domestic
Age	32	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Havelock
Length of Residence	3 days	life
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. F. Hall, Havelock
Folio	07/490
Consent	Fred Hall, Father
Date of Certificate	13 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex Whyle

18 February 1907

John Martin
May Lilian Workman

John Martin
Mary Lilian Workman
💍 1907/452

Bachelor
Spinster

Meat Preserver
Domestic

21
19

Hastings
Hastings

10 days
19 years

Presbyterian Church, Havelock

07/487

Margaret Workman, Mother

18 February 1907

Rev. Alex Whyle

No	11
Date of Notice	18 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Martin	May Lilian Workman
BDM Match (97%)	John Martin	Mary Lilian Workman
	💍 1907/452
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Meat Preserver	Domestic
Age	21	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	10 days	19 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Havelock
Folio	07/487
Consent	Margaret Workman, Mother
Date of Certificate	18 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex Whyle

18 February 1907

David Campbell
Annie Lowdon

David Campbell
Annie Loudon
💍 1907/456

Bachelor
Spinster

Prison Warder
Domestic duties

32
33

Hastings
Hastings

3 days
1 Year

At the house of Mr. W. P. Thompson, King St., Hastings

07/491

18 February 1907

Rev. Peter Ramsay

No	12
Date of Notice	18 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Campbell	Annie Lowdon
BDM Match (96%)	David Campbell	Annie Loudon
	💍 1907/456
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Prison Warder	Domestic duties
Age	32	33
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 days	1 Year
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. W. P. Thompson, King St., Hastings
Folio	07/491
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Peter Ramsay

19 February 1907

Joseph Evans
Mabel Sims

Joseph Evans
Mabel Sims
💍 1907/441

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer
Domestic

50
22

Te Aute
Te Aute

5 Years
6

Registrar's Office, Hastings

07/500

19 February 1907

Robert Brathwaite

No	13
Date of Notice	19 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Evans	Mabel Sims
	💍 1907/441
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer	Domestic
Age	50	22
Dwelling Place	Te Aute	Te Aute
Length of Residence	5 Years	6
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	07/500
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

21 February 1907

John McNamara
Edith Jane Gibbs

John McNamara
Edith Jane Gibbs
💍 1907/451

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmhand
Domestic

27
26

Hastings
Hastings

18 Months
3 Years

At the house of Mr. J. Gibbs, Hastings

07/486

21 February 1907

Rev. W. Timsley

No	14
Date of Notice	21 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John McNamara	Edith Jane Gibbs
	💍 1907/451
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmhand	Domestic
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	18 Months	3 Years
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. J. Gibbs, Hastings
Folio	07/486
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Timsley

4 March 1907

George Purves
Edith Florence Sisson

George Purves
Edith Florence Sisson
💍 1907/433

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

47
36

Mahora, Hastings
Hastings

20 Years
3 Years

At the house of William Sisson, Mahora

07/492

4 March 1907

Rev. Peter Ramsay

No	15
Date of Notice	4 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Purves	Edith Florence Sisson
	💍 1907/433
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	47	36
Dwelling Place	Mahora, Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	20 Years	3 Years
Marriage Place	At the house of William Sisson, Mahora
Folio	07/492
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Peter Ramsay

13 March 1907

Robert Russell
Agnes Heneke

Robert Russell
Agnes Hencke
💍 1907/442

Widower
Widow

Farmer
Domestic

62
49

Hastings
Hastings

1 Month
6 Years

Registrar's Office, Hastings

07/501

13 March 1907

Robert Brathwaite

No	16
Date of Notice	13 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Russell	Agnes Heneke
BDM Match (96%)	Robert Russell	Agnes Hencke
	💍 1907/442
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	62	49
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 Month	6 Years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	07/501
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

16 March 1907

John Hall
Frances Gell

John Hall
Frances Gell
💍 1907/444

Bachelor
Spinster

Jockey

29
20

Hastings
Hastings

5 Years
20 Years

Registrar's Office, Hastings

07/502

Rebecca Gell, Mother

16 March 1907

Robert Brathwaite

No	17
Date of Notice	16 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Hall	Frances Gell
	💍 1907/444
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Jockey
Age	29	20
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	5 Years	20 Years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	07/502
Consent	Rebecca Gell, Mother
Date of Certificate	16 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

19 March 1907

John Wallace
Caroline Scott

John Wallace
Caroline Scott
💍 1907/434

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic

24
26

Hastings
Hastings

7 Months
3 Months

At the house of Mr. Shewan, Beach Rd., Hastings

07/493

19 March 1907

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	18
Date of Notice	19 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Wallace	Caroline Scott
	💍 1907/434
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic
Age	24	26
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	7 Months	3 Months
Marriage Place	At the house of Mr. Shewan, Beach Rd., Hastings
Folio	07/493
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. 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).