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 Gisborne Quarter ending 30 September 1907 Registrar Strohill

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

1808

29 July 1907

Henry Edwin Stubbs
Irene Eunice Rose Anderson

Henry Edwin Stubbs
Irene Emily Rose Anderson
💍 1907/5064

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Overseer
Domestic Duties

30
31

Wharerata
Poverty Bay

9 years
12 months

At the Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

07/4617

29 July 1907

Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

No	1808
Date of Notice	29 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Edwin Stubbs	Irene Eunice Rose Anderson
BDM Match (92%)	Henry Edwin Stubbs	Irene Emily Rose Anderson
	💍 1907/5064
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Overseer	Domestic Duties
Age	30	31
Dwelling Place	Wharerata	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	9 years	12 months
Marriage Place	At the Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4617
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

1809

31 July 1907

Robert James Brown
Clara Alice Neal

Robert James Brown
Clara Alice Neal
💍 1907/3506

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic Duties

27
27

Oputama, Waimata
Rakawoa, Poverty Bay

6 months
6 months

At the private residence of Mrs. Sanders, Carnarvon Street, Gisborne

07/4643

31 July 1907

Rev William Robinson, Church of England

No	1809
Date of Notice	31 July 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert James Brown	Clara Alice Neal
	💍 1907/3506
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic Duties
Age	27	27
Dwelling Place	Oputama, Waimata	Rakawoa, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	6 months	6 months
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Mrs. Sanders, Carnarvon Street, Gisborne
Folio	07/4643
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 July 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Robinson, Church of England

1810

2 August 1907

Reginald Sheen
Minnie Annie Gosland

Reginald Sheen
Minnie Annie Tosland
💍 1907/5065

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic Duties

21
22

Gisborne
Poverty Bay

2 years
14 years

At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

07/4648

2 August 1907

Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

No	1810
Date of Notice	2 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Sheen	Minnie Annie Gosland
BDM Match (98%)	Reginald Sheen	Minnie Annie Tosland
	💍 1907/5065
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic Duties
Age	21	22
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	2 years	14 years
Marriage Place	At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/4648
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev Leslie Dawson Thomas, Church of England

1811

8 August 1907

Grahame Johnstone
Mina Ebeling

Grahame Johnstone
Mina Ebeling
💍 1907/3497

Bachelor
Spinster

Agent
Dressmaker

33
33

Gisborne
Poverty Bay

21 years
32 years

At private residence of the Bride's mother, Whataupoko, Poverty Bay

07/4634

8 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1811
Date of Notice	8 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Grahame Johnstone	Mina Ebeling
	💍 1907/3497
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Agent	Dressmaker
Age	33	33
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	21 years	32 years
Marriage Place	At private residence of the Bride's mother, Whataupoko, Poverty Bay
Folio	07/4634
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1812

8 August 1907

George Ernest Sharburn
Ivy Florence Wright

George Ernest Thorburn
Ivy Florence Wright
💍 1907/3498

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
Domestic Duties

24
4

Gisborne
Poverty Bay

4 days
4 years

At the private residence of the Bride's mother, Palmerston Road, Gisborne

07/4635

8 August 1907

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1812
Date of Notice	8 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Ernest Sharburn	Ivy Florence Wright
BDM Match (95%)	George Ernest Thorburn	Ivy Florence Wright
	💍 1907/3498
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	4
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	4 days	4 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of the Bride's mother, Palmerston Road, Gisborne
Folio	07/4635
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1813

10 August 1907

Ernest James Jones
Eva Goodley

Ernest James Jones
Eva Goodley
💍 1907/3511

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic Duties

25
17

Tologa Bay, Poverty Bay
Tologa Bay

7 years
7 years

At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

07/4641

Henry Thomas Goodley (father)

10 August 1907

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1813
Date of Notice	10 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest James Jones	Eva Goodley
	💍 1907/3511
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic Duties
Age	25	17
Dwelling Place	Tologa Bay, Poverty Bay	Tologa Bay
Length of Residence	7 years	7 years
Marriage Place	At the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	07/4641
Consent	Henry Thomas Goodley (father)
Date of Certificate	10 August 1907
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1814

14 August 1907

Alfred James Smith
Lilian Kate Howe

Alfred James Smith
Lilian Kate Horne
💍 1907/3507

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Saleswoman

31
29

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

11 days
4 days

At the Wesley Parsonage, Gisborne

07/4644

14 August 1907

At the Wesley Parsonage, Gisborne

No	1814
Date of Notice	14 August 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred James Smith	Lilian Kate Howe
BDM Match (94%)	Alfred James Smith	Lilian Kate Horne
	💍 1907/3507
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Saleswoman
Age	31	29
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	11 days	4 days
Marriage Place	At the Wesley Parsonage, Gisborne
Folio	07/4644
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 August 1907
Officiating Minister	At the Wesley Parsonage, Gisborne

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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).