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).

Page 275

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar H. W. Hill

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

1756

15 January 1907

Benjamin Hoe
Alice May Flaniells

Benjamin Hoe
Alice May Daniells
💍 1907/235

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener
Domestic Duties

36
29

Gisborne
Poverty Bay

6 months
1 week

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

07/252

15 January 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1756
Date of Notice	15 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin Hoe	Alice May Flaniells
BDM Match (95%)	Benjamin Hoe	Alice May Daniells
	💍 1907/235
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener	Domestic Duties
Age	36	29
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	6 months	1 week
Marriage Place	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/252
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1757

21 January 1907

Alby Henry Avice
Mary Katherine Jeare

Alby Henry Airey
Mary Katherine Geary
💍 1907/236

Bachelor
Spinster

Barman
Laundress

26
26

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

2 years 4 months
12 months

At the private residence of Wm. Clark, Kaiti, Gisborne

07/253

21 January 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1757
Date of Notice	21 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alby Henry Avice	Mary Katherine Jeare
BDM Match (86%)	Alby Henry Airey	Mary Katherine Geary
	💍 1907/236
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Barman	Laundress
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	2 years 4 months	12 months
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Wm. Clark, Kaiti, Gisborne
Folio	07/253
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1758

21 January 1907

Wallace Millbourne Moore
Deborah Bowler

Wallace Mibourne Moore
Deborah Bowler
💍 1907/199

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

27
28

Kaiti, Poverty Bay
Waihou near Tolaga Bay

18 months
5 days

At the private residence of W. J. Brosnahan, Kaiti, Gisborne

07/240

21 January 1907

Rev. Ferdinand J. Leiquan, Roman Catholic

No	1758
Date of Notice	21 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Wallace Millbourne Moore	Deborah Bowler
BDM Match (96%)	Wallace Mibourne Moore	Deborah Bowler
	💍 1907/199
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	27	28
Dwelling Place	Kaiti, Poverty Bay	Waihou near Tolaga Bay
Length of Residence	18 months	5 days
Marriage Place	At the private residence of W. J. Brosnahan, Kaiti, Gisborne
Folio	07/240
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. Ferdinand J. Leiquan, Roman Catholic

1759

26 January 1907

Soren Olsen
Sarah Hannah Boyer

Soren Olsen
Sarah Hannah Boyer Turtley Walker
💍 1907/218

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic Servant

26
30

Waihou near Tolaga Bay
Tolaga Bay, East Coast

7 years
About 2 years

The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne, Poverty Bay

07/259

26 January 1907

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	1759
Date of Notice	26 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Soren Olsen	Sarah Hannah Boyer
BDM Match (77%)	Soren Olsen	Sarah Hannah Boyer Turtley Walker
	💍 1907/218
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic Servant
Age	26	30
Dwelling Place	Waihou near Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay, East Coast
Length of Residence	7 years	About 2 years
Marriage Place	The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Folio	07/259
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

1760

29 January 1907

Henry McNeish generally known as Henry Walker
Ethel Clara Justin

Henry McNeish KA Walker
Ethel Clara Justice
💍 1907/204

Bachelor
Spinster

Surveyor
Domestic Duties

26
24

Port Awanui, East Coast
Gisborne

9 months
3 years

At the private residence of Mr. J. A. Justin, Ormond Road, Gisborne

07/245

29 January 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1760
Date of Notice	29 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry McNeish generally known as Henry Walker	Ethel Clara Justin
BDM Match (68%)	Henry McNeish KA Walker	Ethel Clara Justice
	💍 1907/204
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Surveyor	Domestic Duties
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Port Awanui, East Coast	Gisborne
Length of Residence	9 months	3 years
Marriage Place	At the private residence of Mr. J. A. Justin, Ormond Road, Gisborne
Folio	07/245
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1761

30 January 1907

Charles William Muir
Ivy Tomiche Ford

Charles William Muir
Ivy Emily Ford
💍 1907/208

Bachelor
Spinster

Bookseller and Stationer
Domestic Duties

28
24

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

18 months
13 years

Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

07/248

30 January 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1761
Date of Notice	30 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles William Muir	Ivy Tomiche Ford
BDM Match (84%)	Charles William Muir	Ivy Emily Ford
	💍 1907/208
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bookseller and Stationer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	18 months	13 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	07/248
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

1762

1 February 1907

Andrew Michie
Jane Goodwill Trick

Andrew Michie
Jane Goodwill Hick
💍 1907/205

Bachelor
Spinster

Wool Classer
Domestic Duties

25
17

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

About 6 years
All life

At the private residence of the Mother of the bride, Whataupoko

07/246

Elizabeth Ann Trick, mother, under order of Divorce 409, Gisborne District (custody of children)

1 February 1907

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	1762
Date of Notice	1 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Michie	Jane Goodwill Trick
BDM Match (95%)	Andrew Michie	Jane Goodwill Hick
	💍 1907/205
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Wool Classer	Domestic Duties
Age	25	17
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	About 6 years	All life
Marriage Place	At the private residence of the Mother of the bride, Whataupoko
Folio	07/246
Consent	Elizabeth Ann Trick, mother, under order of Divorce 409, Gisborne District (custody of children)
Date of Certificate	1 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

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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).