Intentions to Marry, 1907 Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840434, 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 Hunterville Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar John F. Perry

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

289

17 January 1907

Walter Busby Parke
Elizabeth Grindley

Walter Busby Parkes
Elizabeth Grindley
💍 1907/511

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

28
30

Hunterville
Hunterville

1 year
1 year

At the Office of the Registrar, Bruce Street, Hunterville

07/596

17 January 1907

John Francis Perry, Registrar

No	289
Date of Notice	17 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Busby Parke	Elizabeth Grindley
BDM Match (97%)	Walter Busby Parkes	Elizabeth Grindley
	💍 1907/511
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	28	30
Dwelling Place	Hunterville	Hunterville
Length of Residence	1 year	1 year
Marriage Place	At the Office of the Registrar, Bruce Street, Hunterville
Folio	07/596
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1907
Officiating Minister	John Francis Perry, Registrar

290

29 January 1907

George Pritchard
Caroline Sarah Ann Feild

George Pritchard
Caroline Sarah Ann Field
💍 1907/512

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Duties

22
17

Ohinewaiti
Ohinewaiti

4 months
1 year

At the Office of the Registrar, Bruce Street, Hunterville

07/597

Mary Ann Feild, mother

29 January 1907

John Francis Perry, Registrar

No	290
Date of Notice	29 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Pritchard	Caroline Sarah Ann Feild
BDM Match (96%)	George Pritchard	Caroline Sarah Ann Field
	💍 1907/512
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	22	17
Dwelling Place	Ohinewaiti	Ohinewaiti
Length of Residence	4 months	1 year
Marriage Place	At the Office of the Registrar, Bruce Street, Hunterville
Folio	07/597
Consent	Mary Ann Feild, mother
Date of Certificate	29 January 1907
Officiating Minister	John Francis Perry, Registrar

291

2 February 1907

George Henry Reese
Hilda Lucy Kite

George Henry Reese
Hilda Lucy Kiti
💍 1907/881

Bachelor
Minor

Labourer
Domestic Duties

24
19

Ohinewaiti
Ohinewaiti

2½ years
4 years

At the residence of Mr. Frederick Kite, Ohinewaiti

07/974

Mary Ann Ellen Kite, mother

2 February 1907

Rev. P. H. Clarkson, Minister

No	291
Date of Notice	2 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry Reese	Hilda Lucy Kite
BDM Match (97%)	George Henry Reese	Hilda Lucy Kiti
	💍 1907/881
Condition	Bachelor	Minor
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Ohinewaiti	Ohinewaiti
Length of Residence	2½ years	4 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. Frederick Kite, Ohinewaiti
Folio	07/974
Consent	Mary Ann Ellen Kite, mother
Date of Certificate	2 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. H. Clarkson, Minister

292

12 February 1907

Archibald Henderson
Annie Eliza Dudding

Archibald Henderson
Annie Eliza Dudding
💍 1907/8186

Bachelor
Minor

Clerk
Domestic Duties

24
20

Hunterville
Hunterville

3 years
20 years

Church of England, Hunterville

07/975

Elizabeth Dudding, mother

12 February 1907

Rev. P. H. Clarkson, Minister

No	292
Date of Notice	12 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald Henderson	Annie Eliza Dudding
	💍 1907/8186
Condition	Bachelor	Minor
Profession	Clerk	Domestic Duties
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Hunterville	Hunterville
Length of Residence	3 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hunterville
Folio	07/975
Consent	Elizabeth Dudding, mother
Date of Certificate	12 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. H. Clarkson, Minister

293

19 February 1907

Gustave Albert Kreger
May Evans

Gustave Albert Kreger
May Evans
💍 1907/531

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

33
25

Rangiwahia
Hunterville

10 years
2 months

At the residence of Mr. F. Morris, Ongo Road, Hunterville

07/592

19 February 1907

Rev. J. B. Hall

No	293
Date of Notice	19 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gustave Albert Kreger	May Evans
	💍 1907/531
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	33	25
Dwelling Place	Rangiwahia	Hunterville
Length of Residence	10 years	2 months
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. F. Morris, Ongo Road, Hunterville
Folio	07/592
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Hall

294

21 February 1907

Herbert Jabez Locke
Emma Alison Aitken

Herbert Jabez Locke
Emma Alison Aitken
💍 1907/508

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Domestic Duties

34
25

Hunterville
Hunterville

2 years
9 months

At the residence of Mr. James Aitken, Hunterville

07/593

21 February 1907

Rev. J. B. Hall

No	294
Date of Notice	21 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Jabez Locke	Emma Alison Aitken
	💍 1907/508
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Domestic Duties
Age	34	25
Dwelling Place	Hunterville	Hunterville
Length of Residence	2 years	9 months
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. James Aitken, Hunterville
Folio	07/593
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Hall

295

2 March 1907

Adam Aitken
Eva Maud Climo

Adam Aikman
Eva Maud Climo
💍 1907/509

Bachelor
Minor

Baker
Domestic Duties

35
19

Mangaweka
Rata

25 years
10 years

At the residence of Mr. R. Climo, Rata

07/594

Robert Climo, father

2 March 1907

Rev. J. B. Hall

No	295
Date of Notice	2 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Adam Aitken	Eva Maud Climo
BDM Match (86%)	Adam Aikman	Eva Maud Climo
	💍 1907/509
Condition	Bachelor	Minor
Profession	Baker	Domestic Duties
Age	35	19
Dwelling Place	Mangaweka	Rata
Length of Residence	25 years	10 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. R. Climo, Rata
Folio	07/594
Consent	Robert Climo, father
Date of Certificate	2 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Hall

296

7 March 1907

Joseph Thomas Gibson
Whera May Shannon

Joseph Thomas Gibson
Whera May Shannon
💍 1907/510

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic Duties

32
24

Turakina
Hailina West

3 years
13 years

At the Hailina Church

07/595

7 March 1907

Rev. W. Cannell

No	296
Date of Notice	7 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Thomas Gibson	Whera May Shannon
	💍 1907/510
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic Duties
Age	32	24
Dwelling Place	Turakina	Hailina West
Length of Residence	3 years	13 years
Marriage Place	At the Hailina Church
Folio	07/595
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 March 1907
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Cannell

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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 1903. 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).