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 Reefton Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar Henry Smith

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

16 January 1907

John Feehan
Amy Elizabeth Page

John Feehan
Amy Elizabeth Page
💍 1907/959

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Dressmaker

30
27

Reefton
Reefton

2 1/2 years
2 weeks

Roman Catholic Church, Reefton

07/1053

16 January 1907

Désiré Gallais

No	1
Date of Notice	16 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Feehan	Amy Elizabeth Page
	💍 1907/959
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Dressmaker
Age	30	27
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	2 1/2 years	2 weeks
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Reefton
Folio	07/1053
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Désiré Gallais

29 January 1907

Oliver Cromwell Harley
Ellen Muriel Carroll

Oliver Cromwell Harley
Ellen Annie Carroll
💍 1907/967

Bachelor
Spinster

Dentist
Clerk

30
22

Reefton
Reefton

3 days
6 years

Residence of N. Richard Russell Carroll, Bridge Street, Reefton

07/1054

29 January 1907

Désiré Gallais

No	2
Date of Notice	29 January 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Oliver Cromwell Harley	Ellen Muriel Carroll
BDM Match (90%)	Oliver Cromwell Harley	Ellen Annie Carroll
	💍 1907/967
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dentist	Clerk
Age	30	22
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	3 days	6 years
Marriage Place	Residence of N. Richard Russell Carroll, Bridge Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1054
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 January 1907
Officiating Minister	Désiré Gallais

4 February 1907

John Patton Watson
Mary Geddes Moir

John Patton Watson
Mary Geddes Moonie
💍 1907/970

Bachelor
Spinster

Battery Hand
Tailoress

23
21

Crushington
Reefton

23 years
5 years

Wesley Church, Shiel Street, Reefton

07/1057

4 February 1907

Thos. W. Vealie

No	3
Date of Notice	4 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Patton Watson	Mary Geddes Moir
BDM Match (92%)	John Patton Watson	Mary Geddes Moonie
	💍 1907/970
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Battery Hand	Tailoress
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Crushington	Reefton
Length of Residence	23 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Wesley Church, Shiel Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1057
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Thos. W. Vealie

7 February 1907

Job Berryman
Sarah Jane Trewartha

Job Berryman
Sarah Jane Trewatha
💍 1907/971

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic Duties

34
31

Reefton
Reefton

14 days
4 days

The Wesleyan Parsonage, Shiel Street, Reefton

07/1058

7 February 1907

Thos. W. Vealie

No	4
Date of Notice	7 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Job Berryman	Sarah Jane Trewartha
BDM Match (98%)	Job Berryman	Sarah Jane Trewatha
	💍 1907/971
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic Duties
Age	34	31
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	14 days	4 days
Marriage Place	The Wesleyan Parsonage, Shiel Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1058
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Thos. W. Vealie

9 February 1907

Francis John Gillman
Elizabeth Brown

Francis John Gillman
Elizabeth Brown
💍 1907/955

Bachelor
Spinster

Bushman
Domestic Duties

27
22

Reefton
Reefton

7 months
5 days

Residence of James Moon, Shiel Street, Reefton

07/1049

9 February 1907

David Calder

No	5
Date of Notice	9 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis John Gillman	Elizabeth Brown
	💍 1907/955
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bushman	Domestic Duties
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	7 months	5 days
Marriage Place	Residence of James Moon, Shiel Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1049
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1907
Officiating Minister	David Calder

11 February 1907

Patrick Laurence Daly
Catherine Byrnes

Patrick Lawrence Daly
Catherine Byrne
💍 1907/958

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Dressmaker

30
28

Reefton
Reefton

3 months
1 week

Roman Catholic Church, Walsh Street, Reefton

07/1062

11 February 1907

Peter A. Balerius

No	6
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Laurence Daly	Catherine Byrnes
BDM Match (95%)	Patrick Lawrence Daly	Catherine Byrne
	💍 1907/958
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Dressmaker
Age	30	28
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	3 months	1 week
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Walsh Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1062
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Peter A. Balerius

11 February 1907

Francis Bertram Stallard
Isabella Adelia Dawson

Francis Bertram Stallard
Isabella Adelia Dawson
💍 1907/975

Bachelor
Widow

Salesman
Hotelkeeper

34
34

Reefton
Greymouth

5 years
3 days

Anglican Church, Greymouth

07/1070

11 February 1907

Geo. Wm. York

No	7
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Bertram Stallard	Isabella Adelia Dawson
	💍 1907/975
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Salesman	Hotelkeeper
Age	34	34
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Greymouth
Length of Residence	5 years	3 days
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Greymouth
Folio	07/1070
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Geo. Wm. York

14 February 1907

Richard Williamson Parker
Henrietta Gray

Richard Williamson Parker
Henrietta Gray
💍 1907/956

Bachelor
Spinster

Chemist
Domestic Duties

30
27

Reefton
Reefton

3 days
3 months

Residence of Mr. George Buchan, Church Street, Reefton

07/1050

14 February 1907

David Calder

No	8
Date of Notice	14 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Williamson Parker	Henrietta Gray
	💍 1907/956
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chemist	Domestic Duties
Age	30	27
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	3 days	3 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. George Buchan, Church Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1050
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 February 1907
Officiating Minister	David Calder

22 February 1907

Archibald Leslie Rose
Rose Breezes

Archibald Leslie
Rose Breeze
💍 1907/969

Bachelor
Spinster

Fireman
Domestic Duties

24
22

Reefton
Reefton

15 months
18 months

Residence of Mr. Robert Hyndman, Race Street, Reefton

07/1056

22 February 1907

Herbert T. York

No	9
Date of Notice	22 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald Leslie Rose	Rose Breezes
BDM Match (84%)	Archibald Leslie	Rose Breeze
	💍 1907/969
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fireman	Domestic Duties
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	15 months	18 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Robert Hyndman, Race Street, Reefton
Folio	07/1056
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Herbert T. York

7 March 1907

William Henry Smyth
Mary Ellen Nokes

William Henry Smyth
Mary Ellen Nokes
💍 1907/957

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic Duties

21
19

Reefton
Reefton

2 months
3 days

Presbyterian Manse, Buller Road, Reefton

07/1051

Nokes, father of bride

7 March 1907

James Wright

No	10
Date of Notice	7 March 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Smyth	Mary Ellen Nokes
	💍 1907/957
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic Duties
Age	21	19
Dwelling Place	Reefton	Reefton
Length of Residence	2 months	3 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Manse, Buller Road, Reefton
Folio	07/1051
Consent	Nokes, father of bride
Date of Certificate	7 March 1907
Officiating Minister	James Wright

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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).