Intentions to Marry, 1907 Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840435, 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 Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1907 Registrar Henry Maxwell

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

7 February 1907

James Faulks
Florence May Allan

James Faulke
Florence Mary Allan
💍 1907/1504

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraphist

31 years
22 years

Caversham
Dunedin

8 years
7 months

First Church, Dunedin

07/1614

7 February 1907

Wm Hewitson

No	73
Date of Notice	7 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Faulks	Florence May Allan
BDM Match (93%)	James Faulke	Florence Mary Allan
	💍 1907/1504
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraphist
Age	31 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Caversham	Dunedin
Length of Residence	8 years	7 months
Marriage Place	First Church, Dunedin
Folio	07/1614
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Wm Hewitson

8 February 1907

Cecil Albert Lucas
Eva Jeannie Todd

Cecil Albert Lucas
Eva Jeannie Todd
💍 1907/1459

Bachelor
Spinster

Machinist

28 years
24 years

South Dunedin
Roslyn

24 years
24 years

In the house of Mr David Todd, Ann Street, Roslyn

07/1548

8 February 1907

R.R.M. Sutherland

No	74
Date of Notice	8 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cecil Albert Lucas	Eva Jeannie Todd
	💍 1907/1459
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Machinist
Age	28 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	South Dunedin	Roslyn
Length of Residence	24 years	24 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr David Todd, Ann Street, Roslyn
Folio	07/1548
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1907
Officiating Minister	R.R.M. Sutherland

8 February 1907

George Alfred Cassidy
Sarah Jane Esplin

George Alfred Coosidy
Sarah Jane Esplin
💍 1907/2014

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway employee
Waitress

22 years
25 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

4 years
2 years

In the house of Mr David Esplin, 92 Stuart Street, Dunedin

07/2137

8 February 1907

Rob Fairmaid

No	75
Date of Notice	8 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Alfred Cassidy	Sarah Jane Esplin
BDM Match (95%)	George Alfred Coosidy	Sarah Jane Esplin
	💍 1907/2014
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway employee	Waitress
Age	22 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	4 years	2 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr David Esplin, 92 Stuart Street, Dunedin
Folio	07/2137
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Rob Fairmaid

9 February 1907

William Treloar
Helen Brown-Durie

William Treloar
Helen Brown Durie
💍 1907/1417

Widower
Spinster

Mine Manager

57 years
42 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

3 days
24 years

In the house of Mrs Helen Durie, Queen's Drive, Dunedin

07/1524

9 February 1907

R. Waddell

No	76
Date of Notice	9 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Treloar	Helen Brown-Durie
BDM Match (97%)	William Treloar	Helen Brown Durie
	💍 1907/1417
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Mine Manager
Age	57 years	42 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 days	24 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mrs Helen Durie, Queen's Drive, Dunedin
Folio	07/1524
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1907
Officiating Minister	R. Waddell

9 February 1907

Richard Falkiner
Mary Kate Robinson

Richard Falkiner
Mary Kate Robinson
💍 1907/1494

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
School Teacher

30 years
24 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

3 days
3 months

All Saints Church, Dunedin

07/1605

9 February 1907

H.H. Bedford

No	77
Date of Notice	9 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Falkiner	Mary Kate Robinson
	💍 1907/1494
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	School Teacher
Age	30 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 days	3 months
Marriage Place	All Saints Church, Dunedin
Folio	07/1605
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1907
Officiating Minister	H.H. Bedford

11 February 1907

John McKenzie Stuart
Bridget Buckley

John McKenzie Stuart
Bridget Buckley
💍 1907/1443

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer

30 years
27 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

30 years
5 years

In the house of the Rev. W.A. Sinclair, Fernhill Street, Dunedin

07/1553

11 February 1907

W.A. Sinclair

No	78
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John McKenzie Stuart	Bridget Buckley
	💍 1907/1443
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer
Age	30 years	27 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	30 years	5 years
Marriage Place	In the house of the Rev. W.A. Sinclair, Fernhill Street, Dunedin
Folio	07/1553
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	W.A. Sinclair

11 February 1907

Albert John Glen
Louisa Vlietstra

Albert John Rosewarne
Louisa Lyes
💍 1907/4326

Bachelor
Spinster

Hatter

21 years
25 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

7 years
4 years

In the house of Mr A.J. Glen, 153 Cumberland Street, Dunedin

Not solemnised

11 February 1907

Wm Hewitson

No	79
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert John Glen	Louisa Vlietstra
BDM Match (62%)	Albert John Rosewarne	Louisa Lyes
	💍 1907/4326
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hatter
Age	21 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	7 years	4 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr A.J. Glen, 153 Cumberland Street, Dunedin
Folio	Not solemnised
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	Wm Hewitson

11 February 1907

George Dunn
Annie Facoory

George Dunn
Annie Facoory
💍 1907/1404

Bachelor
Spinster

Hawker

23 years
19 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

3 days
6 years

St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin

07/1510

George Facoory, Father

11 February 1907

W. Curzon-Siggers

No	80
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Dunn	Annie Facoory
	💍 1907/1404
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hawker
Age	23 years	19 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	3 days	6 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin
Folio	07/1510
Consent	George Facoory, Father
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	W. Curzon-Siggers

11 February 1907

Jacob Batrouney
Emily Facoory

Jacob Batrouney
Emily Facoory
💍 1907/1401

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

25 years
17 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

8 days
6 years

St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin

07/1508

George Facoory, Father

11 February 1907

W. Curzon-Siggers

No	81
Date of Notice	11 February 1907
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Jacob Batrouney	Emily Facoory
	💍 1907/1401
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	25 years	17 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	8 days	6 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin
Folio	07/1508
Consent	George Facoory, Father
Date of Certificate	11 February 1907
Officiating Minister	W. Curzon-Siggers

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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).