Intentions to Marry, 1909 Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840439, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1909 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay (1909a), Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1909b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1909c).

Page 076

District of Auckland Quarter ending 30 June 1909

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

413

13 April 1909

William George Parker
Lillian Ivy Carter

William George Parker
Lillian Ivy Carter
💍 1909/6893

Divorcee
Spinster

Tailor

34
20

Auckland
Auckland

3 months
2 years

House of Mr. Filliland, 2 Graham St.

09/2002

Charles E. Carter, father

13 April 1909

Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father

No	413
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Parker	Lillian Ivy Carter
	💍 1909/6893
Condition	Divorcee	Spinster
Profession	Tailor
Age	34	20
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 months	2 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Filliland, 2 Graham St.
Folio	09/2002
Consent	Charles E. Carter, father
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father

414

13 April 1909

George Strawson Burkitt
Gertrude Fanny White

Joseph Strawson Burkitt
Gertrude Fanny White
💍 1909/6542

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer

28
28

Auckland
Auckland

4 days
3 years

House of Mr. J. White, Devonport

09/1951

Rev. F. Bond, Methodist

13 April 1909

Rev. F. Bond, Methodist

No	414
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Strawson Burkitt	Gertrude Fanny White
BDM Match (87%)	Joseph Strawson Burkitt	Gertrude Fanny White
	💍 1909/6542
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer
Age	28	28
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 days	3 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. J. White, Devonport
Folio	09/1951
Consent	Rev. F. Bond, Methodist
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Bond, Methodist

415

13 April 1909

William Henry Williams
Sarah Jane Turner

William Henry Williams
Sarah Jane Turner
💍 1909/6894

Bachelor
Spinster

Lather

31
25

Auckland
Auckland

3 years
1 year

House of Mr. M. Walker, Wellington St.

09/2003

Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father

13 April 1909

Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father

No	415
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Williams	Sarah Jane Turner
	💍 1909/6894
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Lather
Age	31	25
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 years	1 year
Marriage Place	House of Mr. M. Walker, Wellington St.
Folio	09/2003
Consent	Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. M. Walker, Church of Our Father

416

13 April 1909

Philip Stanley King Horne
Florence Mary Moores

Philip Stanley Ring Horne
Florence Mary Moores
💍 1909/6821

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer

29
28

Auckland
Auckland

6 months
3 years

St. Sepulchre's Church, Auckland

09/1829

Rev. F. Reese, Anglican

13 April 1909

Rev. F. Reese, Anglican

No	416
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Philip Stanley King Horne	Florence Mary Moores
BDM Match (98%)	Philip Stanley Ring Horne	Florence Mary Moores
	💍 1909/6821
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer
Age	29	28
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	6 months	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Sepulchre's Church, Auckland
Folio	09/1829
Consent	Rev. F. Reese, Anglican
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Reese, Anglican

417

13 April 1909

Vernon Herbert Reed
Ella Mabel Williams

Vernon Herbert Reed
Eila Mabel Williams
💍 1909/6885

Bachelor
Spinster

Solicitor

37
33

Auckland
Auckland

4 days
4 months

St. Paul's Church, Auckland

09/1848

Rev. G. A. Watson, Anglican

13 April 1909

Rev. G. A. Watson, Anglican

No	417
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Vernon Herbert Reed	Ella Mabel Williams
BDM Match (97%)	Vernon Herbert Reed	Eila Mabel Williams
	💍 1909/6885
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Solicitor
Age	37	33
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 days	4 months
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Church, Auckland
Folio	09/1848
Consent	Rev. G. A. Watson, Anglican
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. A. Watson, Anglican

418

13 April 1909

Christopher Stephen Arlington
Ethel Marion Mackay

Christopher Stephen Arlington
Ethel Marion MacKay
💍 1909/6886

Bachelor
Spinster

Tanner

25
23

Auckland
Auckland

3 years
3 weeks

All Saints Church, Ponsonby

09/1849

Ven. Arch. W. Calder, Anglican

13 April 1909

Ven. Arch. W. Calder, Anglican

No	418
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Christopher Stephen Arlington	Ethel Marion Mackay
BDM Match (97%)	Christopher Stephen Arlington	Ethel Marion MacKay
	💍 1909/6886
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tanner
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	All Saints Church, Ponsonby
Folio	09/1849
Consent	Ven. Arch. W. Calder, Anglican
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Ven. Arch. W. Calder, Anglican

419

13 April 1909

Albert Clarence Alcock
Marjory Martin Monro

Albert Clarence Alcock
Marjory Martin Monro
💍 1909/6558

Bachelor
Spinster

Warehouseman

33
31

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
3 years

St. Luke's Church, Remuera

09/1904

Rev. R. Ferguson, Presbyterian

13 April 1909

Rev. R. Ferguson, Presbyterian

No	419
Date of Notice	13 April 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Clarence Alcock	Marjory Martin Monro
	💍 1909/6558
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Warehouseman
Age	33	31
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's Church, Remuera
Folio	09/1904
Consent	Rev. R. Ferguson, Presbyterian
Date of Certificate	13 April 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Ferguson, Presbyterian

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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).