Intentions to Marry, 1909 Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840441, 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).

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District of Invercargill Quarter ending 30 September 1909 Registrar John Gaunson Petrie

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

121

7 August 1909

Edwin Richards
Mary Jane Gill

Edwin Richards
Mary Jane Gill
💍 1909/4210

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

40
23

Makarewa, Invercargill
Makarewa, Invercargill

20 years
2 months

Mr Millen Tea Room, Dee Street, Invercargill

09/5572

7 August 1909

Rev. H. H. Barton

No	121
Date of Notice	7 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edwin Richards	Mary Jane Gill
	💍 1909/4210
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	40	23
Dwelling Place	Makarewa, Invercargill	Makarewa, Invercargill
Length of Residence	20 years	2 months
Marriage Place	Mr Millen Tea Room, Dee Street, Invercargill
Folio	09/5572
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. H. Barton

122

9 August 1909

Augustus Henry Giller
Charlotte Lydia Gertrude Martin

Augustus Henry Giller
Charlotte Lydia Gertrude Marton
💍 1909/7982

Bachelor
Spinster

Iron Merchant
Domestic

26
22

Crinan Street, Invercargill
Clyde Street, Invercargill

3 days
22 years

English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill

09/5594

9 August 1909

Ven Archdeacon Stocker

No	122
Date of Notice	9 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Augustus Henry Giller	Charlotte Lydia Gertrude Martin
BDM Match (98%)	Augustus Henry Giller	Charlotte Lydia Gertrude Marton
	💍 1909/7982
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Iron Merchant	Domestic
Age	26	22
Dwelling Place	Crinan Street, Invercargill	Clyde Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	22 years
Marriage Place	English Church, Tay Street, Invercargill
Folio	09/5594
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Ven Archdeacon Stocker

123

14 August 1909

James William Baldwin
Florence Sophia Patricia Pincole

James William Baldwin
Florence Sophia Patricia Driscole
💍 1909/4333

Bachelor
Spinster

Wool-classer
Domestic

22
18

George Street South, Invercargill
George Street South, Invercargill

22 years
18 years

Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill

09/5721

George Waller Pincole, Father

14 August 1909

Very Rev. To Rusker

No	123
Date of Notice	14 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James William Baldwin	Florence Sophia Patricia Pincole
BDM Match (95%)	James William Baldwin	Florence Sophia Patricia Driscole
	💍 1909/4333
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Wool-classer	Domestic
Age	22	18
Dwelling Place	George Street South, Invercargill	George Street South, Invercargill
Length of Residence	22 years	18 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Tyne Street, Invercargill
Folio	09/5721
Consent	George Waller Pincole, Father
Date of Certificate	14 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. To Rusker

124

16 August 1909

George Henry De Boyett
Mary Baha

George Henry De Boyett
Mary Bake
💍 1909/7983

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer
Domestic

42
34

Tweed Street, Invercargill
Spey Street, Invercargill

20 years
34 years

Residence of George Henry De Boyett, Tweed Street, Invercargill

09/5595

16 August 1909

Ven Archdeacon Stocker

No	124
Date of Notice	16 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry De Boyett	Mary Baha
BDM Match (89%)	George Henry De Boyett	Mary Bake
	💍 1909/7983
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	42	34
Dwelling Place	Tweed Street, Invercargill	Spey Street, Invercargill
Length of Residence	20 years	34 years
Marriage Place	Residence of George Henry De Boyett, Tweed Street, Invercargill
Folio	09/5595
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Ven Archdeacon Stocker

125

17 August 1909

Roderick Duncan Cochrane
Isabella Henry

Roderick Duncan Cochrane
Isabella Henry
💍 1909/4215

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic

29
36

Waikivi, Invercargill
Waikivi, Invercargill

3 days
1 week

Residence of Francis Henry, Waikivi, Invercargill

09/5577

19 August 1909

Rev. J. C. Benning

No	125
Date of Notice	17 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Roderick Duncan Cochrane	Isabella Henry
	💍 1909/4215
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic
Age	29	36
Dwelling Place	Waikivi, Invercargill	Waikivi, Invercargill
Length of Residence	3 days	1 week
Marriage Place	Residence of Francis Henry, Waikivi, Invercargill
Folio	09/5577
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. C. Benning

126

21 August 1909

John Alexander Bell
Annie Simpson Merrie

John Alexander Bell
Annie Simpson Merrie
💍 1909/4258

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

23
22

Lorne, Invercargill
Riverton, Wallace

23 years
2 months

Wesleyan Church, Riverton, Wallace

09/5646

21 August 1909

Mr. W. J. Hooper

No	126
Date of Notice	21 August 1909
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Alexander Bell	Annie Simpson Merrie
	💍 1909/4258
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Lorne, Invercargill	Riverton, Wallace
Length of Residence	23 years	2 months
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Riverton, Wallace
Folio	09/5646
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1909
Officiating Minister	Mr. W. J. Hooper

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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).