Intentions to Marry, 1910 Auckland, Taranaki

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840442, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1910 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki (1910a), Wellington, , Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Westland (1910b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1910c).

Page 796

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar Thomas Culpan

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

138

8 February 1910

Alfred Augustine Kingston
Ellen Mary Davaney

Alfred Augustine Kingston
Ellen Mary Davany
💍 1910/1771

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

25
21

Grey Lynn
Epsom

6 years
9 months Auckland

St. Benedict's Church

10/1916

8 February 1910

Rev. P. Gillan, Roman Catholic

No	138
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Augustine Kingston	Ellen Mary Davaney
BDM Match (97%)	Alfred Augustine Kingston	Ellen Mary Davany
	💍 1910/1771
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Grey Lynn	Epsom
Length of Residence	6 years	9 months Auckland
Marriage Place	St. Benedict's Church
Folio	10/1916
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Gillan, Roman Catholic

139

8 February 1910

Thomas Wills Andrew
Jane Smith

Thomas Cornwall
Janet Smith
💍 1910/2864

Thomas Hill
Kate Smith
💍 1910/4247

Thomas Wills
Jane Andrew Smith
💍 1910/269

Thomos William Heffson
Mary Smith
💍 1910/6074

Widower
Spinster

Billiard Marker

42
28

Onehunga
Auckland

3 months
3 months

House of J. Proctor, Boston Rd, Auckland

10/265

8 February 1910

Rev. J. Gibson, Methodist

No	139
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Wills Andrew	Jane Smith
BDM Match (67%)	Thomas Cornwall	Janet Smith
	💍 1910/2864
BDM Match (66%)	Thomas Hill	Kate Smith
	💍 1910/4247
BDM Match (61%)	Thomas Wills	Jane Andrew Smith
	💍 1910/269
BDM Match (60%)	Thomos William Heffson	Mary Smith
	💍 1910/6074
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Billiard Marker
Age	42	28
Dwelling Place	Onehunga	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 months	3 months
Marriage Place	House of J. Proctor, Boston Rd, Auckland
Folio	10/265
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Gibson, Methodist

140

8 February 1910

Joseph John Witheridge
Fanny Maria Richards

Joseph John Witheridge
Fanny Maria Richards
💍 1910/238

Bachelor
Spinster

Foreman

33
26

Auckland
Donsonby Auckland

Life
4 years

St. James' Manse

10/160

8 February 1910

Rev. R. L. Walker, Presbyterian

No	140
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph John Witheridge	Fanny Maria Richards
	💍 1910/238
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Foreman
Age	33	26
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Donsonby Auckland
Length of Residence	Life	4 years
Marriage Place	St. James' Manse
Folio	10/160
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. L. Walker, Presbyterian

141

8 February 1910

August Crowder Droughfear
Rosina Droughfear

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Driver

31
28

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
3 days

St. Matthew's Church

10/84

8 February 1910

Rev. W. E. Gillam, Anglican

No	141
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	August Crowder Droughfear	Rosina Droughfear
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Driver
Age	31	28
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church
Folio	10/84
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. E. Gillam, Anglican

142

8 February 1910

Arthur John Richmond
Florence May Handerson

Arthur John Richmond
Florence May Venus Henderson
💍 1910/326

Bachelor
Spinster

Jeweller

34
37

Auckland
Ponsonby

12 years
Life

House of Father of Bride, Gwinn St.

10/297

8 February 1910

Rev. H. S. Braith, Congregational

No	142
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur John Richmond	Florence May Handerson
BDM Match (88%)	Arthur John Richmond	Florence May Venus Henderson
	💍 1910/326
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Jeweller
Age	34	37
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Ponsonby
Length of Residence	12 years	Life
Marriage Place	House of Father of Bride, Gwinn St.
Folio	10/297
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. S. Braith, Congregational

143

9 February 1910

Norman Alexander Mois
Elizabeth Donald

Bachelor
Spinster

Foreman Worker

26
34

Auckland
Onehunga

Life
30 years

House of Mrs. Bright, Onehunga

10/233

9 February 1910

Rev. H. A. Mahoney, Roman Catholic

No	143
Date of Notice	9 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Norman Alexander Mois	Elizabeth Donald
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Foreman Worker
Age	26	34
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Onehunga
Length of Residence	Life	30 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Bright, Onehunga
Folio	10/233
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. A. Mahoney, Roman Catholic

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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).