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 497

District of Hamilton Quarter ending 30 September 1910 Registrar James Shiner Bond

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

18 July 1910

William George Revell
Helena Alice Moore

William George Revell
Helena Alice Moore
💍 1910/5811

Bachelor
Spinster

Saddler
Domestic duties

24
20

Hamilton
Hamilton

24 years
3 years

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton East

10/6145

Thomas J. Moore, Father of bride

18 July 1910

Rev. Joseph Broke Darby

No	39
Date of Notice	18 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William George Revell	Helena Alice Moore
	💍 1910/5811
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Saddler	Domestic duties
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	24 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton East
Folio	10/6145
Consent	Thomas J. Moore, Father of bride
Date of Certificate	18 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Joseph Broke Darby

18 July 1910

Alfred Thomas Roberts
Hazel Pearl Crawford

Alfred Thomas Roberts
Hazel Pearl Crawford
💍 1910/4013

Bachelor
Spinster

Mill hand
Domestic duties

23
18

Hamilton
Hamilton

6 years
4 years

Mrs Isabella Crawford's Residence, Cook Street, Hamilton

10/1214

Isabella Crawford, mother of bride

18 July 1910

Rev. Alex. Gow

No	40
Date of Notice	18 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Thomas Roberts	Hazel Pearl Crawford
	💍 1910/4013
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mill hand	Domestic duties
Age	23	18
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	6 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Mrs Isabella Crawford's Residence, Cook Street, Hamilton
Folio	10/1214
Consent	Isabella Crawford, mother of bride
Date of Certificate	18 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex. Gow

19 July 1910

George Arthur Kitson Perkin
Magdalena Anna Ellenberger

George Arthur Kitsom Perkin
Magdalena Anna Ellenberger
💍 1910/4275

Bachelor
Spinster

Book
Lady's help

24
33

Hamilton
Hamilton

2 years
8 months

Residence of Mr R. W. Fisher, Baker, Grey St, Hamilton East

10/3930

19 July 1910

Rev. J. D. Hill

No	41
Date of Notice	19 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Arthur Kitson Perkin	Magdalena Anna Ellenberger
BDM Match (98%)	George Arthur Kitsom Perkin	Magdalena Anna Ellenberger
	💍 1910/4275
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Book	Lady's help
Age	24	33
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	2 years	8 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr R. W. Fisher, Baker, Grey St, Hamilton East
Folio	10/3930
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. D. Hill

22 July 1910

Alfred Philip Cook
Jean McBaig

Alfred Philip Cook
Jean McCaig
💍 1910/4014

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter
Home duties

23
21

Hamilton
Hamilton

6 years
12 months

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton

10/4215

22 July 1910

Rev. Alex. Gow

No	42
Date of Notice	22 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Philip Cook	Jean McBaig
BDM Match (95%)	Alfred Philip Cook	Jean McCaig
	💍 1910/4014
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter	Home duties
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	6 years	12 months
Marriage Place	St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton
Folio	10/4215
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex. Gow

22 July 1910

Alfred John Gallagher
Sarah Matilda Blow

Alfred John Gallagher
Sarah Matilda Clow
💍 1910/5726

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Home duties

24
24

Te Howhai
Te Howhai

5 years
24 years

At house of Mr William Blow, Te Howhai

10/6058

22 July 1910

Rev. E. M. Bowie

No	43
Date of Notice	22 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred John Gallagher	Sarah Matilda Blow
BDM Match (97%)	Alfred John Gallagher	Sarah Matilda Clow
	💍 1910/5726
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Home duties
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Te Howhai	Te Howhai
Length of Residence	5 years	24 years
Marriage Place	At house of Mr William Blow, Te Howhai
Folio	10/6058
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. M. Bowie

24 July 1910

Alfred Hunt
Linda Madonna Box

Alfred Hunt
Linda Madonna Cox
💍 1910/3985

Bachelor
Spinster

Battery hand
Home duties

33
28

Hamilton
Hamilton

3 days
5 years

Residence of Mrs G. Box, Victoria Street, Hamilton

10/4210

24 July 1910

Rev. H. L. Blamires

No	44
Date of Notice	24 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Hunt	Linda Madonna Box
BDM Match (97%)	Alfred Hunt	Linda Madonna Cox
	💍 1910/3985
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Battery hand	Home duties
Age	33	28
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	3 days	5 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs G. Box, Victoria Street, Hamilton
Folio	10/4210
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. L. Blamires

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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).