Intentions to Marry, 1910 Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840443, 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).

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District of Dannevirke Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar H. Tilsley

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

8 January 1910

Daniel Dahl
Margaretha Crooks

Daniel Dahl
Margaritha Crooks
💍 1910/635

Bachelor
Divorced

Labourer

32
37

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

3 days
3 days

Residence of Mr. M. Hermansen, Maharahara

10/634

8 January 1910

Rev. A. Grant

No	1
Date of Notice	8 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Daniel Dahl	Margaretha Crooks
BDM Match (97%)	Daniel Dahl	Margaritha Crooks
	💍 1910/635
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced
Profession	Labourer
Age	32	37
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. M. Hermansen, Maharahara
Folio	10/634
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Grant

22 January 1910

Frederick William Hickson
Lucy Emma Hodder

Frederick William Hickson
Lucy Emma Hodder
💍 1910/631

Bachelor
Spinster

Stationer

31
22

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

3 days
20 years

Anglican Church, Dannevirke

10/630

22 January 1910

Rev. E. Robertshawe

No	2
Date of Notice	22 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick William Hickson	Lucy Emma Hodder
	💍 1910/631
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Stationer
Age	31	22
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	3 days	20 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Dannevirke
Folio	10/630
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Robertshawe

12 February 1910

Ernest Crabbree
Emma May Brighouse

Ernest Crabtree
Emma May Brighouse
💍 1910/632

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber

24
22

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

3 days
22 years

Anglican Church, Dannevirke

10/631

12 February 1910

Rev. E. Robertshawe

No	3
Date of Notice	12 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Crabbree	Emma May Brighouse
BDM Match (97%)	Ernest Crabtree	Emma May Brighouse
	💍 1910/632
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	3 days	22 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Dannevirke
Folio	10/631
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Robertshawe

14 February 1910

John Pollard
Mary Southee

John Pollard
Mary Southee
💍 1910/636

Bachelor
Widow

Railway Ganger

42
34

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

3 years
3 years

Presbyterian Manse, Dannevirke

10/635

14 February 1910

Rev. A. Grant

No	4
Date of Notice	14 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Pollard	Mary Southee
	💍 1910/636
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Railway Ganger
Age	42	34
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Manse, Dannevirke
Folio	10/635
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Grant

18 February 1910

Francis Oscar Fuller
Willimina Heenan

Francis Oscar Fuller
Willimina Heeaan
💍 1910/5787

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

31
33

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

3 days
2 years

Salvation Army Barracks, Dannevirke

10/609

18 February 1910

Major B. Stone

No	5
Date of Notice	18 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Oscar Fuller	Willimina Heenan
BDM Match (97%)	Francis Oscar Fuller	Willimina Heeaan
	💍 1910/5787
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	31	33
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	3 days	2 years
Marriage Place	Salvation Army Barracks, Dannevirke
Folio	10/609
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Major B. Stone

25 February 1910

George Wright
Marie Wilhelmina Shannon

George Wright
Marie Wilhelmina Shannon
💍 1910/637

Widower
Widow

Sheep Farmer

57
42

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

25 years
25 years

Registrar's Office, Dannevirke

10/637

25 February 1910

H. Tilsley

No	6
Date of Notice	25 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Wright	Marie Wilhelmina Shannon
	💍 1910/637
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Sheep Farmer
Age	57	42
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	25 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Dannevirke
Folio	10/637
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 February 1910
Officiating Minister	H. Tilsley

19 March 1910

Richard John Dean
Johanna Dorothy Heenan

Richard John Dean
Johanna Dorothy Heenan
💍 1910/639

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

23
23

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

23 years
2 years

Presbyterian Church, Dannevirke

10/636

19 March 1910

Rev. A. Grant

No	7
Date of Notice	19 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard John Dean	Johanna Dorothy Heenan
	💍 1910/639
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	23 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Dannevirke
Folio	10/636
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Grant

23 March 1910

Kingi Hami
Minnie Duncan

Kingi Hami
Minnie Duncan
💍 1910/633

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

19
18

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

1 month
18 years

Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Pahoraiti, Dannevirke

10/632

Hami Wehi, Father; Minnie Duncan, Father

23 March 1910

Elder George Bowles

No	8
Date of Notice	23 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Kingi Hami	Minnie Duncan
	💍 1910/633
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	19	18
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	1 month	18 years
Marriage Place	Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Pahoraiti, Dannevirke
Folio	10/632
Consent	Hami Wehi, Father; Minnie Duncan, Father
Date of Certificate	23 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Elder George Bowles

23 March 1910

Rangi Kotua
Tangi Haere

Rangi Kotua
Tangi Haere
💍 1910/634

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

24
23

Dannevirke
Dannevirke

2 years
23 years

Residence of William Duncan, Pahoraiti, Dannevirke

10/633

23 March 1910

Elder George Bowles

No	9
Date of Notice	23 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Rangi Kotua	Tangi Haere
	💍 1910/634
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Dannevirke	Dannevirke
Length of Residence	2 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Residence of William Duncan, Pahoraiti, Dannevirke
Folio	10/633
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Elder George Bowles

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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).