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 Masterton Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar William Miller Easthope

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

January 1910

Henry Edwin George
Florence Josephine Alma Ford

Henry Edwin George
Florence Josephine Alma Ford
💍 1910/743

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

20
20

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
14 years

The Office of the Registrar Masterton

10/771

Henry George Father, William Ford Father

January 1910

Wm. M. Easthope, Registrar

No	1
Date of Notice	January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Edwin George	Florence Josephine Alma Ford
	💍 1910/743
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	20	20
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	14 years
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar Masterton
Folio	10/771
Consent	Henry George Father, William Ford Father
Date of Certificate	January 1910
Officiating Minister	Wm. M. Easthope, Registrar

29 January 1910

Charles O'Brien
Eleanor Boyle

Charles O'Brien
Eleanor Boyle
💍 1910/729

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

24
16

Masterton
Masterton

3 years
6 years

St. Patrick's Church Masterton

10/780

Hugh Boyle Father

29 January 1910

Rev. Dean McKenna, Roman Catholic

No	2
Date of Notice	29 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles O'Brien	Eleanor Boyle
	💍 1910/729
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	24	16
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 years	6 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church Masterton
Folio	10/780
Consent	Hugh Boyle Father
Date of Certificate	29 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Dean McKenna, Roman Catholic

31 January 1910

Harry Floyd Broom
Beatrice Hannah Bennett

Harry Floyd Coom
Beatrice Hannah Bennett
💍 1910/710

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

19
26

Masterton
Masterton

5 days
26 years

St. Matthew's Church Masterton

10/761

31 January 1910

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	3
Date of Notice	31 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry Floyd Broom	Beatrice Hannah Bennett
BDM Match (94%)	Harry Floyd Coom	Beatrice Hannah Bennett
	💍 1910/710
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	19	26
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	5 days	26 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Folio	10/761
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

4 February 1910

William Augustus Harding
Emily Leonard

William Augustus Harding
Emily Leonard
💍 1910/730

Bachelor
Spinster

Coach builder
Domestic duties

25
24

Masterton
Wrigley Street, Masterton

15 years
8 years

The house of Edward A. Collier

10/782

4 February 1910

Rev. Alex. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	4
Date of Notice	4 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Augustus Harding	Emily Leonard
	💍 1910/730
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coach builder	Domestic duties
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Wrigley Street, Masterton
Length of Residence	15 years	8 years
Marriage Place	The house of Edward A. Collier
Folio	10/782
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

8 February 1910

Percy Cooper
Minnie Lyttle

Percy Cooper
Minnie Lyttle
💍 1910/711

Bachelor
Spinster

Joiner
Domestic duties

26
24

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
3 days

St. Matthew's Church Masterton

10/762

8 February 1910

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	5
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Percy Cooper	Minnie Lyttle
	💍 1910/711
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Joiner	Domestic duties
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Folio	10/762
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

8 February 1910

Leslie Yates Kyle
Muriel Hayward Nicolson

Leslie Yates Kyle
Eunice Muriel Hayward Nicolson
💍 1910/714

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Tailoress

23
24

Masterton
Masterton

2 years
3 days

St. Matthew's Church Masterton

10/764

8 February 1910

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	6
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leslie Yates Kyle	Muriel Hayward Nicolson
BDM Match (88%)	Leslie Yates Kyle	Eunice Muriel Hayward Nicolson
	💍 1910/714
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Tailoress
Age	23	24
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	2 years	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Folio	10/764
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

8 February 1910

John Morley Brosher
Louisa Henton Whelch

John Morley Crosher
Louisa Henton Whelch
💍 1910/713

Bachelor
Spinster

Electrical Engineer
Draper

36
28

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
4 years

St. Matthew's Church Masterton

10/763

8 February 1910

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	7
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Morley Brosher	Louisa Henton Whelch
BDM Match (97%)	John Morley Crosher	Louisa Henton Whelch
	💍 1910/713
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Electrical Engineer	Draper
Age	36	28
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	4 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Folio	10/763
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

8 February 1910

Benjamin Iveson
Minnie Florence Miller

Benjamin Iveson
Minnie Florence Miller
💍 1910/715

Bachelor
Spinster

Journalist
Domestic duties

31
20

Masterton
Masterton

9 years
10 years

St. Matthew's Church Masterton

10/765

Nellie Miller Mother

8 February 1910

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	8
Date of Notice	8 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin Iveson	Minnie Florence Miller
	💍 1910/715
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Journalist	Domestic duties
Age	31	20
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	9 years	10 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Folio	10/765
Consent	Nellie Miller Mother
Date of Certificate	8 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

9 February 1910

Allan Marshall
Florence May Ross

Allan Marshall
Florence May Ross
💍 1910/731

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Dressmaker

29
23

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
13 years

Knox Church Masterton

10/783

9 February 1910

Rev. Alex. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	9
Date of Notice	9 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Allan Marshall	Florence May Ross
	💍 1910/731
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Dressmaker
Age	29	23
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	13 years
Marriage Place	Knox Church Masterton
Folio	10/783
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alex. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

15 February 1910

Edmond Wilfred Duffy
Nellie Mabel Mason

Esmond Wilfred Duffy
Nellie Mabel Mason
💍 1910/732

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

22
24

Masterton
Masterton

1 year
3 days

Knox Church Masterton

10/784

15 February 1910

Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	10
Date of Notice	15 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edmond Wilfred Duffy	Nellie Mabel Mason
BDM Match (98%)	Esmond Wilfred Duffy	Nellie Mabel Mason
	💍 1910/732
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	22	24
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	1 year	3 days
Marriage Place	Knox Church Masterton
Folio	10/784
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Thompson, 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).