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 Kaikoura Quarter ending 30 September 1910 Registrar J. White

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

310

1 July 1910

Stewart Maxwell
Sarah Margaret Whitehouse

Stewart Hoswell
Sarah Margaret Whitehouse
💍 1910/5274

Bachelor
Spinster

Salesman
Domestic duties

25
22

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

25 years
22 years

Church of England, Kaikoura

10/5481

1 July 1910

Rev. N. Friberg

No	310
Date of Notice	1 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Stewart Maxwell	Sarah Margaret Whitehouse
BDM Match (90%)	Stewart Hoswell	Sarah Margaret Whitehouse
	💍 1910/5274
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Salesman	Domestic duties
Age	25	22
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	25 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Kaikoura
Folio	10/5481
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. N. Friberg

311

25 July 1910

Arthur Wringham Collyns
Margaret Ann Kennedy

Arthur Wragham Collyns
Margaret Ann Kennedy
💍 1910/4588

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheep farmer
Domestic duties

32
21

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

25 years
21 years

Presbyterian Church, Kaikoura

10/4454

25 July 1910

Rev. Wm. Meara

No	311
Date of Notice	25 July 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Wringham Collyns	Margaret Ann Kennedy
BDM Match (96%)	Arthur Wragham Collyns	Margaret Ann Kennedy
	💍 1910/4588
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheep farmer	Domestic duties
Age	32	21
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	25 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Kaikoura
Folio	10/4454
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 July 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Wm. Meara

312

8 August 1910

Edwin George Attwood Lawson
Zillah Annie Galbraith

Edwin George Atkins Lawson
Zillah Annie Galbraith
💍 1910/4586

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic duties

26
24

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

26 years
24 years

Presbyterian Church, Kaikoura

10/4953

8 August 1910

Rev. W. Meara

No	312
Date of Notice	8 August 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edwin George Attwood Lawson	Zillah Annie Galbraith
BDM Match (91%)	Edwin George Atkins Lawson	Zillah Annie Galbraith
	💍 1910/4586
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic duties
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	26 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Kaikoura
Folio	10/4953
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 August 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Meara

313

8 August 1910

William Stanley Turner
Norah Mary Elizabeth Kirby

William Stanley Turner
Norah Mary Elizabeth Kirby
💍 1910/4599

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

21
21

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

21 years
21 years

Sacred Heart Church, Kaikoura

10/4942

8 August 1910

Rev. Wm. Johnston

No	313
Date of Notice	8 August 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Stanley Turner	Norah Mary Elizabeth Kirby
	💍 1910/4599
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	21	21
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	21 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Sacred Heart Church, Kaikoura
Folio	10/4942
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 August 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Wm. Johnston

314

13 August 1910

John Edward Harold Cooper
Harriett Louisa Brass

John Edward Harold Cooper
Harriett Louisa Cress
💍 1910/8372

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

24
20

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

24 years
20 years

Church of England, Kohai, Kaikoura

10/5482

13 August 1910

Rev. N. Friberg

No	314
Date of Notice	13 August 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Edward Harold Cooper	Harriett Louisa Brass
BDM Match (95%)	John Edward Harold Cooper	Harriett Louisa Cress
	💍 1910/8372
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	24 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Kohai, Kaikoura
Folio	10/5482
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 August 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. N. Friberg

315

7 September 1910

James Cootes
Hannah McNamara

James Cootes
Hannah McNamara
💍 1910/8179

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic duties

31
19

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

14 months
19 years

Roman Catholic Church, Kaikoura, Suburban

10/4443

Hannah McNamara, mother

7 September 1910

Rev. Wm. Johnston

No	315
Date of Notice	7 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Cootes	Hannah McNamara
	💍 1910/8179
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic duties
Age	31	19
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	14 months	19 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Kaikoura, Suburban
Folio	10/4443
Consent	Hannah McNamara, mother
Date of Certificate	7 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Wm. Johnston

316

9 September 1910

Lawrence Henry Rainey
Margaret Frances Muriel Bord

Bachelor
Spinster

Surveyor
Domestic duties

24
19

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

24 years
19 years

John Bord's Residence, 'Hambrook'

10/4903

John Bord, father

9 September 1910

Rev. Wm. Meara

No	316
Date of Notice	9 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lawrence Henry Rainey	Margaret Frances Muriel Bord
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Surveyor	Domestic duties
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	24 years	19 years
Marriage Place	John Bord's Residence, 'Hambrook'
Folio	10/4903
Consent	John Bord, father
Date of Certificate	9 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Wm. Meara

317

13 September 1910

Hugh Arthur Mills
Florence May Russell

Hugh Arthur Mills
Florence May Russell
💍 1910/5275

George Bailey Woolley
Florence May Russell
💍 1910/5682

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic duties

27
19

Kaikoura
Kaikoura

17 months
12 years

Church of England, Kohai

10/5483

Amos Edward Russell, father

13 September 1910

Rev. N. Friberg

No	317
Date of Notice	13 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Arthur Mills	Florence May Russell
	💍 1910/5275
BDM Match (62%)	George Bailey Woolley	Florence May Russell
	💍 1910/5682
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic duties
Age	27	19
Dwelling Place	Kaikoura	Kaikoura
Length of Residence	17 months	12 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Kohai
Folio	10/5483
Consent	Amos Edward Russell, father
Date of Certificate	13 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. N. Friberg

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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).