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).

Page 797

District of Nelson Quarter ending 31 December 1910 Registrar Sidney Blomfield

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

5 October 1910

David Henry Hooker
Lillian May Shone

David Henry Hooker
Lillian May Shone
💍 1910/6909

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraphist
Domestic duties

25
24

Russell Street, Nelson
Collingwood Street, Nelson

3½ years
24 years

St. John's Methodist Church, Hardy Street, Nelson

10/7296

3 October 1910

Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

No	76
Date of Notice	5 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Henry Hooker	Lillian May Shone
	💍 1910/6909
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraphist	Domestic duties
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Russell Street, Nelson	Collingwood Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3½ years	24 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Methodist Church, Hardy Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7296
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

3 October 1910

George Maurice Kirton
Ivy Monica Crisp

George Maurice Kirton
Ivy Monica Crisp
💍 1910/6915

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Domestic duties

29
20

Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Trafalgar Street, Nelson

Nearly 3 years
15 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson

10/7301

Benjamin Crisp, Father

3 October 1910

S. Mahony, Roman Catholic Priest

No	77
Date of Notice	3 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Maurice Kirton	Ivy Monica Crisp
	💍 1910/6915
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Domestic duties
Age	29	20
Dwelling Place	Trafalgar Street, Nelson	Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	Nearly 3 years	15 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7301
Consent	Benjamin Crisp, Father
Date of Certificate	3 October 1910
Officiating Minister	S. Mahony, Roman Catholic Priest

3 October 1910

Peter Harvey Bell
Maude Vincent Gully

Peter Harvey Bell
Maude Vincent Gully
💍 1910/6970

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic duties

24
28

Wanganui
Vanguard Street, Nelson

28 years

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

10/7357

3 October 1910

W. S. Lucas, English Church Minister

No	78
Date of Notice	3 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Harvey Bell	Maude Vincent Gully
	💍 1910/6970
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic duties
Age	24	28
Dwelling Place	Wanganui	Vanguard Street, Nelson
Length of Residence		28 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7357
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 October 1910
Officiating Minister	W. S. Lucas, English Church Minister

5 October 1910

Hyam John Melveen Windelborn
Katherine Hannah Dixon

Hyam John Melveen Windelborn
Katherine Hannah Dixon
💍 1910/7330

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Dressmaker

26
26

Hope
Hope

4 years
26 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

10/7309

5 October 1910

S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	79
Date of Notice	5 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hyam John Melveen Windelborn	Katherine Hannah Dixon
	💍 1910/7330
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Dressmaker
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Hope	Hope
Length of Residence	4 years	26 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	10/7309
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 October 1910
Officiating Minister	S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

8 October 1910

William Charles Ernest Dennis
Eleanor Annie Clague

William Charles Ernest Dennis
Eleanor Annie Clague
💍 1910/6919

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Dressmaker

37
35

Gloucester Street
St. Vincent Street, Nelson

3 days
10 days

Residence of Mr. James William Milroy, Totara Street, Nelson

10/7305

8 October 1910

Rev. B. L. Thomas, Congregational Minister

No	80
Date of Notice	8 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Charles Ernest Dennis	Eleanor Annie Clague
	💍 1910/6919
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Dressmaker
Age	37	35
Dwelling Place	Gloucester Street	St. Vincent Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	10 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. James William Milroy, Totara Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7305
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. B. L. Thomas, Congregational Minister

10 October 1910

John James Hughes
Mary Magdalene O'Donnell

John James Hughs
Mary Magdalene ODonnell
💍 1910/6916

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic duties

33
18

Gloucester Street
Gloucester Street

10 days
10 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson

10/7302

John Francis O'Donnell, Father

10 October 1910

Rev. S. Mahony, Roman Catholic Priest

No	81
Date of Notice	10 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John James Hughes	Mary Magdalene O'Donnell
BDM Match (95%)	John James Hughs	Mary Magdalene ODonnell
	💍 1910/6916
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic duties
Age	33	18
Dwelling Place	Gloucester Street	Gloucester Street
Length of Residence	10 days	10 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7302
Consent	John Francis O'Donnell, Father
Date of Certificate	10 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. S. Mahony, Roman Catholic Priest

13 October 1910

John Cunninghame
Emmeline Mary Silcox

John Cunninghame
Mary Emmeline Silcox
💍 1910/6904

Widower
Spinster

Draper
Household duties

52
41

Britannia Heights
Britannia Heights

4 days
4 days

St. John's Methodist Church, Hardy Street, Nelson

10/7291

13 October 1910

Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

No	82
Date of Notice	13 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Cunninghame	Emmeline Mary Silcox
BDM Match (75%)	John Cunninghame	Mary Emmeline Silcox
	💍 1910/6904
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Draper	Household duties
Age	52	41
Dwelling Place	Britannia Heights	Britannia Heights
Length of Residence	4 days	4 days
Marriage Place	St. John's Methodist Church, Hardy Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7291
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

17 October 1910

Alfred Cyril Wright
Irene May Gill

Alfred Cyril Wright
Irene May Gill
💍 1910/6905

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

24
21

Wakapuaka
Wakapuaka

3 days
21 years

St. Peter's Church, Wakapuaka, Nelson

10/7292

17 October 1910

Rev. A. J. Carr, Church of England Minister

No	83
Date of Notice	17 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Cyril Wright	Irene May Gill
	💍 1910/6905
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Wakapuaka	Wakapuaka
Length of Residence	3 days	21 years
Marriage Place	St. Peter's Church, Wakapuaka, Nelson
Folio	10/7292
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Carr, Church of England Minister

18 October 1910

Arthur James Austen
Roselin Elizabeth Darlington Oxnam

Arthur James Austen
Rosaline Elizabeth Darlington Oxnam
💍 1910/7003

Bachelor
Spinster

Hairdresser
Household duties

25
20

Bridge Street
Alton Street, Nelson

18 months
18 months

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

10/7358

Roselin Hunter, Mother

18 October 1910

Rev. Thos. F. Taylor, Church of England Minister

No	84
Date of Notice	18 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur James Austen	Roselin Elizabeth Darlington Oxnam
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur James Austen	Rosaline Elizabeth Darlington Oxnam
	💍 1910/7003
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hairdresser	Household duties
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street	Alton Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	18 months	18 months
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7358
Consent	Roselin Hunter, Mother
Date of Certificate	18 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. F. Taylor, Church of England Minister

21 October 1910

Bernard Scowcroft
Agnes Mary Astrid Bruseritz

Bernard Scowcroft
Agnes Mary Astrid Brusewitz
💍 1910/6911

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Household duties

25
22

Hardy Street
Hardy Street

4½ months
3 days

Christ Church, Trafalgar Street, Nelson

10/7298

21 October 1910

Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

No	85
Date of Notice	21 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Bernard Scowcroft	Agnes Mary Astrid Bruseritz
BDM Match (98%)	Bernard Scowcroft	Agnes Mary Astrid Brusewitz
	💍 1910/6911
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	25	22
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street	Hardy Street
Length of Residence	4½ months	3 days
Marriage Place	Christ Church, Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7298
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

25 October 1910

George Augustus King
Annie Letitia Coster

George Augustus King
Annie Letitia Coster
💍 1910/7014

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Household duties

25
31

Hardy Street
Cambria Street, Nelson

3 days
7 years

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

10/7359

25 October 1910

Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

No	86
Date of Notice	25 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Augustus King	Annie Letitia Coster
	💍 1910/7014
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	25	31
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street	Cambria Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	7 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7359
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 October 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

27 October 1910

Ben Phillips
Amy Wilson

Ben Phillips
Amy Wilson
💍 1910/7323

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

23
19

Haven Road
Haven Road

8 days
11 days

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

10/7308

Shadrach Wilson, Father

27 October 1910

S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	87
Date of Notice	27 October 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ben Phillips	Amy Wilson
	💍 1910/7323
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Haven Road	Haven Road
Length of Residence	8 days	11 days
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	10/7308
Consent	Shadrach Wilson, Father
Date of Certificate	27 October 1910
Officiating Minister	S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

2 November 1910

Patrick Walsh
Annie Maud Reid

Patrick Walsh
Annie Maud Reid
💍 1910/6918

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

22
19

Gloucester Street
Gloucester Street

3 days
3 days

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson

10/7304

William A. Reid, Father

2 November 1910

Rev. Patrick Finnerty, Roman Catholic Priest

No	88
Date of Notice	2 November 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Walsh	Annie Maud Reid
	💍 1910/6918
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Gloucester Street	Gloucester Street
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7304
Consent	William A. Reid, Father
Date of Certificate	2 November 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick Finnerty, Roman Catholic Priest

9 November 1910

Urban Wilton Budden
Emma Louisa Gay

Urban Wilton Budden
Emma Louise Gay
💍 1910/6906

Bachelor
Spinster

Orchardist
Household duties

33
33

Wellington Terrace
Wellington Terrace

3 days
5 years

Residence of Elizabeth Gay, Wellington Terrace, Nelson

10/7293

9 November 1910

Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

No	89
Date of Notice	9 November 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Urban Wilton Budden	Emma Louisa Gay
BDM Match (97%)	Urban Wilton Budden	Emma Louise Gay
	💍 1910/6906
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Orchardist	Household duties
Age	33	33
Dwelling Place	Wellington Terrace	Wellington Terrace
Length of Residence	3 days	5 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Elizabeth Gay, Wellington Terrace, Nelson
Folio	10/7293
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 November 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Lewis, Methodist Minister

16 November 1910

Frederick Leonard Newman
Annie Mary McLean

Frederick Leonard Newman
Annie Mary McLean
💍 1910/7021

Bachelor
Widow

Farmer
Domestic duties

25
28

Bridge Street
Washington Valley

3 days
3 days

Residence of John Simpson, Washington Valley, Nelson

10/7360

16 November 1910

Rev. W. G. Baker, Church of England Minister

No	90
Date of Notice	16 November 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Leonard Newman	Annie Mary McLean
	💍 1910/7021
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	25	28
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street	Washington Valley
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Residence of John Simpson, Washington Valley, Nelson
Folio	10/7360
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 November 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. G. Baker, Church of England Minister

21 November 1910

Harold Reginald Hounsell
Hilda Agnes Davison McGee

Harold Reginald Hounsell
Hilda Agnes Davison McGee
💍 1910/7022

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraphist
Household duties

26
25

Mount Street, Nelson
Washington Valley, Nelson

2 years & 10 mos.
25 years

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

10/7361

21 November 1910

W. G. Baker, Church of England Minister

No	91
Date of Notice	21 November 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harold Reginald Hounsell	Hilda Agnes Davison McGee
	💍 1910/7022
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraphist	Household duties
Age	26	25
Dwelling Place	Mount Street, Nelson	Washington Valley, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years & 10 mos.	25 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	10/7361
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 November 1910
Officiating Minister	W. G. Baker, Church of England Minister

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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.

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