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 Napier Quarter ending 30 September 1910 Registrar Louis Edsen

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

31 August 1910

Waller Willins
Matilda Alley

Walter Wilkins
Matilda Alley
💍 1910/4164

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic Servant

31
26

Clive
Clive

4 months
26 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Napier

10/4343

31 August 1910

Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

No	93
Date of Notice	31 August 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Waller Willins	Matilda Alley
BDM Match (93%)	Walter Wilkins	Matilda Alley
	💍 1910/4164
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic Servant
Age	31	26
Dwelling Place	Clive	Clive
Length of Residence	4 months	26 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	10/4343
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 August 1910
Officiating Minister	Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

6 September 1910

Joseph Garner
Elizabeth Grant

Joseph Larmer
Elizabeth Grant
💍 1910/4136

Bachelor
Spinster

Police Constable
Domestic Duties

41
25

Porangahau
Napier

4 days
12 months

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

10/4365

6 September 1910

Rev. Father J. J. Cahill

No	94
Date of Notice	6 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Garner	Elizabeth Grant
BDM Match (92%)	Joseph Larmer	Elizabeth Grant
	💍 1910/4136
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Police Constable	Domestic Duties
Age	41	25
Dwelling Place	Porangahau	Napier
Length of Residence	4 days	12 months
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	10/4365
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father J. J. Cahill

6 September 1910

George Goodall
Elizabeth Margaret Guthrie

George Goodall
Elizabeth Margaret Guthrie
💍 1910/4165

Bachelor
Spinster

Rabbiter
Domestic Duties

28
20

Gisborne
Gisborne

20 years
20 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Napier

10/4344

Robert Guthrie, Uncle

6 September 1910

Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

No	95
Date of Notice	6 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Goodall	Elizabeth Margaret Guthrie
	💍 1910/4165
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Rabbiter	Domestic Duties
Age	28	20
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	20 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	10/4344
Consent	Robert Guthrie, Uncle
Date of Certificate	6 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

12 September 1910

Edward Herbert Dawson
Jane Thurston

Edward Herbert Dawson
Jane Thurston
💍 1910/4143

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener
Housekeeper

37
37

Napier
Napier

4 months
4 days

Presbyterian Church, Napier

10/4346

12 September 1910

Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

No	96
Date of Notice	12 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Herbert Dawson	Jane Thurston
	💍 1910/4143
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener	Housekeeper
Age	37	37
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	4 months	4 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Napier
Folio	10/4346
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

13 September 1910

John Pryde
Margaret Roberts

John Pryde
Margaret Roberts
💍 1910/4175

John Lehrke
Grace Roberts
💍 1911/1294

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic Duties

30
25

Taradale
Taradale

3 days
6 months

Church, Taradale

10/4328

13 September 1910

Rev. L. S. Tucker

No	97
Date of Notice	13 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Pryde	Margaret Roberts
	💍 1910/4175
BDM Match (62%)	John Lehrke	Grace Roberts
	💍 1911/1294
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic Duties
Age	30	25
Dwelling Place	Taradale	Taradale
Length of Residence	3 days	6 months
Marriage Place	Church, Taradale
Folio	10/4328
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. L. S. Tucker

15 September 1910

John Chesney Nelson
May Walter

John Chesney Nelson
May Walker
💍 1910/4166

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

28
23

Hastings
Napier

2 days
21 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Hastings

10/4345

15 September 1910

Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

No	98
Date of Notice	15 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Chesney Nelson	May Walter
BDM Match (95%)	John Chesney Nelson	May Walker
	💍 1910/4166
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Napier
Length of Residence	2 days	21 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Hastings
Folio	10/4345
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Louis Edsen, Deputy Registrar

15 September 1910

Adolphus Frederick Douglas
Emily Freeman

Adolphus Frederick Douglas
Emily Freeman
💍 1910/4159

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Domestic Duties

27
25

Hastings
Napier

7 years
25 years

St. Paul's Church, Napier

10/4361

15 September 1910

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	99
Date of Notice	15 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Adolphus Frederick Douglas	Emily Freeman
	💍 1910/4159
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic Duties
Age	27	25
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Napier
Length of Residence	7 years	25 years
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Church, Napier
Folio	10/4361
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

100

19 September 1910

Henry John Bennett
Emily Evelyn Exell

Henry John Bennett
Emily Evelyn Exell
💍 1910/4176

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

46
26

Herbertville
Herbertville

3 days
3 days

Residence of E. J. Bennett, Taradale

10/4329

19 September 1910

Rev. F. Tucker

No	100
Date of Notice	19 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry John Bennett	Emily Evelyn Exell
	💍 1910/4176
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	46	26
Dwelling Place	Herbertville	Herbertville
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Residence of E. J. Bennett, Taradale
Folio	10/4329
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Tucker

101

19 September 1910

Robert McClelland Sprott
Mona Hollis

Robert McClelland Sprott
Nora Hollis
💍 1910/4158

Bachelor
Spinster

Manager, Warehouse
Domestic Duties

25
20

Mahora, H.B.
Taradale, H.B.

5 days
20 years

Residence of D. B. Hollis, Taradale

10/4360

19 September 1910

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	101
Date of Notice	19 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert McClelland Sprott	Mona Hollis
BDM Match (91%)	Robert McClelland Sprott	Nora Hollis
	💍 1910/4158
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Manager, Warehouse	Domestic Duties
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Mahora, H.B.	Taradale, H.B.
Length of Residence	5 days	20 years
Marriage Place	Residence of D. B. Hollis, Taradale
Folio	10/4360
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

102

19 September 1910

Francis Neilson
Margaret McRobbie

Teanous Neilson
Margaret McRobbie
💍 1910/6362

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

32
32

Johns
Johns

9 months
4 years

Residence of W. McRobbie, Johns

10/6737

19 September 1910

Rev. Thomas Tait

No	102
Date of Notice	19 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Neilson	Margaret McRobbie
BDM Match (87%)	Teanous Neilson	Margaret McRobbie
	💍 1910/6362
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	32	32
Dwelling Place	Johns	Johns
Length of Residence	9 months	4 years
Marriage Place	Residence of W. McRobbie, Johns
Folio	10/6737
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Tait

103

19 September 1910

Henry Arthur Cogdell
Ruby Violet Hill

Henry Arthur Lopdell
Ruby Violet Hill
💍 1910/4137

Bachelor
Spinster

Labour Inspector
Domestic Duties

34
24

Gisborne
Gisborne

2 weeks
16 years

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

10/4366

19 September 1910

Rev. Father O'Connor

No	103
Date of Notice	19 September 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Arthur Cogdell	Ruby Violet Hill
BDM Match (95%)	Henry Arthur Lopdell	Ruby Violet Hill
	💍 1910/4137
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labour Inspector	Domestic Duties
Age	34	24
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	2 weeks	16 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	10/4366
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 September 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Connor

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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).