Intentions to Marry, 1910 Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840444, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1910 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay (1910a), Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1910b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1910c).

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District of Riverton Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar David Paul Phillips

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

812

12 January 1910

Arthur William O'Kaffe
Mary Glynn

Arthur William O'Keeffe
Mary Glynn
💍 1910/2113

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Household Duties

44
41

Waikouro
Scotts Gap

4 years
15 years

Roman Catholic Church, Riverton

10/1959

12 January 1910

Rev. P. Murphy

No	812
Date of Notice	12 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur William O'Kaffe	Mary Glynn
BDM Match (96%)	Arthur William O'Keeffe	Mary Glynn
	💍 1910/2113
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Household Duties
Age	44	41
Dwelling Place	Waikouro	Scotts Gap
Length of Residence	4 years	15 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Riverton
Folio	10/1959
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Murphy

813

17 January 1910

William Soper
Frances Ann Richard

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk N.Z.R.
Domestic

25
24

Invercargill
Riverton

3 years
24 years

Church of England, Invercargill

10/1882

17 January 1910

Rev. J. Morland

No	813
Date of Notice	17 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Soper	Frances Ann Richard
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk N.Z.R.	Domestic
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Invercargill	Riverton
Length of Residence	3 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Invercargill
Folio	10/1882
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Morland

814

29 January 1910

Alexander Creighton
Ellen Josephine Burde

Alexander Creighton
Ellen Josephine Burke
💍 1910/2114

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Labourer
Domestic Duties

26
21

Otautau
Waimatuku

6 years
21 years

Roman Catholic Church, Flint's Bush

10/1960

29 January 1910

Rev. P. Murphy

No	814
Date of Notice	29 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Creighton	Ellen Josephine Burde
BDM Match (98%)	Alexander Creighton	Ellen Josephine Burke
	💍 1910/2114
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Otautau	Waimatuku
Length of Residence	6 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Flint's Bush
Folio	10/1960
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Murphy

815

3 February 1910

Frederick Mayhew
Alice Rebecca Lobb

Frederick Mayhew
Alice Rebecca Lobb
💍 1910/1756

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Duties

27
23

Invercargill
Waimatuku

3 days in district
23 years

Residence of John Henry Lobb, Waimatuku

10/1886

3 February 1910

Rev. A. D. Harkness

No	815
Date of Notice	3 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Mayhew	Alice Rebecca Lobb
	💍 1910/1756
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	27	23
Dwelling Place	Invercargill	Waimatuku
Length of Residence	3 days in district	23 years
Marriage Place	Residence of John Henry Lobb, Waimatuku
Folio	10/1886
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. D. Harkness

816

4 February 1910

John Robertson Reidie
Mary Robertson

John Robertson Reidie
Mary Robertson
💍 1910/1755

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

36
29

Groper's Bush
Riverton

30 years
29 years

Residence of Mrs. Rose Robertson, South Riverton

10/1885

4 February 1910

Rev. C. A. Gray

No	816
Date of Notice	4 February 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Robertson Reidie	Mary Robertson
	💍 1910/1755
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	36	29
Dwelling Place	Groper's Bush	Riverton
Length of Residence	30 years	29 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs. Rose Robertson, South Riverton
Folio	10/1885
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. A. Gray

817

2 March 1910

Walter James Eade
Marion Poultney

Walter James Eade
Marion Poultney
💍 1910/1749

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

27
20

Groper's Bush
Groper's Bush

2 years
2 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Riverton

10/1880

Matthew Poultney, father

2 March 1910

D. P. Phillips, Registrar

No	817
Date of Notice	2 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter James Eade	Marion Poultney
	💍 1910/1749
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	27	20
Dwelling Place	Groper's Bush	Groper's Bush
Length of Residence	2 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Riverton
Folio	10/1880
Consent	Matthew Poultney, father
Date of Certificate	2 March 1910
Officiating Minister	D. P. Phillips, Registrar

818

22 March 1910

Andrew John Dillon
Mary Lydia Martha Wilkinson

Andrew John Dillon
Mary Lydia Martha Wilkinson
💍 1910/1754

Bachelor
Spinster

Sawmill Hand
Domestic Duties

26
23

Glenham
Longwood

3 days in Riverton
23 years

Residence of George Wilkinson, Longwood

10/1884

22 March 1910

Rev. W. L. Hooper

No	818
Date of Notice	22 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew John Dillon	Mary Lydia Martha Wilkinson
	💍 1910/1754
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sawmill Hand	Domestic Duties
Age	26	23
Dwelling Place	Glenham	Longwood
Length of Residence	3 days in Riverton	23 years
Marriage Place	Residence of George Wilkinson, Longwood
Folio	10/1884
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. L. Hooper

819

22 March 1910

William McClymont
Jeannie McClymont

William McClymont
Jeannie McClymont
💍 1910/1753

Bachelor
Spinster

Rabitter
Domestic Duties

27
22

Thornbury
Thornbury

5 years
14 months

Aparima Hotel, Riverton

10/1883

22 March 1910

Rev. C. A. Gray

No	819
Date of Notice	22 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William McClymont	Jeannie McClymont
	💍 1910/1753
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Rabitter	Domestic Duties
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Thornbury	Thornbury
Length of Residence	5 years	14 months
Marriage Place	Aparima Hotel, Riverton
Folio	10/1883
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. A. Gray

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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).