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 Timaru Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar Alex. Montgomery

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

9 March 1910

Moses McConkey
Edith Maud Johnson

Moses McConRey
Edith Maud Johnson
💍 1910/1587

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Dressmaker

40 years
29 years

Timaru
Fairview

2 years
28 years

Registrar's Office, Timaru

10/1578

9 March 1910

Alex. Montgomery (Registrar)

No	21
Date of Notice	9 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Moses McConkey	Edith Maud Johnson
BDM Match (96%)	Moses McConRey	Edith Maud Johnson
	💍 1910/1587
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Dressmaker
Age	40 years	29 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Fairview
Length of Residence	2 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Timaru
Folio	10/1578
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Alex. Montgomery (Registrar)

11 March 1910

John Edward Preston Cameron
Maggie Ann Pringle

John Edmond Preston Cameron
Maggie Ann Tringle
💍 1910/2972

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheep Farmer
Household Duties

32 years
24 years

Gleniti
Timaru

12 months
3 years

Dwellinghouse of Alex C. Pringle, Pearson St. Timaru

10/3093

11 March 1910

Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

No	22
Date of Notice	11 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Edward Preston Cameron	Maggie Ann Pringle
BDM Match (92%)	John Edmond Preston Cameron	Maggie Ann Tringle
	💍 1910/2972
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheep Farmer	Household Duties
Age	32 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Gleniti	Timaru
Length of Residence	12 months	3 years
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of Alex C. Pringle, Pearson St. Timaru
Folio	10/3093
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

12 March 1910

John Henry Nicholls
Janet Armstrong Murray

John Henry Nicholls
Janet Armstrong Murray
💍 1910/1583

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

28 years
23 years

Timaru
Timaru

4 years
2 years

Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru

10/1574

12 March 1910

Rev. Thos. Stinson, Presbyterian Minister

No	23
Date of Notice	12 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Henry Nicholls	Janet Armstrong Murray
	💍 1910/1583
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	28 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	4 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru
Folio	10/1574
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. Stinson, Presbyterian Minister

16 March 1910

Sydney Bellwood
Annie Manning

Sydney Sellwood
Annie Manning
💍 1910/1588

Bachelor
Spinster

Cab Proprietor
Domestic Duties

23 years
24 years

Timaru
Timaru

14 years
4 years

Registrar's Office, Timaru

10/1579

16 March 1910

Reuben Orwin, Deputy Registrar

No	24
Date of Notice	16 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Bellwood	Annie Manning
BDM Match (97%)	Sydney Sellwood	Annie Manning
	💍 1910/1588
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cab Proprietor	Domestic Duties
Age	23 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	14 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Timaru
Folio	10/1579
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Reuben Orwin, Deputy Registrar

16 March 1910

James Moyes
Laura Gertrude Ward

James Moyes
Laura Gertrude Ward
💍 1910/2975

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Tailoress

28 years
25 years

Timaru
Timaru

3 years
25 years

Dwellinghouse of Mrs Ward, Hobbs St. Waimataitai

10/3095

16 March 1910

Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

No	25
Date of Notice	16 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Moyes	Laura Gertrude Ward
	💍 1910/2975
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Tailoress
Age	28 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	3 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of Mrs Ward, Hobbs St. Waimataitai
Folio	10/3095
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

17 March 1910

William Bruton Hole
Maud Josephine Beckingham

William Bruton Hole
Maud Josephine Beckingham
💍 1910/1581

Bachelor
Spinster

Brewer
Domestic Duties

30 years
28 years

Timaru
Timaru

2 years
28 years

St. Mary's English Church, Timaru

10/1573

17 March 1910

Rev. S. Trerice Adams, Church of England Clergyman

No	26
Date of Notice	17 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Bruton Hole	Maud Josephine Beckingham
	💍 1910/1581
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Brewer	Domestic Duties
Age	30 years	28 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	2 years	28 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's English Church, Timaru
Folio	10/1573
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. S. Trerice Adams, Church of England Clergyman

18 March 1910

Alfred Harland Baker
Alma Gertrude Wakefield

Alfred Harland Baker
Alma Gertrude Wakefield
💍 1910/1580

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor Mechanic
Household Duties

21 years
21 years

Timaru
Timaru

3 years
21 years

St Mary's Anglican Church, Timaru

10/1572

18 March 1910

Rev. S. Trerice Adams, Church of England Clergyman

No	27
Date of Notice	18 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Harland Baker	Alma Gertrude Wakefield
	💍 1910/1580
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor Mechanic	Household Duties
Age	21 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	3 years	21 years
Marriage Place	St Mary's Anglican Church, Timaru
Folio	10/1572
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. S. Trerice Adams, Church of England Clergyman

18 March 1910

Samuel Malthus
Isabel Campbell

Samuel Matthews
Isabel Campbell
💍 1910/2973

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic Duties

30 years
23 years

Timaru
Timaru

25 years
3 1/2 years

Dwellinghouse of Mr R. Campbell, Te Ratawera Road, Timaru

10/3094

18 March 1910

Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

No	28
Date of Notice	18 March 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Malthus	Isabel Campbell
BDM Match (90%)	Samuel Matthews	Isabel Campbell
	💍 1910/2973
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic Duties
Age	30 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	25 years	3 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of Mr R. Campbell, Te Ratawera Road, Timaru
Folio	10/3094
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian 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.

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).