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 Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1910 Registrar Lyonel Charles Williams

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

14 January 1910

Ernest Alexander Regan
Ruby Irene Wilkinson

Ernest Alexander Regan
Ruby Irene Wilkinson
💍 1910/8172

Bachelor
Spinster

Police Constable

25
20

Christchurch
Christchurch

2 years
6 years

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch

10/1444

Mother Josephine Wilkinson

14 January 1910

Rev. J. Kennedy, Romanist

No	34
Date of Notice	14 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Alexander Regan	Ruby Irene Wilkinson
	💍 1910/8172
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Police Constable
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	2 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch
Folio	10/1444
Consent	Mother Josephine Wilkinson
Date of Certificate	14 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Kennedy, Romanist

14 January 1910

John Wylie
Alice Winifred Moody

John Wylie
Alice Winifred Moody
💍 1910/5238

Bachelor
Spinster

Conductor

30
23

Riccarton
Woolston

1 year
Life

St. Andrews Church, Christchurch

10/1558

14 January 1910

Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

No	35
Date of Notice	14 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Wylie	Alice Winifred Moody
	💍 1910/5238
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Conductor
Age	30	23
Dwelling Place	Riccarton	Woolston
Length of Residence	1 year	Life
Marriage Place	St. Andrews Church, Christchurch
Folio	10/1558
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

14 January 1910

Isaac James Goldbeck
Annie Mary Murphy

Isaac James Coldbeck
Annie Mary Murphy
💍 1910/1478

Bachelor
Spinster

Driver

24
22

Sydenham
Sydenham

8 years
Life

Methodist Church, Sydenham

10/1462

14 January 1910

Rev. L. Hudson, Methodist

No	36
Date of Notice	14 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Isaac James Goldbeck	Annie Mary Murphy
BDM Match (98%)	Isaac James Coldbeck	Annie Mary Murphy
	💍 1910/1478
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Driver
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Sydenham	Sydenham
Length of Residence	8 years	Life
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Sydenham
Folio	10/1462
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. L. Hudson, Methodist

14 January 1910

Arthur Pateman
Nellie Pearce

Arthur Pateman
Nellie Pearce
💍 1910/1212

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman

24
28

Belfast, Christchurch
Christchurch

Life
5 weeks

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

10/1312

14 January 1910

L. C. Williams, Registrar

No	37
Date of Notice	14 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Pateman	Nellie Pearce
	💍 1910/1212
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman
Age	24	28
Dwelling Place	Belfast, Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	Life	5 weeks
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	10/1312
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1910
Officiating Minister	L. C. Williams, Registrar

15 January 1910

Ernest Edward Sutton
Ethel Mary Pierce

Ernest Edward Lulton
Ethel Mary Prerie
💍 1910/1400

Bachelor
Spinster

Fitter

25
21

Christchurch
Christchurch

Life
Life

St. Luke's Church, Christchurch

10/1382

15 January 1910

Rev. W. W. Sedgwick, Anglican

No	38
Date of Notice	15 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Edward Sutton	Ethel Mary Pierce
BDM Match (89%)	Ernest Edward Lulton	Ethel Mary Prerie
	💍 1910/1400
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fitter
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	Life	Life
Marriage Place	St. Luke's Church, Christchurch
Folio	10/1382
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. W. Sedgwick, Anglican

15 January 1910

Charlie Henry Herbert Rothwell
Wilhomena Terrans

Charlie Henry Hubert Rich
Wilhomena Ferrans
💍 1910/1483

Bachelor
Spinster

Produce Merchant
Tailoress

32
32

Linwood
Opawa

8 years
30 years

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch

10/1445

15 January 1910

Rev. J. Kennedy, Romanist

No	39
Date of Notice	15 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charlie Henry Herbert Rothwell	Wilhomena Terrans
BDM Match (84%)	Charlie Henry Hubert Rich	Wilhomena Ferrans
	💍 1910/1483
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Produce Merchant	Tailoress
Age	32	32
Dwelling Place	Linwood	Opawa
Length of Residence	8 years	30 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch
Folio	10/1445
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Kennedy, Romanist

15 January 1910

James Dalling
Isabella Dewar Brown

James Dalling
Isabella Dewar Brown
💍 1910/5246

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber

28
28

Addington
Christchurch

6 months
6 months

St. Andrews Church, Christchurch

10/1560

15 January 1910

Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

No	40
Date of Notice	15 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Dalling	Isabella Dewar Brown
	💍 1910/5246
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber
Age	28	28
Dwelling Place	Addington	Christchurch
Length of Residence	6 months	6 months
Marriage Place	St. Andrews Church, Christchurch
Folio	10/1560
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

17 January 1910

Henry Lewis
Martha Elizabeth Taylor

Henry Lewis
Martha Elizabeth Taylor
💍 1910/1479

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Tailoress

31
27

Christchurch
Spreydon

Life
Life

House of Mrs. Taylor, Burke St., Sydenham

10/1463

17 January 1910

Rev. L. Griffith, Methodist

No	41
Date of Notice	17 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Lewis	Martha Elizabeth Taylor
	💍 1910/1479
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Tailoress
Age	31	27
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Spreydon
Length of Residence	Life	Life
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Taylor, Burke St., Sydenham
Folio	10/1463
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. L. Griffith, Methodist

17 January 1910

Frederick Cusacks
Beatrix Juliane Meynell

Frederick Cusack
Beatrix Julian Meynell Reiter
💍 1910/1401

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener

32
24

St. Albans
Christchurch

5 years
23 years

St. Michael's Church, Christchurch

10/1383

17 January 1910

Archdeacon Averill, Anglican

No	42
Date of Notice	17 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Cusacks	Beatrix Juliane Meynell
BDM Match (83%)	Frederick Cusack	Beatrix Julian Meynell Reiter
	💍 1910/1401
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener
Age	32	24
Dwelling Place	St. Albans	Christchurch
Length of Residence	5 years	23 years
Marriage Place	St. Michael's Church, Christchurch
Folio	10/1383
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon Averill, Anglican

17 January 1910

John Cranstoun Grant
Constance Eleanor Byrch

John Cranstonn Cran
Constance Eleanor Byrch
💍 1910/1402

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

32
28

Diman
Christchurch

3 years
3 years

St. Luke's Church, Diman

10/1384

17 January 1910

Rev. W. Sedgwick, Anglican

No	43
Date of Notice	17 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Cranstoun Grant	Constance Eleanor Byrch
BDM Match (93%)	John Cranstonn Cran	Constance Eleanor Byrch
	💍 1910/1402
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	32	28
Dwelling Place	Diman	Christchurch
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Luke's Church, Diman
Folio	10/1384
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1910
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Sedgwick, Anglican

17 January 1910

Sheikh Mohamad Din
Madeline Elizabeth Olsen

Sheikh Mohamad Din
Madeline Elizabeth Olsen
💍 1910/1268

Divorced
Spinster

Merchant
Tailoress

31
21

Christchurch
Christchurch

4 days
3 weeks

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

10/1313

17 January 1910

L. C. Williams, Registrar

No	44
Date of Notice	17 January 1910
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sheikh Mohamad Din	Madeline Elizabeth Olsen
	💍 1910/1268
Condition	Divorced	Spinster
Profession	Merchant	Tailoress
Age	31	21
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	4 days	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	10/1313
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1910
Officiating Minister	L. C. Williams, Registrar

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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).