Intentions to Marry, 1911 Auckland, Taranaki

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840445, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1911 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, (1911a), Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1911b), and Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands (1911c).

Page 345

District of Hamilton Quarter ending 31 December 1911 Registrar James Shiner Bond

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

26 October 1911

John Archibald Steele
Margaret Maud Sturges

John Archibald Steele
Margaret Maud Sturges
💍 1911/8656

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

24
30

Rukuhia
Rukuhia

24 years
30 years

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Hamilton

11/8744

26 October 1911

Rev. A. Gow

No	94
Date of Notice	26 October 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Archibald Steele	Margaret Maud Sturges
	💍 1911/8656
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	30
Dwelling Place	Rukuhia	Rukuhia
Length of Residence	24 years	30 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Hamilton
Folio	11/8744
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 October 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Gow

23 October 1911

Maurice John Belgrave
Margaret Josephine Hartnell

Maurice John Belgrove
Margaret Josephine Hartnett
💍 1911/9

Bachelor
Spinster

Storekeeper
Assistant

29
22

Frankton Junction
Frankton Junction

3 years
18 months

Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton

11/8857

23 October 1911

Rev. J. C. Darby

No	96
Date of Notice	23 October 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Maurice John Belgrave	Margaret Josephine Hartnell
BDM Match (94%)	Maurice John Belgrove	Margaret Josephine Hartnett
	💍 1911/9
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storekeeper	Assistant
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Frankton Junction	Frankton Junction
Length of Residence	3 years	18 months
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton
Folio	11/8857
Consent
Date of Certificate	23 October 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. C. Darby

31 October 1911

Arthur James Brewin
Annie Willoughby

Arthur James Trewin
Annie Willoughby
💍 1911/7524

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Home Duties

45
33

Hamilton
Hamilton

3 days
1 month

Wesleyan Church, Kaipaki

11/7617

31 October 1911

Rev. W. Linsley

No	98
Date of Notice	31 October 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur James Brewin	Annie Willoughby
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur James Trewin	Annie Willoughby
	💍 1911/7524
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Home Duties
Age	45	33
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	3 days	1 month
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Kaipaki
Folio	11/7617
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 October 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Linsley

1 November 1911

William Henry Brockelsby
Christina Frances Cameron

William Henry Brockelsby
Christina Frances Cameron
💍 1911/7732

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Home Duties

33
35

Hamilton
Hamilton

3 days
4 months

Residence of W. H. Taylor, Kirikiriroa

11/7838

1 November 1911

Rev. A. Gow

No	99
Date of Notice	1 November 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Brockelsby	Christina Frances Cameron
	💍 1911/7732
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Home Duties
Age	33	35
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	3 days	4 months
Marriage Place	Residence of W. H. Taylor, Kirikiriroa
Folio	11/7838
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 November 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Gow

100

6 November 1911

Gervase Alven Hurd-Wood
Kathleen Gertrude Chitty

Gervase Alven Hurd-Wood
Kathleen Gertrude Chilty
💍 1911/8826

Bachelor
Spinster

No occupation
Home Duties

41
25

Hamilton
Hamilton

20 years
25 years

Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton

11/8858

6 November 1911

Rev. J. C. Darby

No	100
Date of Notice	6 November 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gervase Alven Hurd-Wood	Kathleen Gertrude Chitty
BDM Match (98%)	Gervase Alven Hurd-Wood	Kathleen Gertrude Chilty
	💍 1911/8826
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	No occupation	Home Duties
Age	41	25
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Hamilton
Length of Residence	20 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton
Folio	11/8858
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 November 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. C. Darby

101

6 November 1911

Francis Henry Ronayne
Norah Fox

Francis Henry Ronayne
Norah Fox
💍 1911/8827

Bachelor
Spinster

Grain Examiner
Home Duties

29
19

Frankton Junction
Frankton Junction

5 years
3 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton

11/8859

Dominion, authorized to give consent

20 November 1911

Rev. J. C. Darby

No	101
Date of Notice	6 November 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Henry Ronayne	Norah Fox
	💍 1911/8827
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grain Examiner	Home Duties
Age	29	19
Dwelling Place	Frankton Junction	Frankton Junction
Length of Residence	5 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton
Folio	11/8859
Consent	Dominion, authorized to give consent
Date of Certificate	20 November 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. C. Darby

102

4 November 1911

Albert Charles Williamson
Ruby Violet Eales

Albert Charles Williamson
Ruby Violet Eales
💍 1911/7824

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinetmaker
Home Duties

23
19

Hamilton
Frankton Junction

8 years
6 years

St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church, Hamilton

11/7755

John Eales, the father

4 November 1911

Rev. C. Lover

No	102
Date of Notice	4 November 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Charles Williamson	Ruby Violet Eales
	💍 1911/7824
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinetmaker	Home Duties
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Hamilton	Frankton Junction
Length of Residence	8 years	6 years
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church, Hamilton
Folio	11/7755
Consent	John Eales, the father
Date of Certificate	4 November 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. Lover

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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).