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 302

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 30 June 1911 Registrar Henry Ewart Hill

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 May 1911

George Charles Reginald Fitgroy Howell
Constance Amy Hobbius

George Charles Reginald Fitzroy Lovell
Constance Amy Hobbins
💍 1911/3633

Bachelor
Spinster

Electrician
Domestic Duties

22
21

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

2 months
3 years

Baptist Tabernacle, Gisborne

11/3314

31 May 1911

Rev William Hamb, Baptist Minister

No	88
Date of Notice	31 May 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Charles Reginald Fitgroy Howell	Constance Amy Hobbius
BDM Match (94%)	George Charles Reginald Fitzroy Lovell	Constance Amy Hobbins
	💍 1911/3633
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Electrician	Domestic Duties
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	2 months	3 years
Marriage Place	Baptist Tabernacle, Gisborne
Folio	11/3314
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 May 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev William Hamb, Baptist Minister

2 June 1911

Ernest Edward Laing Hooper
Olivia Tawhias

Ernest Edward Dain Hooper
Oriwia Tawhiao
💍 1911/2239

Bachelor
Spinster

Native Interpreter
Native of N.Z.

43
42

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

25 years
Life

The Office of The Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

11/1864

2 June 1911

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	89
Date of Notice	2 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Edward Laing Hooper	Olivia Tawhias
BDM Match (85%)	Ernest Edward Dain Hooper	Oriwia Tawhiao
	💍 1911/2239
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Native Interpreter	Native of N.Z.
Age	43	42
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	25 years	Life
Marriage Place	The Office of The Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	11/1864
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

2 June 1911

Thomas Clark Huston
Te Hgle Elizabeth Allan

Thomas Clark Huston
Lyle Elizabeth Allan
💍 1911/4081

Bachelor
Widow

Shepherd
Domestic Duties (Nurse)

32
30

Wainui-a, Poverty Bay
Kaiti, Poverty Bay

6 years
3 months

Private residence of Mr. George Markie, Crawford Road, Kaiti

11/3853

2 June 1911

Rev. W. Thomas, Church of England

No	90
Date of Notice	2 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Clark Huston	Te Hgle Elizabeth Allan
BDM Match (89%)	Thomas Clark Huston	Lyle Elizabeth Allan
	💍 1911/4081
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic Duties (Nurse)
Age	32	30
Dwelling Place	Wainui-a, Poverty Bay	Kaiti, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	6 years	3 months
Marriage Place	Private residence of Mr. George Markie, Crawford Road, Kaiti
Folio	11/3853
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Thomas, Church of England

2 June 1911

Alfred James Cox
Evaline Maud Ormond

Alfred James Cox
Evaline Maude Ormondo
💍 1911/2816

Bachelor
Spinster

Jeweller
Domestic Duties

28
26

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Wellington

20 years
4 days

St. Peter's Church, Wellington

11/2522

2 June 1911

Rev Chas Coleridge Harper, Archdeacon, Wellington

No	91
Date of Notice	2 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred James Cox	Evaline Maud Ormond
BDM Match (95%)	Alfred James Cox	Evaline Maude Ormondo
	💍 1911/2816
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Jeweller	Domestic Duties
Age	28	26
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Wellington
Length of Residence	20 years	4 days
Marriage Place	St. Peter's Church, Wellington
Folio	11/2522
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev Chas Coleridge Harper, Archdeacon, Wellington

6 June 1911

Horace Henry Ballard
Fannie Jane Stiux

Horace Henry Ballard
Fannie Jane Knox
💍 1911/3091

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Manager
Lady's Help

34
21

Whareopae, Poverty Bay
Matawhero, Poverty Bay

3 years
Life

Presbyterian Church, Matawhero, Poverty Bay

11/2479

6 June 1911

Rev Hy Thos Blair, Presbyterian Minister

No	92
Date of Notice	6 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Horace Henry Ballard	Fannie Jane Stiux
BDM Match (88%)	Horace Henry Ballard	Fannie Jane Knox
	💍 1911/3091
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Manager	Lady's Help
Age	34	21
Dwelling Place	Whareopae, Poverty Bay	Matawhero, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	3 years	Life
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Matawhero, Poverty Bay
Folio	11/2479
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev Hy Thos Blair, Presbyterian Minister

6 June 1911

John Staulbridge
Elsie Maud Pearce

John Stanbridge
Elsie May Pearce
💍 1911/3307

Bachelor
Spinster

Waggoner
Domestic Duties

30
20

Puha, Poverty Bay
Puha

4 years
4 years

Private residence of The Bride's Parents, Puha, Poverty Bay

11/2948

John Pearce, father of bride

6 June 1911

Rev Ernest Wm Walker, Presbyterian Minister

No	93
Date of Notice	6 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Staulbridge	Elsie Maud Pearce
BDM Match (88%)	John Stanbridge	Elsie May Pearce
	💍 1911/3307
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Waggoner	Domestic Duties
Age	30	20
Dwelling Place	Puha, Poverty Bay	Puha
Length of Residence	4 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Private residence of The Bride's Parents, Puha, Poverty Bay
Folio	11/2948
Consent	John Pearce, father of bride
Date of Certificate	6 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev Ernest Wm Walker, Presbyterian Minister

8 June 1911

Benjamin George Tudfield
Margaret Reid

Benjamin George Dudfield
Margaret Reid
💍 1911/3170

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Tailoress

25
31

Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

5 years
6 years

Private residence of Mr. C. Hardwicks, 22 Rangi Street, Gisborne

11/2743

8 June 1911

Rev John L. Hochore, Methodist Minister

No	94
Date of Notice	8 June 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin George Tudfield	Margaret Reid
BDM Match (98%)	Benjamin George Dudfield	Margaret Reid
	💍 1911/3170
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Tailoress
Age	25	31
Dwelling Place	Gisborne, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	5 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Private residence of Mr. C. Hardwicks, 22 Rangi Street, Gisborne
Folio	11/2743
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 June 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev John L. Hochore, Methodist 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).