Intentions to Marry, 1911 Canterbury, Otago, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840447, 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 037

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1911 Registrar 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

4 February 1911

John Frederick Vogel
Elsie Annie Hepburn

John Frederick Vogel
Elsie Annie Hepburn
💍 1911/1584

Bachelor
Spinster

Saddler

24
27

Heathcote Valley
Feudalton

12 years
15 years

Methodist Church, St Albans

11/1153

4 February 1911

Rev. W. A. Sinclair, Methodist

No	87
Date of Notice	4 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Frederick Vogel	Elsie Annie Hepburn
	💍 1911/1584
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Saddler
Age	24	27
Dwelling Place	Heathcote Valley	Feudalton
Length of Residence	12 years	15 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, St Albans
Folio	11/1153
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. A. Sinclair, Methodist

6 February 1911

John Stephen O'Connor
Ellen Mahoney

John Stephen OConnor
Ellen Mahony
💍 1911/2327

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor

37
38

Christchurch
Christchurch

2 years
5 years

St Mary's, Christchurch

11/1677

6 February 1911

Rev. R. Hoare, Romanist

No	88
Date of Notice	6 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Stephen O'Connor	Ellen Mahoney
BDM Match (94%)	John Stephen OConnor	Ellen Mahony
	💍 1911/2327
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor
Age	37	38
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	2 years	5 years
Marriage Place	St Mary's, Christchurch
Folio	11/1677
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Hoare, Romanist

6 February 1911

Alwin Hogarth Addison
Eva Marie Thompson

Alwin Hogarth Addison
Eva Marie Thompson
💍 1911/1615

Bachelor
Spinster

Bank Official

23
23

Wanganui
Christchurch

1 year
19 years

St Mary's Church, Merivale

11/1186

6 February 1911

Rev. Arch. Gosset, Anglican

No	89
Date of Notice	6 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alwin Hogarth Addison	Eva Marie Thompson
	💍 1911/1615
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bank Official
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Wanganui	Christchurch
Length of Residence	1 year	19 years
Marriage Place	St Mary's Church, Merivale
Folio	11/1186
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. Arch. Gosset, Anglican

7 February 1911

Thomas Clements
Ivy Isabel Baker

Thomas Clements
Ivy Isabel Baker
💍 1911/1614

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer

32
29

Christchurch
Christchurch

Life
5 years

St Saviour's Church, Sydenham

11/1208

7 February 1911

Rev. T. J. Cocks, Anglican

No	90
Date of Notice	7 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Clements	Ivy Isabel Baker
	💍 1911/1614
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer
Age	32	29
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	Life	5 years
Marriage Place	St Saviour's Church, Sydenham
Folio	11/1208
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. J. Cocks, Anglican

7 February 1911

David Barker
Hilda Sarah Archey

David Barker
Hilda Sarah Archey
💍 1911/1887

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk

29
22

Avonside
Burnham

11 years
12 years

All Saints, Burnham

11/1106

7 February 1911

Rev. E. Webb, Anglican

No	91
Date of Notice	7 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Barker	Hilda Sarah Archey
	💍 1911/1887
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Avonside	Burnham
Length of Residence	11 years	12 years
Marriage Place	All Saints, Burnham
Folio	11/1106
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Webb, Anglican

8 February 1911

Peter McCracken
Agnes Gertrude Bailey

Peter McCracken
Agnes Gertrude Bailey
💍 1911/1725

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheep-farmer

27
17

Christchurch
Riccarton

3 days
Life

St Michael's Church, Christchurch

11/1170

Father, Arthur Bailey

8 February 1911

Rev. H. D. Burton, Anglican

No	92
Date of Notice	8 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter McCracken	Agnes Gertrude Bailey
	💍 1911/1725
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheep-farmer
Age	27	17
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Riccarton
Length of Residence	3 days	Life
Marriage Place	St Michael's Church, Christchurch
Folio	11/1170
Consent	Father, Arthur Bailey
Date of Certificate	8 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. D. Burton, Anglican

8 February 1911

Edward Weston
Agnes Louisa Griffin

Edward Wecton
Agnes Louisa Griffin
💍 1911/1514

Bachelor
Spinster

Laborer

21
20

Christchurch
Christchurch

Life
Life

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

11/1032

Mother, Elizabeth Mary Griffin

8 February 1911

L. C. Williams, Registrar

No	93
Date of Notice	8 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Weston	Agnes Louisa Griffin
BDM Match (96%)	Edward Wecton	Agnes Louisa Griffin
	💍 1911/1514
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Laborer
Age	21	20
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Christchurch
Length of Residence	Life	Life
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	11/1032
Consent	Mother, Elizabeth Mary Griffin
Date of Certificate	8 February 1911
Officiating Minister	L. C. Williams, Registrar

8 February 1911

Fred Hamilton
Jessie Maud Thompson

Fred Hamilton
Jessie Maud Thompson
💍 1911/1598

Widower
Spinster

Teacher

51
31

Woolston
Woolston

6 years
6 years

298 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch

11/1193

8 February 1911

Rev. Dr. Erwin, Presbyterian

No	94
Date of Notice	8 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Fred Hamilton	Jessie Maud Thompson
	💍 1911/1598
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Teacher
Age	51	31
Dwelling Place	Woolston	Woolston
Length of Residence	6 years	6 years
Marriage Place	298 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
Folio	11/1193
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. Dr. Erwin, Presbyterian

8 February 1911

Albert Edward Hollway
Margaret Ann Sheridan

Albert Edward Hollway
Margaret Ann Sheridan
💍 1911/1683

Bachelor
Spinster

Accountant

32
28

Christchurch, Wellington
Christchurch, Waikari

4 days
3 months

St Andrew's Church, Christchurch

11/1109

8 February 1911

Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

No	95
Date of Notice	8 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Hollway	Margaret Ann Sheridan
	💍 1911/1683
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Accountant
Age	32	28
Dwelling Place	Christchurch, Wellington	Christchurch, Waikari
Length of Residence	4 days	3 months
Marriage Place	St Andrew's Church, Christchurch
Folio	11/1109
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1911
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Mackenzie, Presbyterian

10 February 1911

Edward George Harold Burbery
Rosanna Mary Jane Wetherall

Edward George Harold Burbery
Rosanna Mary Jane Wetherall
💍 1911/1513

Bachelor
Spinster

Artilleryman

22
21

Christchurch
Heathcote

3 days
16 years

Registrar's Office, Christchurch

11/1031

10 February 1911

L. C. Williams, Registrar

No	96
Date of Notice	10 February 1911
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward George Harold Burbery	Rosanna Mary Jane Wetherall
	💍 1911/1513
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Artilleryman
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Christchurch	Heathcote
Length of Residence	3 days	16 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Christchurch
Folio	11/1031
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 February 1911
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).